My girlfriend's birth control ... a problem after 6 years?

[TheLostBird]

Hello all,

 

I've been going out with a wonderful woman for the last 8 months. Shes 21, Im 24. Sex has been GREAT, everything else is awesome. We get along so well, and we are absolutely in love with each other ....

 

Recently (2-3 weeks), shes been saying her libido is dying. We started looking for reasons, and couldnt find any. We communicate really well and she told me that its definitely not some emotional problem she has with me.

 

Then it was time for her period, and she went off the pill (as usual) for those 4 days. Her sex drive came back ENTIRELY, and I was very happy with that. Once she started back on it though, after she was done with her period, she went back to having low libido. Shes really frustrated and so am I. Its sad to see something like that interfere with our otherwise wonderful relationship.

 

By the way, she can still orgasm, and still gets wet. She just says she doesnt feel "horny", and theres no "tingle".

 

She decided it might be her Birth Control, "Mircette", thats causing all these issues.

 

So my question to all of you is: Has anyone experienced anything like this, or perhaps know someone that did? And if yes, pleeeassee shed some light on a solution for us troubled lovers.

 

 

Thanks in advance!

TheLostBird

[rose2summer]

I took Mircette and had the exact same problem.

 

It's a lose dose estrogen + progestin supplement,

 

But it does indeed have lowered libido as a possible side effect,

 

As soon as I got off it, my libido returned again.

 

Rose

[Aschleigh]

I would recomend the depo-provera shot. One shot every three months and you can't get pregnent.

It hasn't dappened my libido. But it can make me moody for the first week after getting it. Plus you don't have to take a pill every day.

[TheLostBird]

Thanks for the input guys ...

[n83]

Depo Provera may cause a lot of weight gain though. (I have OB/GYN in the family and I know these things....) many women on Depo gain a lot of weight and have bad mood swings, so try another oral contraceptive before choosing depo...

[southerngirl]

I tried Depo for 9 months (three shots).

Why it isnt for me? Mood Swings, Weight GAin, I did not stop bleeding for most of the time.