Friday, November 28, 2008

Birth control pills are effecting your sex drive.

My girlfriend thinks that her birth control pills are effecting her sex drive?She is taking Junel. When she was on the shot everything was great now she is on the pill and she just doesn't care about it any more. Do birth control pills effect your sex drive?
Yes it can do that.She needs to go back to her dr. and request she be prescribed a different pill.It may take a few trys but she should be able to find a pill that is better suited for her body chemistry.
It is not that they can direclty affect your libido, but pills can cause huge hormone fluctuations--therefore affecting sex drive, attitude, desire, emotion, everything. I am on the pill and have been for a long time, but I still get side effects from the hormones.
Now that your gf has changed her method of bc, there will probably be problems for a while. If they dont subisde soon, she may want to look into a different brand. But yes, she is telling you the truth. Not to be rude, but men will NEVER have any idea what it feels like to add extra hormones into your body every month--it is a F***ING roller coaster of emotion! Give her a break--be patient.

It can effect your sexual desire. The dosage may not be the right one for her. Each birth control pill has a different level of hormone and different hormone combination. This level/combination may be effecting her. She can see her Dr about changing her script to another kind. Some woman have to change their scripts many times to find the right one for them.
A LOT i hate it. the one i'm on is much better than the many, many other i've tried, but there's still a marked difference. but, it's better than having children so i deal.

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