May remit: There is a wide range of drugs, however, that is known to affect the sexual function of patients regardless of their sex, notably antidepressants, antipsychotics, and antihypertensives. Sexual dysfunctions can incllude: Lack of libido or sexual desire – affected by reproductive hormones and physical and emotional health. Management and treatment of drug-induced sexual dysfunction may range from dose reduction, to changing drug therapy, to the prescription of an additional drug that directly treats the underlying physical cause, although this last option is rarely indicated. In some cases, there may not be an effective or acceptable alternative. In others, the problem may remit spontaneously.
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