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Will going off birth control increase my libido?

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Dr. Oscar Novick answered

Specializes in Pediatrics

Libido: Yes going off birth control will increase your libido.

Answered 5/6/2014

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When birth control affects libido, is the change usually long-lasting or does it subside after a few months?

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When I take birth control it makes me nauseous and kills my libido. Is this normal? Is nuvaring a good alternative for pill birth control?

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I am on this new birth control for a month and a half and noticed a decrease in libido? Is there a supplement I can take to help with this?

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I was recently switched from my birth control aviane to falmina. Both are generic but i'm noticing a decrease in libido...Could the switch be a cause?

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Im a 30 year old female and have noticed my libido is decreasing. I dont take meds, not on birth control and I am definitely attracted to, love and desire my partner. I think about being intimate, but its at random and only brief. Im always tired?

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