Can low testosterone/depression make you think you no longer love your partner?

A female age 51-59, *ad lady writes:

Following extensive cancer treatment (testicular) including chemo and surgery my H (age 39) has now been told he has low testosterone althouygh his last reading was 10 and his LH levels were up. 10 apparantly was considered normal even though he has no libido whatsoever. He has to wait til next month for another test and won't be treated yet as results not conclusive. His op was in Feb09 and everything was fine with us. Before his cancer he had left us totally out of the blue saying he didn't love me anymore. During his treatment i supported him as a friend and he said it made him realise what was important and he had fallen in love with me again. I truly believed him but we didn't rush him moving back in as i was worried it was partly down to his vulnerability. Anyway he came home after his op and everything was fine. Sex was fantastic and he said all felt right again. He woudl at times cry when we discussed his leaving saying he was nothing without me and he so regretted all his actions and the hurt it had caused. He was never happy when he was away from us. The prob Aug Sep time i noticed he was starting to withdraw and become less affectionate. I knew another factor not helping was that he had yet to go back to work and was having counseling. He was made redundane last month so hasn't worked for over a year. He sat at home all day on computer whilst i worked and did everything at home. Gradually it got to the point where if i even cuddled him i felt him recoil. He told me he had low test in Nov and things have gone from bad to worse. He has left us again. Says he just feels numb towards me, can't handle kids (even tho they very good kids), hates himself, has no interest in sex whatsoever and is basically just a sad lost broken man. He knows test in affecting him but feels it won't change his feelings towards me. Says i have done nothing wrong it's all in his head. He also says this has to be it as he can't do this to me and kids again. I am devastated. Have told him i love him and can't close door but he seems so sure. He is putting a big emphasis on getting a job and i know this will help. He is under dooc and says he has been honest with her but i know he will totally resist anti depressants although to have them now would complicate his testosterone issue.

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