Do birth control pills really kill a woman's sex drive?

[JS80]

Sex went from 2x a day to maybe once a week. Should I go back to POM?

 

[uclaLabrat]

In my experience, it never goes back up. You're (not) screwed.

 

[Acanthus]

POM doesnt work.

And no, it doesnt change it as far as i know

 

[Ns1]

no, it does not

 

[JS80]

Originally posted by: uclaLabrat
In my experience, it never goes back up. You're (not) screwed.

What?! SRSLY?

 

[Gibson486]

it does, unfortunately. When they are on the period, though, it goes right back up (they are on the placebos)...but whats the point then?

 

[JS80]

Originally posted by: Acanthus
POM doesnt work.

And no, it doesnt change it as far as i know

It worked for me for 5 months. Granted every month ended with a fingers crossed...

 

[PokerGuy]

Answer to your question: maybe. In some women it does, in others it does not. It is listed as one of the possible side effects. She can try different BC pills and different doses to find one that doesn't zap her drive. Otherwise, you won't be gettin' any

 

[RandomFool]

Originally posted by: Gibson486
it does, unfortunately. When they are on the period, though, it goes right back up (they are on the placebos)...but whats the point then?

Just don't look down? :evil:

 

[Kreon]

My GF is a volunteer at Planned Parenthood
She says that clinically it doesn't effect the sex drive

 

[dawnbug]

It varies woman to woman. Like PokerGuy said, she should try out different doses of BC pills if the side effects of what she's on now aren't working for you guys.

 

[JS80]

Originally posted by: Gibson486
it does, unfortunately. When they are on the period, though, it goes right back up (they are on the placebos)...but whats the point then?

I'm like Denzel, I don't mind riding the Crimson Tide.

 

[Vette73]

Yep. My wife is off right now and even with all the stress from a home remodel and new job location it still has gone up.

Maybe one of the women here will replay. I can't remember which one said it, but she said the same thing that it did hurt he drive. I think she used the patch and is now on the pill. Check out the Love and Relationships forum.

 

[novasatori]

1. replace them with pez
2. dont tell her
3. profit?? (sex??)
4. ??? (kids)?

 

[SagaLore]

Yes it does. Because sex drive is directly linked to hormones. Synthetic hormones stop the woman's production of natural hormones in order to prevent impregnation.

What kind is she on? She could try another one with different types of progestin and dosage - the higher the androgenic activity the better labido.

 

[OdiN]

Nah...well....if it does make it go down, then holy hell if my gf was off of them she'd be nuts.

 

[JS80]

Originally posted by: OdiN
Nah...well....if it does make it go down, then holy hell if my gf was off of them she'd be nuts.

She went nuts as soon as she got on them + no sex.

 

[Acanthus]

Originally posted by: SagaLore
Yes it does. Because sex drive is directly linked to hormones. Synthetic hormones supplement the woman's production of natural hormones in order to stop the release of the egg by making the body "think" it's pregnant.

fixed.

Biology 101.

 

[Squisher]

I had one girl friend go batshit crazy on the first ones she got out of a free clinic. Later on a doctor prescribed some that kept her head screwed on straight.

I believe there are close to a hundred different birth control pills out there.

 

[Acanthus]

Originally posted by: JS80

Originally posted by: OdiN
Nah...well....if it does make it go down, then holy hell if my gf was off of them she'd be nuts.

She went nuts as soon as she got on them + no sex.

The pill does effect the mood of some women. It's an adverse side affect and can be rectified by going on different varieties like Ortho-Lo. If that was the case youd see more of a "batshit crazy all of a sudden" attitude vs just loss of sex drive.

 

[Acanthus]

Originally posted by: Squisher
I had one girl friend go batshit crazy on the first ones she got out of a free clinic. Later on a doctor prescribed some that kept her head screwed on straight.

I believe there are close to a hundred different birth control pills out there.

Thats pretty funny, 1 min apart

 

[SagaLore]

Originally posted by: Kreon
My GF is a volunteer at Planned Parenthood
She says that clinically it doesn't effect the sex drive

Clinically thats bullshit.

 

[eakers]

Yes, it did for me big time and when I went off them to have my period every month I went "batshit crazy". I eventually had to go off them completely because no matter what pill I tried my period NEVER stopped.

It is a total lie that the pill is right for everyone and it makes me so mad that I wasted 8 years of my life being bounced between doctors and tests because, apparently, *I* was broken because I had an adverse reaction to every pill. To be honest, if it wasn't for advice I recieved here, I'd probably still be in that horrible cycle or on something even worse.

 

[SagaLore]

Originally posted by: Acanthus

Originally posted by: SagaLore
Yes it does. Because sex drive is directly linked to hormones. Synthetic hormones supplement the woman's production of natural hormones in order to stop the release of the egg by making the body "think" it's pregnant.

fixed.

Biology 101.

It also increases the mucus lining of the uterus, so if the egg still happens to release, it can't get embedded if fertilized by sperm.

Biology 201.

 

[Regs]

I thought the whole point of taking them was to bang-bang a lot.