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Can i have lower sex drive because of birth pills?
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Yes: Birth control pills can lessen your normal hormone production. Therefore your sex drive can be effected.
Answered 9/28/2016
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Yes: The pill can suppress the libido by lowering the free testosterone in your circulation. It is quite treatable with a hormone supplement - see your doctor for a prescription. Another option is to select another (non-hormonal) birth control method.
Answered 7/24/2013
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