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Re: vaginal dryness

From: Harvey S. Marchbein, M.D. (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 19 Jul 2001 17:07:26 -0500 (CDT)


This may be with all pills or it may be a "learned response" meaning you may have had some dryness with OrthTricyclen and your brain expected pain and dryness in the future so lubrication became nil becuase your subconscious was expecting pain. Kind of like if you meet someone and they punch you in the face a few times. the next time you meet, if they raise their hand, you're going to flinch.

Right now you need an understanding boyfriendwho realizes how you feel and not that your dryness is an extension of that. If he doesn't get it, he's too young to have sex. Sex is both a pleasure with and a responsibility to the other person.

Over time, with an understanding partner, I think the lubrication will return. If it doesn't come back in a few weeks of compassionate effort, the pill may not be for you.

Hope this helps and write back anytime for more information.

HSM

At Wed, 18 Jul 2001, heather wrote: >
>im 19 years old and have been sexually active with my
>boyfriend for the past 8 months. i started on
>ortho-tricyclene in January but noticed that i had
>become very dry-to the point where intercourse was
>painful and avoided. i changed my pills to loestrin
>in may and i thought that this Rx would be different.
>well it isn't. My doctor doesn't really seem to care
>to much about my problem. she only suggested a
>different pill. im not sure what to do anymore. i
>dont want the risk of getting pregnant but this is
>upsetting me and my boyfriend. Lubrication helps for
>a little while but it makes my boyfriend feel that i
>am un-attracted to him. What can i do? Should i just
>stop taking the pill? i really dont have the time or
>patience to try out different forms of birth control.
>Can you please be more helpful then my doctor!!!?

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Harvey S. Marchbein, M.D. FACOG, FACS
Great Neck, New York

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