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"The Pill" and sex drive
I have noticed a huge difference in my sex drive since I have started the pill. I was so upset and confused and one of my friends mentioned that when she's on her period she always wants to have sex and when she not, she's never in the mood! Go Figure!!!! My poor husband, I was not prepared for this after I got married. I was actually very relieved when my friend told me she was going through the same thing and that it's pretty common. It's been over 3 years since we have been married and it's been like this the entire time! I'm actually looking foward to getting off the pill when we want to have kids because I will be in a better mood overall AND I'll have the sex drive I had before I started the pill. It is way to early in our marriage for this to be an issue!!!
Re: "The Pill" and sex drive
Have you been on the same pill the whole time? Have you ever switched to see if it was any better? I would talk to your gyno. She/he may be able to switch you to a different pill (or BC method) with a different dose of hormones that might help with the sex drive.
Oh and there are other BC methods besides pills. There is the patch, the ring, and IUD or things like a diaphragm or condoms like pp said.
I agree with everyone else. I tried 3 different brands of pills and they all lowered my sex drive. It has increased a lot since I've been off the pills, but I still sometimes wonder if it did something to permanently change me. Hope not!
Anyways, I would highly recommend the fertility awareness method. We have been using it for several years now and has worked great. I will post a link for more information on the method. Since, the method only has a 90% accuracy rate we combine the method with with-drawl meaning he pulls out the entire month except right before, during, and a few days after my period.
http://www.americanpregnancy.org/preventingpregnancy/fertilityawarenessNFP.html