libido treatment and The pill greatly lowers my libido and my bf wants me to stop, but I take it as treatment for endometriosis?
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Question by Catherine: The pill greatly lowers my libido and my bf wants me to stop, but I take it as treatment for endometriosis?
I am sad and anxious by this situation
The pill greatly reduces my sex drive.To the point where I no longer ever masturbate. I don’t really initiate sex (because even if I want to do so, I’m discouraged that my body just doesn’t respond much). I am 21!
Of course my boyfriend has noticed a big change, since I was often initiating sex before, often horny. Now he feels undesired. Not that I don’t have sex with him anymore, I do. But I guess he is disappointed that I am not that “wild thing” I was before.
The thing is, I would love to stop taking the pill, but I am taking it as treatment. Starting about 2 years ago I began having tremendous pain at the start of my period (not necessarily every period, irregularly like every 2, 3 or 4 months). And I mean incapacitating pain, with no warning, that I end up on the floor… it is hard to explain. The pain is unimaginable and I probably look like the exorcist when it is happening to me. Also I get irritable bowel at the same time. It’s just not something I can have while leading a normal life. Also, it is very scary to me, and I have taken the ambulance due to it before.
They prescribed me codeine, which really does not help whatsoever.
Well apparently this is caused by ovarian cysts, and the pill is the only treatment to shrink and or prevent these and so far it has done that!
So I am too scared to stop the pill. Maybe after a couple of years like 2-3 years, I will see if things have changed.
But everytime my boyfriend talks about how we don’t have sex as much as before, I want to cry. I am so sad I am not as satisfying to him as I was before. Of course I don’t neglect him, but I guess he can’t help but be hurt that I am not jumping on him like I did before, or that I can’t orgasm as easily so I don’t all the time anymore (the pill causes that too).
He kind of understands and doesn’t really give me grief about it, but I am just so sad and don’t know what to do. I am also bothered by not having as much desire myself, kind of sucks at this age.
What would you do in my situation.
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Answer by Dr. Mad
You already know your choices.
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Different pills have different symptoms. My doctor has told me that if I didn’t like one, there was sure to be many other kinds of birth control to try, and one would suit my needs.
Try talking to your doctor. If you tell her about your decreased libido, perhaps she can prescribe you a different birth control medication that will still prevent ovarian cysts. One of my best friends had the same problem with ovarian cysts, and still takes it to prevent them from coming back.
With so many different kinds of birth control, there has to be another one that will suit you!
I’m sorry, but your boyfriend sounds like a complete asshole. You were in INTENSE pain, writhing on the floor, and you found medication that helps . . . and apparently his desire for sex is more important than your need to not be in excruciating pain.
I am furious with your boyfriend for, even a second, trying to make you feel bad for this. The fact that he only “kind of understands” raises red flags for me.
I can’t imagine how much the lack of sex drive has to suck. But maybe he should consider he isn’t the only one suffering for this. You are a sexually active 21-year-old who is frustrated that you aren’t as sexually driven. Regardless of what he may thinks, this isn’t only about him. You are clearly unhappy with your sex drive too. So maybe he should be sympathetic to that, too. And stop being so selfish.
Look, I’m sure your boyfriend is wonderful in many ways. But you taking this medication wasn’t a personal attack on him, so he needs to knock it off in order for you to get healthy again.
Well, all I can say is talk to your doctor about other treatment options. Or perhaps something to mitigate the side effects? (I don’t know if that exists.)
I have similar problems with one form of the pill i was on but i went to my doc and he prescribed me an alternative one and ive never looked back