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IUD
What type IUD do you use, and how do you like it. Mainly how's your sex drive? Ive been on pills, and the ring.
Re: IUD
I've been considering giving up the pill and trying a non-hormonal IUD also. My mom is a gyno so I talked to her about my reasoning - that I feel like my sexual desire is lacking. She said that #1, I'm on a very low dose hormone BCP. #2, almost 90% of the time women blame lack of desire on their hormones and pills when in fact it is related to other issues. She said that in her professional opinion, switching to a non-hormonal IUD from BCP would have no effect on my sexual desire, but there IS something to be said for the placebo effect.
I don't mind taking the pill everyday or anything. It would be convenient to never have to think about it and be protected. One of my other main reasons is to not have the hormones in my body anymore. I'm going to discuss it with my Gyn next time I see her.
Maybe that helps?
I switched to a copper IUD because of low libido and DID experience relief of that symptom. My practitioner said that low libido can be a side effect of hormonal birth control. (In her professional opinion that is, I guess; I didn't ask whether there's been much clinical research on the matter.)
It seems reasonable to consider whether there might in fact be any other issues that could be causing your low libido, but actually there are still great reasons to use the IUD (namely: it's very inexpensive, you're not flooding your body with hormones, and you don't have to remember to take the pill every day) so I see no reason not to try it, even if it doesn't end up helping with your libido.
If your practitioner is basically refusing to give you the IUD, I would say find a new practitioner.