WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for September, 2008: Re: YOUNGWOMEN: BC Hormone effecting Mood/Libido ?

Re: YOUNGWOMEN: BC Hormone effecting Mood/Libido ?

From: debbie (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue, 30 Sep 2008 21:37:54 -0500 (CDT)

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At Tue, 30 Sep 2008, eeBz wrote: >
>I'm going to start off with making sure you know I am Male, and I'm
>posting this in a desperate attempt to find a solution to save my
>relationship.
>
>My girlfriend and I have been dating for over a year, Everything has
>been more then great. We don't have a normal relationship, I live in
>California, she lives in PA, but I have had a fortunate work year this
>year, and I was able to visit her a lot, so its not too bad.
>
>She has just recently started taking Ortho Tri Cycln, starting in late
>June or early July I believe, and the last time I was out there was in
>august. During my trip, which consisted with 9 days, the first 4 were
>absolutely amazing, as she was just coming down from her period, she was
>very affectionate and very responsive sexually, but the last 5 days, it
>was like a switch turned off and It felt like she wanted nothing to do
>with me. Granted this could be my fault, as when I noticed the change,
>I made a big deal about it, but I'm male, messing stuff up is what we
>do.
>
>After I left she still seemed anti-affectionate, never going out of her
>way to add something to the relationship, that is, until her period came
>around the next month (the same time as our one year anniversary) where
>she became super-affectionate, sexually aroused, etc... a clear
>hormonal change. But after that she's dipped lower then ever now, and
>we are at the point where we are taking a break. After plenty of
>discussion she does love me and care for me, but she has no desire to
>actually be in a relationship.
>
>So now that the background is out of the way, my real question is, Is
>there anyway her Birth Control could be affecting her libido and or mood
>to cause this problem?
>
>I understand maybe she's just acting her age, and what she wants out of
>life may have changed, but She's more confused about this then I am, and
>this is the only explanation I can come up with, using my limited
>knowledge of hormones and Etc.
>
>Any help you can give, or ideas you have will be beyond greatly
>appreciated.
>
>--
>-Ryan
>

I took Ortho tricyclen for a while, but it did not agree with me (SEVERE wild mood swings, weight gain, etc.) So I switched to another BCP which agrees with me much better. Just from my experience of being on BCPs...they can make mood swings worse (especially in the time right before a period), and can lessen the libido. There are all types of BCPs out there. Maybe she just needs to find the right one... Hope this helps.

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