Birth Control And Sex Drive Posted: 03-06-06 17:42pm
I'm 19 and just recently got on birth
conteol. I was taking desogen and
experienced lose in sex drive. I am going
to start taking orthro tri-cyclen low and
I was wondering if I was going to have the
same problem.
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Carifairy
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Posted: 03-06-06 19:11pm
Hopefully with otc lo it will get better,
it is a lower dose of hormones than
desogen, and a different type of
progestin. Give your body a few months to
see if that pill helps, and if it doesn't
you may consider other options. Nuva ring
is actually the lowest doseage of
combination birth control available, and
it is generally well tolerated in women
who do not tolerate other pills well.
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mariana
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Posted: 03-07-06 20:00pm
I have taken desogen in the past (in
addition to ortho tri cyclen and nordette)
and am now using the nuvaring. I didn't
notice a low sex drive at first on birth
control pills, because I had never had sex
before, but after I went on the nuvaring
there was a huge difference. It's much
more enjoyable now.
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ashes
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Joined: 13 Aug 2004 Posts: 62
Posted: 03-09-06 23:24pm
I was on yasmin and it absolutely killed
my sex drive. Well, it's kind of hard to
say that because I never had sex until I
got on the pill, but I did other stuff.
Then I got on otc lo and my drive came
back somewhat, but still not what it used
to be. I'm considering the ring. I was
also considering an iud but I hear it
makes cramping worse and it can be
dangerous if you get an infection. I'm
only 17 and I dont want to risk ending up
sterile because of an infection. Good
luck with whatever you choose!!
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mulberrywine
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Joined: 22 Mar 2006 Posts: 10 Location: Midwest
Posted: 03-23-06 18:56pm
I was on .Ortho .Tricyclen .Lo for about a
year and my sex drive was gone. Now I am
on plain .Ortho .Tricyclen and my sex
drive still isn't back. It's
disheartening and sometimes it seems
pointless to even take the pill if I don't
ever wanna have sex! :x
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