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I'm currently taking ortho tri-cyclen as a birth control but sex with my husband has been painful and pleasurable sensitivity is gone. help?

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Switch pills: Have your doctor exam you and make sue that you don't have a urinary tract or vaginal infection. Also have them make sure there are no intra-vaginal growths or tears then discuss an alternative to your present pill.

Answered 8/2/2013

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