Hormonal Birth Control + Libido | Let's Talk About It!

[@Nikcholey]

So glad you're talking about this! I went through over 10 years of marriage with no or low libido, not even realizing it. SO glad I am off the pill FOR GOOD. And it's all because of your amazingly informative and open videos. Otherwise I would've never had the courage or even thought to stop taking hormones. Thank you for all you do!

[@artisticromance]

HBC absolutely destroyed my libido when I was on it. Fortunately, it returned quickly after I stopped but I wasn't on it long at all. I didn't even want to be touched by my partner and I felt like I was on the edge of having an anger breakdown any second. It was horrible.

[@ranellacruz5078]

How long were you on it?

[@soul_luv3710]

Me too! 10+ years I’ve been on depo. I never wanted or even thought about sex an hated being touched. I felt like I was being violated, but only had sex to make partner happy. Only recently have I put it together this has been due to the depo shot. For so long I thought I was just weird an something was wrong with just me.

[@samanthasealss]

bridget oubre omg I can’t believe more people feel this way I always twitch or just feel so weird that I’m being touched you explained it perfectly

[@reaganpal7683]

artisticromance i’ve been on it for two weeks and i’ve become very self conscious about myself and body and i never was before and i don’t even want to try to have sex with my partner cause it just won’t be the same so i push it off

[@giannpieroechenique4734]

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[@sarameneses769]

I have been taking the pill for almost 6 months and I gotta say that my libido doesn´t exist anymore .... before taking the pill I had so much sexual desires , now I don´t. I notice that I don´t get much natural lubrification has I did before . I have been training my mind slowly , but I just don´t feel like it . I have consider stop taking the pill but in another hand I didn´t want to stop because it helps me in other issues. Now we women have all the options in front of us but that doesn´t feel like it´s helping along

[@XxiliketwinkiesxX]

Same thing happened to me so I don’t mess with any type of nothing that doctors prescribe anymore. I don’t trust them.

[@milliek2878]

I was on the birth control pill from 15 until 26- it was pretty crazy because I didn’t notice anything in the beginning but by the end I had stopped having a primary drive- I only had a responsive sex drive. It took a lot to get the engine started and most of the time I needed lubrication. I didn’t blame the pill for this because the side effect wasn’t there for me as a teenager. I wondered if I was gradually becoming asexual. I felt like my body was betraying me. I was young and sex was supposed to be fun but my sex life was plagued with anxiety over whether or not my body would respond as I felt it should. I was absolutely amazed at the sexual awakening that occurred when I came off the pill. I no longer have anxiety about sex, or sexual dysfunction and I experience desire and fantasies etc. It was a miracle for me. I conceived my first child 2 months after quitting (my husband and I were trying)- when she was a 1 month old breastfeeding cluster nursing newborn and I was still experiencing sexual desire and wanting to connect in that way, far above what I felt on birth control, I knew I would never take the pills again. As a consequence my children are only 19 months apart and my husband had a vasectomy while I was still pregnant with the second one. I’m so thankful, and I know I’m blessed to be one of the few people who claims a better sex life after kids than before. But, I’m also bummed to think how much more fun and fulfilling my pre-motherhood sex life could have been.

[@CaitlinKershawPhoto]

When I went on the pill I lost my libido completely...like I didn't even want to be hugged by my boyfriend. One year off the pill and I'm starting to finally get it back but it's still really hard. Luckily my boyfriend is so understanding

[@ellen3093]

Did your sex drive improve? I hope things are somewhat better now! I'm dealing with the same thing right now.

[@marianalodi4882]

Like so many others here, I’m so glad I’m not the only one. Started taking HBC right before getting married and I felt my libido disappear in less then a week of taking it. My gynecologist called it stress. I honestly could not believe that my doctor was telling me that I could have lost my libido so fast due to stress. So glad I got off the pill and so glad I found a new doctor. I’m still recovering from the damage, just hope the recovery is fast.

