Sexual dysfunction or sexual malfunction is difficulty during any stage of the sexual act (which includes desire, arousal, orgasm, and resolution) that prevents the individual or c...
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i have a question for anyone who has had hormonal changes and noticed a difference in their libido. i am getting ready to stop taking my depo provera shot and i know it will take time for my body to normalize, if it even can.
i want my libido back, i want to get away from hormones to see what effect it will have on my sex drive, and my health overall. i am looking for input because i simply cannot decide what to do.. my husband has decided that he doesn't see him getting fixed as an option because we barely have sex as it is. we are both rather frustrated because the spontinaity is gone, even though one or both of us may be horny we don't have the energy, or we're in different locations, or our little girl is awake and needy. i would like to hear anyone's stories about hormones direct effects on their sex lives or health. thanks, misti dawn Posted on 03/20/08, 01:03 pm |
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Some bcps took away my sex drive completely. Now I'm on wellbutrin (an antidepressant) and it has increased my sex drive a lot. I'd say that when I'm off the pill I am much hornier. 
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When I was on the depo shot for 3 years, I gained 50 lb. My doc made me get off of it because it's not healthy to stay on it for much longer than that.
It did take a year to get my periods normal. When I first got off the shot it seemed more like hemoraging than a period. It was aweful. I think I lost 50 lb in blood :). The times I wasn't bleeding, I was feeling like a teenager wanting sex all the time. Also losing all the weight without even trying gave me more self esteem. That in itself made me feel more sexier. Now however I am going through menopause and having other hormone issues.
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i was on the depo shot for just over five years. i'm due for my next shot next month. i am amazed that my doctor never mentioned to me the risk factors of being on the depo shot for so long. i found some out online that reall bothered me like a huge risk for osteoporosis when on the shot for longer than 2 or 3 years.
well anyway, back to topic thanks for the replies so far. i had been on wellbutrin for a few years before getting of of it to try to pinpoint the cause of my migraines and stared neurontin. i can't really say it did much for my libido. although looking back i did have more of one than i do now. the depo shot has killed my horrible periods and i think probably killed what was left of my libido. although i must admit i still get excited enough to feel like doing something about every now and then. despite the fact that i will have to look forward to my periods back, i hope i'll get some of the old me back.
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It's funny when you think about it, when I was thin and horny I felt I needed to get the depo shot to keep from getting prego. Well, I get the shot, I not only rarely want sex but I get fat which in turn makes me feel ashamed of my body and not wanting sex anyhow. What a triple protection it is. I was so thrilled to be off of it. My labido was only hot right before and the day or two after I got the shot. The other 10 weeks sucked.
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I just went off of the pill, which I've been on since I was 20 (with the exception of conceiving my son & being pregnant). I had an ok sex drive on the pill, but really only the week before my period started. Now that I am off of it, I am a total horndog all of the time. The difference is amazing to me. The sex feels better too--don'e know why, but I'm glad for it.
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Believe me I know exactly what your dealing with only I am dealing with a different type of problem. My problem is I suffer from mild PCOS and it causes pain durning sex at times. Granted love my OB/Gyn, but he says the fert. didn't caused the PCOS to become like it is. It just seems like with age it just gets worse. Before fert. my dh and I had a ROCKIN' sex life we were like rabbits. Since then we have been through fertility, LEEP surgery and now having to switch b.c. b/c of my PCOS. It puts a damper on things at times b/c I can be horny and ready to go and chicken out b/c I think about the pain. I don't necessary think it's my libido although I wonder. B.C. I'm sure can do crazy things w/ your body and hormones. When it comes down to it for us it's all about sponatity. Go off together if and when you can and every moment you can induge with each other. We have tried sex toys, role playing, of course Karma Sutra (wild crazy sex positions), created out own, different places in the house, on top of furniture, outside....You get the idea. It's all about living in the moment that you have. Like I said when you can induge yourself in each other. Try different things. Experiment. We have even tried bondage b/c it's something new. A real good adrenline rush will get you going to.....Fast N' Furious. I'm not saying go race cars, but I swear my dh's crazy, wild driving get's me going, that and drinking.....lol. I hope that I have given you ideas and hope. Let me know if you have any questions, just wanna chat or w/e. Best wishes to you and your hubby. Here's 2 both of us rockin' the house and screaming so loud it makes the neighbors wonder wtf is going on!!!! :)
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