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[blackbriar]

Obstructive Sleep Apnea Also Linked to Decreased Testosterone Levels in Men

Another study suggests that male patients who suffer from obstructive sleep apnea produce lower levels of testosterone, resulting in decreased libido and sexual activity. Researchers at the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology found that nearly half of the subjects who

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[lucifrix]

Decreased libido? You? I doubt it. :)

[entelein]

My ex had sleep apnea, and let me tell you, once he got a CPAP, things got much better in that arena.

It was getting really sad there, for a while.
(Plus, I was sleep-deprived, too! I was so afraid of waking up next to a dead body, because he stopped breathing so much.)

[z111]

My SO snores like crazy and his libido is often about zero. I don't think he stops breathing in the middle of the night. But you got me wondering....

[lwood]

Well, shit, I didn't need a study for that. It improved considerably once we got him on the Magic Nose Hose, though!

-- Lorrie