Never Felt Like Having Sex-Pill?
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Never Felt Like Having Sex-Pill?
| Sun, 07-16-2006 - 8:18am |
I've been on the pill (Ortho Tri Cyclen and then Ortho Cyclen) for 10 years. I started when I was 18, to help control my acne. I have never really felt I had a "normal" sex drive - I love my boyfriend, but don't actively look to have sex. Sex issues were problematic with former boyfriends as well. I'm wondering if I should stop the pill and see what happens - I'm thinking that having started the pill at 18, I don't even really know what my sex drive is, as that is the age when you start having one.
I'm also concerned about my acne coming back, that I dealt with all during my youth - though I'd take having a great sex life over that!
Any advice is much appreciated!

Could very well be your BC pill.
Try switching pills.
Just a thought. I used Ovcon 35 for most of my younger life and didn't have a problem.
Lucky
Yea, it could definately be the Pill. I'm 29, and have always had a really strong libido, and I started using hormonal birth control (Aviane) a little over a month ago, and now I'm using NuvaRing. I've noticed a HUGE difference in my sex drive since I started hormonal bc. I'm going to wait it out a couple of months and see, but I'll switch to Natural Family Planning if this continues. It's kinda crazy, cause I went on it to have a carefree, worry-free sex life, but here I am barely even interested! How ironic.
I'd say since you've been on OTC for so long, go off it for at least a few months and get the synthetic hormones out of your system and see how you are. If you notice a difference, you could try a different method and/or stay off of hormones altogether.
GL! :)
While I do agree that hormonal birth control can definitely have an impact on your libido....we hear a lot about women who have really high libidos.
i wish you the best of luck.