[@agp023]

Did it ever come back?

[@marianalodi4882]

agp023 it’s been 4 months and not much progress, still struggling.

[@ellen3093]

@@marianalodi4882 how are things now?

[@swtipie412]

I went on the pill about 6 months before my husband and I got married and it killed my libido. we've been married over a year now and it took a good 6 months into our marriage, and a long insecure, emotional convo with my gynecologist to realize that there wasn't something wrong with me. I got off the pill for that reason (and because it also made me sick) and now I'm finally enjoying all the great, intimate sex that I should've enjoyed on my honeymoon.

[@christelle9122]

FINALLY someone talk about it, thank you !!!!

[@abbyalarid6877]

I have been on birth control since I was 15, and have had an IUD for the last 10 years. I have never had a high libido and never knew it could be because of my birth control. Definitely something to look into.

[@kimrbs]

32.4% is a lot though... It's like... over 1 in 3 women. Thank you for all your videos, they're always so so interesting and informative :) You gave me the last "push" I needed to come off HBC almost a year ago, I have learned so much about my body ever since. Thanks to your videos and insight, I am also able to talk more openly and freely about my cycles and any sex-related topic with my friends and other women around me, which I used to think was dirty (especially talking about periods). I've even had some of my friends come to me to tell me that they feel more open and more comfortable talking about these things with me. So thanks for everything :) keep up the great work! xx

[@cashrichards9139]

Can you make a video on ways to improve libido once you've stopped HBC?

[@clarepattinson2852]

Ashley Gendron yes I would love to see this!

[@ellen3093]

Has your libido returned?

[@blackvelvetchic4218]

I have been on the shot for a little over 2 years and have just now stopped getting it. I have lost my libido completely. My fiancé and I haven’t had sex in months because I haven’t wanted to. Not because I don’t love him, but I don’t want sex anymore. I didn’t notice it going away until it was gone. I am hoping that once the shot is out of my system I can start working on bringing it back.

[@agp023]

Any difference now that you are off?

[@blackvelvetchic4218]

agp023 my libido is slowly coming back, my period is regulated like one day of bad bleeding then two days of light. I’ve lose weight, my migraines haven’t been as often. Like so worth it.

[@agp023]

@@blackvelvetchic4218 that's good, slow progress is better than none! Thanks for replying, I am also going through the same situation, hoping my body can go back to normal.

[@joshuasutton9934]

@@blackvelvetchic4218 has it came back yet over time? When did you start to feel it coming back

[@deedee3614]

Thanks for putting this video u!! I have been on contraceptive implant for a year and i have lost my libido COMPLETELY! it is so bad, because I think it has even destoyed my moods. I get angry very easily plus i even hate to be touched. i will be taking my implant in few weeks time and i hope things will go back to normally. I domnt understand how doctors pretend they dont know how the hormonal contraceprives affect women. I heard a certain african pastor addressing this back in the days and I thought he didnt know what he was talking about. I hope this video will stop someone from doing what the rest of us did.

[@volcanicred8011]

Thanks for addressing this problem. I completly lost my libido with HBC (along with other problems). I stopped using it about a year ago and now my periods are irregular, my hormones are all over the place, and my libido is not what it used to be.

[@Luridmoirai]

Did it ever get better over time?

[@abigailcosta1716]

Did it improve? 😢

[@clarepattinson2852]

I've never had a crazy high libido, which sucks, 'cause is definitely something I wish I had! It was definitely worse when I was on HBC, but I'd still like it to be higher (my partner has a pretty high drive!) would love to hear some practical tips/reading recommendations to retrain my libido! LOVING your channel btw xx

[@scapoferri]

Wow I never even knew is.. I went on birth control a few months before I got married 4 years ago and this past year I don't really care to be sexually active. I feel so bad for my husband! But I never knew why! it's like I wanted to but my body didn't! thank you for making this video! I'm going to do some research now!

