Some medical conditions, such as obstructive sleep apnea, can cause an unusually low testosterone level. If loss of sex drive is related to stress or depression, seeing a counselor, sometimes in combination with taking antidepressant medication, might help.Your doctor will likely discuss your detailed medical history, do a physical exam and request lab tests to help determine what's causing the loss of sex drive.Īfter identifying what's causing the loss of sex drive, your doctor can suggest treatment options. If you're concerned about loss of sex drive - especially if the loss happened suddenly - talk to your doctor. In other cases, loss of sex drive may be a medication side effect.
Sometimes the culprit is a decrease in male sex hormones due to an endocrine disorder.
