Sex drive and Birth control

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Registered: 02-09-2006
Sex drive and Birth control
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Fri, 12-08-2006 - 2:57pm
I would like to know if anyone else ever experienced a drop in sex drive while on the pill?
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Registered: 04-18-2003
Fri, 12-08-2006 - 3:55pm
It is not uncommon. Every woman is different in her response to each pill, so it is hard to predict. I hope that our cl's can give you some tips as to how to improve this.
Holly
Holly
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Registered: 12-30-2003
Fri, 12-08-2006 - 5:53pm

Hi sweetshon, welcome!


      Jill

    

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Registered: 03-29-2003
Fri, 12-08-2006 - 7:08pm
Yup .. I just switched pills because of that. Best decision I ever made. Good Luck.

Melissa

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Registered: 04-01-2003
Fri, 12-08-2006 - 7:27pm
what did you switch to? I am curious. I gain a ton of weight on orthotricyclen and am moody as heck/crying all the time/too sensitive. But on Alesse i was totally fine except I stinking was way too dry. Nuvaring was PERFECT the BEST except couldn't even have an orgasm, so any ideas? thx
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Registered: 08-12-2002
Sat, 12-09-2006 - 4:28am
Loss of sex drive is very common on the pill. Not only have a number of women on this board experienced problems with this, I get women on my Gyn board on a weekly basis with the same problems - loss of sex drive and/or vaginal dryness.