[@calooza88]

I relate to you. But because I suspected that bc was the reason, I got off as soon as I could. After 6 years of being on the pill with almost no difference in my libido, things started to go down to the point that I no more had the need to be intimate with my boyfriend, and when I did I almost felt nothing. Like you, I really wanted by my body didn't react like it should. I just wanted to cry! Orgasm became very difficult, and I was fine without having sex. Do your research and consider going off of it. I felt different just a week after but my body needs more time to be what it used to. Good luck :)

[@evaholupchinski-fs4432]

@@calooza88 I've been off birth control for 5 years with no improvement in my libido. I've done some research and it seems to be due to the fact that HBC increases something called a Sex Hormone Binding Globulin (SHBG) which attached to Testosterone and makes it unavailable to your body. There are studies showing that the SHBG remains high even after going off the pill. This situation has ruined my relationship and it's heartbreaking. I'm considering doing hormone replacement therapy to see if it can be fixed. I am also considering a lawsuit against HBC companies that supplied my pills. Hope this helps and that you can find a solution. I'm hoping there's a light at the end of the tunnel for us!

[@johnharker7194]

@@evaholupchinski-fs4432 Don't ask why I'm watching this video, but SHBG stays high in men who stop taking anabolic steroids. There's a few tricks to work around this, but the best one that can be used for women might be a supplemental mineral called boron @6-9 mg per day. Here's a link to a study on this. www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21129941 Who knows? boron supplementation is often used by post menopausal women. But i haven't read anything about cycling women. Maybe get some bloodwork done to see where your SHBG is at, and then try boron to see if it lowers it like it does in men. Hope you get better.

[@mythical_r3d916]

Hi guys idk if this is my place to talk but me and my girlfriend have been dating for a over a year now and she got her birth control around the 5-6 month mark and before that we would do things frequently and have sex but ever since she has been on it we haven’t really done anything and whenever we try to have sex her body doesn’t let her and she just wants to cry. I have been going through a lot because of it and the mood swings have really hurt our relationship. I was just wondering if this is the birth control, which by the lions of what your guys are saying it is.

[@ellen3093]

@@evaholupchinski-fs4432 how long were you on hormonal birth control? I was on it for only 5 months and I've been off it for 7 months. I still feel like my libido is much lower. Have you learned anything more? I've tried researching how to lower SHBG but don't really find much.

[@christyjm11]

I would love if you talked about the pill vs IUD. Or just how women who need birth control because of endometresois or other ways can cope with side effects. I know that's not what you're channel focuses on, but it seems like with the all the info out there these days against the pill or hormonal birth control (which is great, knowledge is power), could make women who need birth control feel inferior.

[@MelanieCamille]

How do you train your libido? I seriously feel like mine is destroyed. I wonder if it's because of my birth control... I also think my IUD has negatively effected my acne

[@ClairebubzH]

My libido was GONE after taking bc for a year. Glad I got off

[@bellajenkins5669]

This made me cry

[@abigailcosta1716]

It enrages me that Female Sexuality is such a Taboo subject and there are little to no official treatments for Female Sexual Disorders! I've been off HBC for 7-8 months and my libido has not come back at all. My periods are also very irregular, I had like 3 or 4 since then. I don't have the ability to feel aroused by my husband and it just feels awkward and boring to be intimate with him. I WANT to want it, I desperately need this connection, since I started taking that crap before I even engaged in sexual intercourse. So I've never really experienced that kind of connection with my husband and it was always a dreadful, boring task despite my husband being a Top Tier lover and really attractive!❤ I love him so much and he's so supportive, loving and patient but I feel like this is destroying me (and him too). My sex drive used to be amazing before I ever touched that disgusting pill!! Literally every passionate encounter I had with him before the pill would make me feel so connected and alive! Its been 4 years of painful sex, 0/10 satisfaction, forced orgasms and endless regret at having ever started HBC at all.

[@didi55461]

has it come back?

