I just switched from Yaz to Ortho cyclen.
My sex drive seems to have increased quite
a bit....thank goodness. I didn't have
one at all when I was on Yaz. Does anyone
know if it will remain or if I will go
back to not having one once my body gets
used to the ortho cyclen? I like having a
sex drive and my DH certainly does.
Yaz and Ortho-cyclen contain the same
estrogen component and different
progesterone component.
There are some reports that libido
decreasing (frigidity) occurred while
using birth control pills but there aren't
any scientific evidences that synthetic
hormones inside the pills can cause
frigidity.
I believe that both options are possible.
Birth control pills can increase the sex
drive (libido) because women feel safer
while using birth control pills. Birth
control pills can also decrease the sex
drive indirectly by causing depression in
some women. There are evidences that birth
control pills can cause depression.
What was your sex drive before start using
birth control pills?
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