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Is this normal?

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TobleroneBoo · 01/10/2015 08:45

I am very rarely " in the mood" for anything sexual. When it does happen, I always enjoy it but more often than not I literally feel like I cant be bothered to get going. Does that just happen, am I normal? I am 25, on the pill, very happy in my relationship so just lazy maybe?

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ProfYaffle · 04/10/2015 17:06

Yup, the pill killed my libido too. GP's don't seem to take it seriously either, I did discuss it with mine who was very dismissive and told me it was 'to be expected' when I had dc. Dh had the snip about 5 years ago I think. The difference it made when I stopped hormonal contraception was just astonishing. If I'd realised I would've changed contraception years earlier.

sinninginacorner · 04/10/2015 17:18

Luckily my nurse did actually take me seriously, she said she thought the Dr would prescribe either Yasmin or Marvilon (?) and suggested these on the note/email to my GP but when I got my prescription it was Ovranette so the GP obviously didn't agree Confused. How long after stopping taking the pill did it take for your libido to return?

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TobleroneBoo · 04/10/2015 17:27

I've been on Yasmin, cerrazette and now I'm on zeletta. It's the worse it's been now

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ShowOfHands · 04/10/2015 17:33

I'm not on the pill. I don't mind sex. Would rather read a good book though.

You don't have to have a high sex drive and you don't have to choose a contraceptive solely because you feel you should be behaving a certain way. Certainly, if you are bothered by your libido and it's causing problems, the pill can be responsible for this sort of dip in your libido and it's worth exploring.

However, don't let anybody tell you that you MUST have sex you don't want or pursue a sexual relationship whose frequency doesn't match your desires.

ProfYaffle · 04/10/2015 17:47

Can't remember tbh sinning, it was few years ago and the change sort of crept up on my iyswim.

sinninginacorner · 04/10/2015 19:19

show I definetly think the pill is responsible as my sex drive used to be much higher and I have gradually gone of sex more and more in the past few months.

Jennifer11 · 18/10/2015 17:26

I agree - had to switch to pop a few years ago and sex drive disappeared. I didn't realise until I came off it how much of a difference it was making and I went back to "normal"

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