[@rabeelsidd2881]

What the hell.you started taking it before sex and also had passionate encounters with him before.what are you trying to say.

[@LetitbeLetit]

My libido was LOW... which is another thing that made me research the side effects of birth control... I knew from just being a young person that before birth control I thought about sex and craved it a lot even though I wasn't sexually active for a long time..(lost my virginity at 18, and stopped being sexually active at age 19when I no longer was with that guy)... I was sex free until marriage at age 24 and that's when I slowly felt my libido slip away... I had just started birth control so everything was great but months after I was disinterested in sex period... but being off the pill I've found that it's come back naturally as I wasn't on the pill for very long. But this is real! A real problem!

[@dominiku318]

So, I'm brought here because I want to better understand why my girlfriend's libido is absolutely gone after she started taking birth control. We talk about but it's always a sensitive subject that makes her antsy. As a boyfriend, is there anything I can do for her?

[@nikorelix6797]

We are on the same page. I did some research and the best we can do is trust her and be pacient. Any update email me, any help is precious right now. Good luck with your girlfriend.

[@soul_luv3710]

Being on depo shot 10 years and only now am I finding out it’s the reason. Guys always made it worse bc they would get upset and say I was cheating or that I didn’t love them or worse say something was wrong with me in a very hatespirited way. It’s caused so many issues for me. I have read that low estrogen BC is an option as well as herbal desire enhancing pills. I’m scared it’s messed me up for life as I’ve read many women taking depo shot/progesterone have said even 6yrs after getting off it that their bodies haven’t gone back to normal. Hope this isn’t the case for you and yours!

[@StripesEmpire]

any updates pal?

[@StripesEmpire]

@@nikorelix6797 any updates on your end pal?

[@nikorelix6797]

@@StripesEmpire I don't know if the problem was the pill or herself.

[@ellen3093]

I went on hbc at the age of 27 for only 5 months and I felt a difference in sex drive after a few weeks. After I stopped it didn't really come back to what it was and it is still not back, 7 months after quitting it. I feel like the medical companies manufacturing the pill has taken away a big portion of my life enjoyment.... I hate them

[@rea1le]

How are you doing now?

[@ellen3093]

@@rea1le like 20% better than before, at most. It's better but very subtle

[@abigailcosta1716]

How are you feeling now? I'm the exact same. I've been off HBC for 7-8 months and my libido is terrible. I don't have the ability to feel arousal for my husband and it just feels awkward and boring to be intimate with him. I WANT to want it, I desperately need this connection, since I started taking that crap before I even engaged in sexual intimacy. So I've never really experienced that kind of connection with my husband and it was always a dreadful, boring task despite my husband being a Top Tier lover and really attractive!❤ I love him so much and he's so supportive, loving and patient but I feel like this is destroying me (and him too). My sex drive used to be amazing before I ever touched that disgusting pill!!

[@ellen3093]

@@abigailcosta1716 i don't want to discourage you but only marginally better. I'm okay before and just until ovulation, then it goes downhill. If I were you I would check for any nutritional deficiencies or hormonal imbalances, it's very likely you are estrogen dominant. DIM and cruciferous veggies are good for that. I would also have wished that I checked my b12 more carefully, you should aim for being as high as possible in that within the reference range for optimal health overall. Also vitamin D, very important for the production of hormones. A lot of nutrients get depleted from the pill

[@SpiritualBabydoll]

I used to have a high sex drive like insanely high after I had my son and got iud in right after I haven’t even wanted a man near me. It’s so crazy

[@exitpursued6690]

Wow, I've brought this up amongst friends, and I get a huge amount of pushback! I've never actually gone on HBC (only ever used barriers and FAM), and I feel I have a very fulfilling sex life. A lot of my friends have been on HBC for the entirety of their sexually active lives... and I'm wondering if they don't question if HBC affects their libido because they don't even know enough of their "baseline" sexuality to compare it to. I'm not willing to go on HBC myself just to test out the differences, tho. These people also get skeptical when I tell them my partner of five years and I use no HBC and have never once had a pregnancy scare... but what can you do? As for embracing HBC-free sexuality... I really enjoy writings and interview with Kim Anami. She's a pretty cool sex coach (the one who lifts things with her vagina--yes, that Kim Anami), and she's very pro hormone-free BC.

