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Does contraceptive affect sex drive? specifically the patch one?

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Contraception ?'s: Contraception and sexual drive can involve multiple psychological issues. Some individuals are consciously "liberated" when pregnancy risk is diminished. Patch versus oral bcp's does not specifically increase sex drive biologically.

Answered 1/4/2021

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