Lack of Sex Drive Because of Bc? Posted: 10-02-07 21:36pm
My girlfriend and I have been dating for
almost 3 years now. Our sex life is great
except for the fact that she rarely wants
to have any. When we were first dating
she was on the depo shot. She has
recently switched to the pill because of
the bad side effects associated with the
shot. She has been on the pill now for
maybe a year and a half. Ever since she
has been on the pill her sex drive has
gone down drastically.
Im curious to find out if it is the pill
that is doing it. And also if there are
other types of BC that dont cause this to
happen. Or if there are any type of pills
or supplements to help this problem...Were
both not sure which way to go. She is
planning on scheduling an appointment with
her doctor to possibly switch BC's to fix
this problem.
Does anyone else have this problem and
know how to fix it?
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louise702
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 06 Mar 2007 Posts: 52 Location: South west England,
Posted: 10-04-07 04:04am
Hey i was on the pill for 4 years i
stopped taking bc all together last month
our sex drive has shoot up like you
wouldnt belive, I'm blaming the pill as
well why i never wanted to have sex. At
the moment we are just using condoms not
100% i know but myself and my partner are
to worried if i get pregnant. Im 11 days
late for my period this month already. i
think it could be a side affect from not
taking the pills or im pregnant. Which one
i still dont know. As for supplements
maybe you should go back to the doctors
and just explain that your not getting on
with the pill, use an excuse like you keep
forgetting to take it if you dont want to
talk about your sex life, im sure there
are many different opions out there, maybe
your girlfriend might get on with the
coil?
Hope this helps, ~S~
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beachlover801
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Joined: 22 Aug 2007 Posts: 107 Location: ,
Posted: 10-04-07 08:23am
yes it can effect your sex drive. i was
like your gf. i was on the depo than
switched to the pill and had NO sex drive.
it was really awful for me and my bf at
the time. it was like if i dont even want
sex why am i even taking this stupid pill
very annoying.
anyways every ones body reacts diffrently
to pills so she may find another one that
doesnt have that effect on her.. bad news
is it may take awhile to find one....
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Marianne0558
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Posted: 10-04-07 08:51am
I have that problem now. Anthony is always
wanting sex when I'd rather just roll over
and sleep.
Are any of you on Mirena? Does anyone know
if Mirena can effect sex drive?
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Georgia59
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Posted: 10-04-07 14:10pm
I don't know if that's a common effect of
mirena because there's no estrogen in it.
When I was on Mirena, I was horny all the
time. I was also hungry all the time,
lol.
But the pill can definitely cause a
decrease in sex drive. The answer might be
as simple as switching to a different
brand of pill, since they all have
slightly different levels of hormones.
Good luck!
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squire2001
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 02 Oct 2007 Posts: 2
Posted: 10-07-07 08:54am
Thanks everyone for all your help. =)
I looked up a couple different kinds of BC
and for the most part Alesse seems to be
the one that has the least amount of
complaints. They claim to have the lowest
amount of estrogen. So when she has her
appointment in November shes going to ask
about that.
very annoying.
anyways every ones body reacts diffrently
to pills so she may find another one that
doesnt have that effect on her.. bad news
is it may take awhile to find one....