[@Danniyoung11]

After watching this I've decided to stop taking the pill and see what happens! Will also look more into non-hormonal contraceptives...

[@karek4635]

I have been in an amazing, sexually active marriage for 15 years (2 kiddos). Right after our wedding, I took BC to prevent pregnancy and immediately felt depressed and not myself, so I went off it and used other methods (condoms, rhythm) with ease. Recently, I took the pill for a year due to a cyst. I lost my strong libido overnight, and felt emotionally blunted. I lost attraction to my husband, and it became unbearable until I went off it and wow my libido came back full force and my husband is smokin' hot again! So now feel I missed a year of great sex with him due to the pill. Never again!

[@Raquel_98]

What pill were you taking? I took one with antiandrogens for 1 year and the same thing happened to me 😥 How long did it take you to get your libido back and stop feeling that emotional numbness?

[@amberraining9546]

Jesus almighty I had the same. It was like not even me at all.

[@ambergoguen6369]

I am also very interested in a video going more into depth on ways to rediscover and retrain your libido. I was on HBC since the age of twelve for health reasons and I have been off of it for almost a year and I am really struggling with how it destroyed my libido. I feel like it is destroying my relationship as well as my own mental health for feeling like something is wrong with me and making my partner suffer. I know their is probably no quick fix, but I would like to know where to start and ways to help myself. 🙂

[@ellen3093]

How has it been for you, did it get better?

[@bananewane1402]

My libido was really high, and birth control just destroyed it. This is the 5th day in a row of not masturbating with no desire to, which is very uncharacteristic of me. I was only on birth control for 35 days; will my libido come back or am I stuck like this forever??

[@natalieo.1612]

Im wondering the same thing.. Ive been on BC for 2 months and my libido is completely destroyed, before this I had the drive of a teenage boy. I finally decided to go off it bc it simply isnt worth it anymore.

[@ellen3093]

Did it improve for you?

[@michellebowler265]

At 16 I had the implant in my arm and it made me feel low in mood i put on weight and I just felt horrible, so I tried the copper IUD so i could still have a period it caused me to have cramps every day and none stop bleeding heavily so I took it out on my own, I then went on the pill but kept forgetting to take them so the last thing I thought to try is the depo injection it stopped my periods completely but all of the contraception that I tried it destroyed my labido as well I'm no longer on any contraception and if I was to get pregnant then fine I'll deal with it also after stopping the depo in June I'm still waiting to have a period just to feel normal as a woman I've 2 children and 33 year old contraception has put me off completely

[@serenaw5107]

Thank you for talking about this I’m convinced my birth control is making me have a low sex drive. I have the Nexplanon plant for three years and then I had it taken out for a couple months because I didn’t know what I wanted to do for birth control. Luckily at the time I was single I was not having sex with anyone. I then got into a relationship so I got a Depo shot just to stole my decision. Immediately after that I had no sex drive again. My doctor called me crazy and said it was very unlikely that my birth control is causing this, but I am convinced just because of the timing. In the couple months I was off my birth control I wanted it all the time, now that I’m back on it it’s like full turkey again. It’s super disappointing because there isn’t much options besides hormonal birth control that’s at the latest 99% effective

[@funnyinvisiblestring]

You mention how you are trying to "rediscover and retrain" your libido. My libido hasn't been the same since going off hbc and it's really making me feel down. (When I had an IUD I had a healthy libido, with the pill it completely disappeared.) Are there actual ways to try to get it back or does it just take time?

