https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=296994284256306&id=673304082874974&_rdr Approx. 10 Min
In the above link, Dr. Steven Phillips and Dana Parish take on the controversial subject of S E X & Lyme/MSIDS in an informative video.
- Dr. Phillips discusses sexual dysfunction in both men and women due to tick borne illness
- Dr. Phillips sees men with painful testicles with recurrent Bartonella
- Prostatitis is also common, where the prostate becomes swollen, tender, and inflamed
- Some patients get anal and/or vaginal fissures (little painful cracks)
- There’s libido issues
- Vaginal dryness
- Psychological aspects
- Low Testosterone levels
- Extreme fatigue
- Sexually induced severe headaches
- There can be a Pavlovian response in that if sex causes pain, it trains you to no longer desire it
- Pre-menstral flares are common
- Some male patients struggle with Balanitus, a painful swelling of the foreskin, or head of the penis, which affects roughly 1 in 20 males. It’s been linked to autoimmunity conditions. Dr. Phillips believes this to be the result of an undiagnosed infection. He’s also seen it as a herxheimer reaction. It can take time to resolve.
Madison Area Lyme Support Group 