Re: (Lack of) Libido and Oral Contraceptives

From: Mats Bergstrom (matsb@cor.sos.sll.se)
Fri Jan 31 05:26:06 1997


On Thu, 30 Jan 1997 Terrence.Jones@ncal.kaiperm.org wrote:

>I thought this was the primary mechanism of action of the pill?!?

It's a common enough phenomenon and even if psychogenic factors sometimes are involved it's obviously more or less a pure hormonal effect in many. Terrences's explanation of the underlying mechanism is as good as any, I guess. But what also needs to be explained is the fact that libido is unaffected in the majority of pill users.

--
Mats Bergstrom, MD
Ob Gyn
South Hospital
Stockholm




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