[@Sblljcb]

funnyinvisiblestring for me it just took time after coming off the pill

[@artisticromance]

I had the same experience while on HBC. I know this sounds so cliche but I think a massive part of it is giving your body time, self care and love. Don't feel guilty or try to rush it, because that's putting pressure on you that's only going to make things worse! I'd also consider supplements (e.g. Vit B6) that help with hormonal balance - but I'm not a doctor or anything, I just find they help me.

[@ellen3093]

@@Sblljcb how long did it take for you?

[@casspar1217]

I wonder are divorce rates corelated with birth control

[@cindyaronowitz9949]

I've stopped BC and I still can't find my libido!!! It used to be so high omg

[@abigailcosta1716]

Hello. Did it improve?

[@cindyaronowitz9949]

@@abigailcosta1716 yes

[@TEEANVEE]

@@cindyaronowitz9949did it fully come back? How long did it take

[@iheartbeingalone]

@@cindyaronowitz9949hi how did you get it back?

[@Lenianaify]

I knew all the stuff about the pill but still started taking it...the less complicated for now. but feel bad about it every day.

[@mon.8779]

HI Victoria. Thanks for the video. Can u pls talk more about how you are discovering and retraining your libido? I am in a similar boat right now and any tips would be appreciates (books, videos, etc). Many thanks.

[@ashleymarie6682]

After my last kid i had a tubal, i had been on birth control or pregnant from age 19-33. And i finally feel like myself. Pill, IUD, no difference. They disrupt your cycles. Not good. Cycle is a cycle of good and bad. People love not having periods... but without the bad you lose the good... your ovulation week where most of your libido happens.

[@JessicaMonterrubio]

I had a hysterectomy and my libido went down I have my ovaries. But my dr just put me on bupropion and hormone pills. She said the combo of both maybe increase my libido. I’m praying

[@daniellereibert]

I’m considering asking for bupropion… did it work?

[@JessicaMonterrubio]

@@daniellereibert it’s working so far it’s really helping with my daily stress and anxiety

[@deazarayesanto4830]

I am only 15 and I'm not on birth control but I just want to be informed it that weird

[@SabinaRusescu]

DeazaRaye Santo No, I think you do the right things, it's good to be educated, so congrats 😘

[@calooza88]

You have all the rights to do an informed decision.

[@xxrxxaxxhxx]

No

[@ellen3093]

Consider yourself lucky

[@shelleydodd2182]

I would love to see a video about spotting/irregular cycles after stopping HBC. I'm sure you have touched on this many times before, but specifically having an entire week of "spotting" before your regular period. I've spent a lot of time searching on forums for answers, and I've discovered so many women experience the same thing I do. I came off the pill 3 years ago (Tri-Cyclen Lo) and STILL have a week of dark brown light bleeding for a week before my actual period for 5 days. I've spoken to many doctors, gynos and naturopaths and after many tests and scans no one seems to have an answer for me other than 'you must just have an irregular period'. But my period used to be beautiful before HBC (every 28 days, for about 5 days and no spotting in between). I know it must be hormone related, because I still suffer from acne despite eating very healthy/dairy free/no red meat. Recently I have gone completely vegan and started taking DIM (Estroblock) which seems to be improving my symptoms, so I'm starting to think it is related to too much estrogen in my body. Something for you to research if you are looking for new topics! I love your channel

[@calooza88]

Have you read the book Taking Charge of Your Fertility by Toni Welscher? She addresses this topic, although it would be useful for you to track your fertility signs to see what might be going on. Here is what she says about the subject: "Premenstrual spotting accompanied by high temps before dropping on the day of red bleeding is usually indicative of poor ovulation leading to low progesterone, or a luteal phase insufficiency. In essence, the corpus luteum starts to break down too soon, which in turn causes a premature shedding of the uterine lining. If the spotting consistently occurs before the 10th day of your thermal shift or lasts three days or longer, you should see your doctor to rule out a number of other conditions, including thyroid issues, fibroids, endometriosis, and endometrial polyps. Assuming you don’t have any of these, you can hopefully resolve it with some of the natural approaches discussed in Chapter 9."

