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Q: Yaz and decreased sex drive

asked by: cm33 on May 22nd, 2008

New User

Okay, I understand this is the women's section of the forum but you guys are the only people who would know the answer to this. My girlfriend and I are 19 and 20 years old, respectively and she has been on birth control for over a year. She was on ortho tri-cyclen and now shes on Yaz. She used to have a really high sex drive and everything was great, but when she switched to Yaz she became irritable and has ZERO sex drive. It's hurting our relationship and I love her and don't want that to happen. I like the protection that birth control gives us, but the dryness, lack of sexual desire and mood problems are really driving us crazy. Any thoughts?!

Replies(9)

Marianne0558

replied on May 22nd, 2008

Supporter

This is a very common problem. Why did she switch from ortho to yaz? Maybe she should consider switching back to ortho.

Hormones do crazy things to us!

babyboo117

replied on May 22nd, 2008

New User

haha that really sux for you guys. but no im sorry. but thats what happens when you switch pills. Just wait a while and then maybe her homones will settle down and stoop being so crazy all over cause thats what usually happens. ~babyboo117

Marianne0558

replied on May 22nd, 2008

Supporter

How long has she been on Yaz now???

cm33

replied on May 22nd, 2008

New User

she switched cause ortho tri-cyclen wasn't regulating her periods like it was supposed to, and she's been on yaz like 3.5-4 months? But i gotta go to work, I'll read all the responses when i get back thank you guys.

Marianne0558

replied on May 22nd, 2008

Supporter

cm33 wrote:

Well then it's not that she needs time to adjust to the hormone levels in Yaz. By this time, her body has had plenty of time to adjust.

Apparently she needs to be on a lower dose of hormones.
There are also birth control methods that are hormone free.

Maybe she can get off the pill entirely and try something like the nuva ring or an implant.

Georgia59

replied on May 22nd, 2008

Especially eHealthy

I'd switch to something else. It takes a while to find the right pill.

The ring was a great suggestion, or an IUD is something I would recommend.

Or just a low dose pill like Marianne said.

pooohbearrx

replied on April 25th, 2009

New User

i had sex on sunday with my boyfriend and i was supposed to get my period on that tuesday.. it is now saturday night and i havent gotten it yet. im on my last white pill of yaz and i sstart a new pack tomorrow. am i supposed to get my period super late like this?

worrywart01

replied on April 26th, 2009

Extremely eHealthy

to the original poster: this is very common...I'm on yaz and I can say that i've had NO bad side effects EXCEPT I will admit I've noticed a slight decrease in my sex drive as well..but, to me its not enough to quit the pill just bc i'm paranoid w/o it...

to the poster above me..yes, usually on yaz I dont get my period until I take the last placebo..so you should be getting yours very soon

mcnx06

replied 16 hours and 9 minutes ago

New User

Boo Yaz

YAZ absolutely killed my libido...Ortho Tri Cyclen didn't do that, I can't rem why I switched, but I'm getting it changed back to Ortho this week. YAZ helped with my mood, but my face breaks out all the time and my cramps are still really bad. There are also FDA warnings about YAZ (a couple other birth contorl pills) and the risks of clotting.

I sympathize with you and your girlfriend, so I'd say talk to her about getting her BCP switched to something else. I'm going to talk to my doctor about some other possible pill options.

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