Pill vs. libido? Hey everyone! I’m here to look for different opinions on if you think the pill has changed how much you want to have sex and how to “fix it”. I’ve been on it for like 1.5 years (mycrogynon 21 exactly) and I felt that around the 6-8 month mark I lost that need to have sex or do something by myself. Specially bc I’m in a LDR and it’s not like I do it often. I was recently with my partner for so many weeks and I just felt like my body doesn’t react like it used to… like even if there is a lot of foreplay. I also think it made it more dry down there bc I do use lube but it still hurts a bit at first (even if u had finished previously) and sex irritates me easily. Going to see my doctor soon to talk about it but I wanted some opinions too xx

Someone asked about this only yesterday, if you scroll back a few posts you’ll see it. While the pill can have an effect, there’s a lot of other things that can affect it too. Do you use condoms? Is the irritation by sex a new thing? Might be worth changing condom and/ lube brand potentially you are having a mild reaction to them or something? Are you having 30+ mins of foreplay, focused on you? How’s things in your relationship? How’s things going with you and life in general? The mental side of things is super important. Stress, illness, self confidence, sleep, medication etc also have an effect. Also if sex has been uncomfortable for you, your body is going to tense up in expectation of that, and tensing your muscles makes sex more difficult and uncomfortable so it’s a bit of a vicious cycle.

I definitely noticed a decrease in my libido and I couldn’t get wet like I used to when I was on the pill. It’s like I never experienced desire anymore and nothing turned me on. It’s unfortunately a very common side effect of the pill. Talk to your doctor, and maybe try a different method if you are open to it. I stopped taking birth control completely and switched back to condoms and it’s 1000x better (for me!)

@Mortie21 exactly! I just feel like there has been a change in me, not on my partner/relationship necessarily. I have also thought of stopping but idk why I never truly trust condoms haha so I prefer to also have something else. Still thank you for your answer!

No problem! I worried too about just relying on condoms but I am also married and if I get pregnant, we’re ok having a baby lol. But I totally understand wanting to stay extra protected 😉 I just was tired of not being horny! lol

I feel you so much and I’m going thru the same thing, I went to the doctor and the only thing he did was change my pill, I’m not sure is gonna get better bc I’ve done this before. The best would be to stop the pill but I’m also scared of only condoms