[@calooza88]

Are you sure you are ovulating? Have you tested your progesterone levels? see more info here: www.larabriden.com/superpowers-benefits-progesterone/ and here www.larabriden.com/road-map-to-progesterone/

[@calooza88]

Treating estrogen dominance with estroblock alone might not help you because you will lack progesterone either way. good luck :)

[@shelleydodd2182]

Thank you! This is the most information I have received about my problem, and like I said I've spoken to multiple doctors, gynos and naturopaths. The naturopath explained briefly what you just said but I didn't understand very well, and I actually own that book but haven't read it cover to cover. I need to get my hormone levels checked properly, until then I am going to continue eating a healthy diet rich in those minerals. I'd like to know if Estroblock would be harmful in my case, or should I continue taking it while trying to improve my progesterone levels?

[@volcanicred8011]

I'm suffering this too, although I have spotting after my period as well. I've been off HBC for a year now. I got my hormones checked and apparently they are a bit off but nothing to be alarmed of. I've been told that it's normal, that my hormones can go off balance sometimes, but I think it's too much coincidence.

[@selenefuentes]

I love your channel and the topics you discuss!

[@conniehemphill2032]

My labido was great while on the pill, since I've quit the pill it's literally gone, no drive. No clue that could happen.

[@iriselisabeth9625]

Same here... It's been 2.5 months since I stopped taking the pill and my libido is gone 🙄

[@m333ariel]

i just got the implant 3 weeks ago, i am 30 years old and never have been on birth control before in my life. i had an extremely healthy libido. after receiving the implant i lost the ability to orgasm and stay wet. i have an appointment to get it taken out next week

[@christinaarlotta]

Did that work?! I just got off the pill because I suffered from the same issue. I’m really scared it will never go back to what it was…

[@ellen3093]

@@christinaarlotta any updates?

[@m333ariel]

curious if anyone has had better luck with the copper IUD? since that isn’t supposed to be hormonal

[@siegfriedbraun5447]

I'm curious as to long-term and/or lasting (post menopausal) effects of taking this stuff

[@marioglez1553]

My girlfriend told me this and now it got me wondering was up or how can I help her? I don’t mind using condoms but she does so condoms were out of the picture and I am not ready for any kids

[@backspace7124]

Oh, wow, it's such a huge topic. I think you're right that hormonal birth control is one factor that's harming women's libidos, as well as other inputs like improper diet, lack of exercise, not enough sleep, improper stress management, lack of meaning in people's lives, etc.; other factors are the constant bombardment by ads that are designed to make us feel like garbage about our looks (which, remember, is the most important thing about us, according to said ads), as well as the fact that pornography is so widespread, degrading to women, and is used by the vast majority of men (something that can't help but have an effect on virtually everything about men and women's relationships to one another).

[@stigma07]

What if u take emergency contraceptive pill and don't have sex

[@MiDesertLife]

I was diagnosed with Uterine Cancer back in 2019. The good news is that per my last biopsy Cancer is not seen, however they had me on hormone therapy called megace and if I stop taking it I start to bleed and then I get anemia again. I don't want to be on this pills they have dramatically changed my sex life. I don't know what do to.

[@lexie3840]

I feel so understood, thank u. I have been off the pill 3 months ago and still can't feel an orgasm, but it's better because during the pill I feel only severe pain

[@5lives1love]

I have been on birth control since i was 14 (i haven't felt a real emotion since then)

[@GlitteryPegasus]

Thank you for your video. The pill didn't affect my libido at all, but the implant has. My partner isn't being very understanding, either. He's being quite selfish, to be honest.

[@SpiritualBabydoll]

I’m sorry you deserve support through this

[@abigailcosta1716]

My husband has been incredibly supporting and self controled. No selfishness whatsoever, he is doing everything in his power to make me feel comfortable. Please try to communicate to your partner how you feel!

[@GlitteryPegasus]

@Abigail Costa Turned out he was the wrong guy. Oh well. I'm glad your husband is supportive of you.

[@michaelaredman5519]

Thank you so much this information is very useful for me because I was not aware about it.

[@KiRa-fy6uq]

I'm on nexplanon and have had it since January 2019. June I didnt have a period and now I'm having 2 periods every month and its September. I noticed today actually that it's really hard for me to orgasm, even though I'm doing the same thing I usually do. I've been stressing a lot but I swear when I do orgasm, it barely feels good for a millisecond. It makes me so sad but the only meds I'm on is nexplanon and it's been messing with period so I can only assume it's making me not able to orgasm. I have a high sex drive and was always down to do it when I was sexually active so idk why I'm like this now. It sucks. I'm getting this thing taken out soon. If I would have known it could do this to me I would have never gotten it.

[@KiRa-fy6uq]

Its also hard for me to get wet now too. I wish I could have this out bu tomorrow but I gotta wait go make an appointment on the weekdays

[@ellen3093]

@@KiRa-fy6uq how are things for you now?

[@lilzeyren]

Thanks for the info and btw i have an industrial and nose piercing on the same sides as you do awsome sauce

[@Jeypsism]

Can nexplanon lower female's sex drive?

[@ol3770]

I was on the depo shot for 1 year and it totally killed it...

[@agp023]

Did it ever come back after taking?

[@laurendavis6391]

ur amazing and beautiful and I really appreciate the topics that u talk about :) thanks

[@angelasmith6946]

Cannot be another possible reason? Look at ALL aspects of life, and NONE of them changed, at all whatsoever, during your time frame? Freed me and gave me a much more huge libido.

[@dmoneyas24]

This is killing the relationship with my gf.

[@Schlageter325]

I feel ya

[@amanadaclarke324]

good

[@Schlageter325]

@@amanadaclarke324 what a bishhh

[@sonofakebulan747]

This is why us men cheat sometimes, morally wrong ? Good question but the truth of the matter sexless relationships/marriages will ultimately be detrimental to the union..I get the reason women get birth control but the lack of sex is a side affect slowly demising the bond with the men. Hope the vid helps y'all and I learned more as well peace

[@abigailcosta1716]

Bro... Justifying cheating is really pathetic of you

[@petersonflyboynate]

I'm interested in birth control

[@petersonflyboynate]

please touch base on libido and what is it and how can I take care of my female partner when she is thinking about going on birth control

[@jordancolley401]

Thank you so much !

[@TheIrinigirl]

part 2 please!

[@laecyturner5247]

Can it make your sex drive high

[@LetsLearnEconomic]

what... 1/3rd? Jesus

[@foreverworshipjesuschrist3263]

My libido doesn't exist, it's been dead since I was 25 more or less. I'm a black woman so having no libido saved my life since black women are disproportionately killed by lovers. I thank Jesus Christ for making me this way because it is holy.

[@ellen3093]

How long were you on the pill or other hbc for?

[@foreverworshipjesuschrist3263]

@@ellen3093 birth control to stop periods, less than a month. Didn't work either.

[@elizabethd112]

Affecting, not effecting

[@michellebowler265]

At 16 I had the implant in my arm and it made me feel low in mood i put on weight and I just felt horrible, so I tried the copper IUD so i could still have a period it caused me to have cramps every day and none stop bleeding heavily so I took it out on my own, I then went on the pill but kept forgetting to take them so the last thing I thought to try is the depo injection it stopped my periods completely but all of the contraception that I tried it destroyed my labido as well I'm no longer on any contraception and if I was to get pregnant then fine I'll deal with it also after stopping the depo in June I'm still waiting to have a period just to feel normal as a woman I've 2 children and 33 year old contraception has put me off completely