The fact is that many types of contraceptive pills can indeed have a dampening effect on your sex drive. While this may be fine for some people, for others it more or less negates the point of taking these pills in the first place if you are not going to feel like having sex while you are taking them. Many women can expect to see a significant drop in their sex drive while they are on the pill, so it can be a good idea to pep up your sex life with certain things to get your juices flowing, such as different sex toys, lubes, or other partners. Do you think there may be a link between your sex drive and the contraception you are using? AdultHookup has the answers! Start reading now to find out!

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But hold your horses there, partner! Just before you go right on and read up on the ins and outs of this topic, maybe you should think about adding a lil old bookmark to this page so that YOU can return to us when you need our help again? After all, the guide that follows this little intro is jam packed full of the tasty little morsels of info that you need to get yourself through the prickly subject that you have chosen to read about. Trust us -- go click on the star then come back down and meet us below for some great facts about the pill and how it may be affecting YOUR sex drive.

Yes, it is very possible that it is the pill you are taking that is affecting your sex drive. We say pill, since other non chemical forms of contraception tend not to cause such effects. One of the very first signs that you have a diminished sex drive as a result of the pill is that you have less desire to have sex. You may also notice some vaginal dryness. But is this the only way in which your contraception may be affecting your sex drive?

Now that you have decided to take time out to read up on how your contraception may be affecting your sex drive, it is probs a good idea to start looking at whether or not you have been have a) good sex, and b) any sex at all. The fact is that even if you are having sex, it may not be really turning you on -- in fact, you may be experiencing this RIGHT NOW as vaginal dryness. At root, a change in your sex drive can be any increase or decrease in your desire for -- or pleasure you get from -- sex.

It has been said that contraceptive pill can help to reduce the risk of cervical cancer -- but don't take our word for it, go look it up and then you can make your own mind up about it. One of the best things about the pill for women below 40 is that it is a generally safe and almost 100% safe way to reduce the chance of getting pregnant. It does have its side effects, especially if you are a smoker, or if you have other risk factors that heighten the chance of heart attack, stroke, or thrombosis (this can include frequent long distance fliers) so that is something to bear in mind. It can also cause nausea and migraines in some people, so that is another thing that you may want to think about. Another issue with the pill is an environmental one -- the chemical that stops the chance of getting pregnant is hard to remove from the public water system, and it can bioaccumulate in fish out in the wild. For this reason, and also because taking the pill can negate the need for safe sex with condoms for some people, some people like to carefully use condoms instead.

A lot of women claim to have an uptick in their sex drive when they stop taking the pill, or change which pill they are on. There are a lot of different contraceptive pills that you can take -- everything from the morning after pill (not to be taken long term, by any means, but a mere stop gap after emergencies), to the mini-pill, to vaginal pills (which bypass the liver, reducing nausea and other symptoms), to the ordinary pill which comes in various medical forms. Some of the ordinary contraceptive pills you can take will have different effects on your sex drive, so simply changing which one you are on may cause a change in your sex drive. It is worth changing your pill if you are having sex drive issues, but if you have tried the various types with no success then you may want to consider an alternative to these pills if you really are fed up.

Bear in mind that trying contraception other than the pill (in other words, coming off the pill all together) will almost cerainly change your sex drive, often for the better -- but get all the info and advice you can before you make a choice.

1. Try getting another partner. If your love life sucks, maybe it is not all your fault.

2. Sex toys. There are so many sex toys.

3. Try mixing up the Positions. Position, position, position. There are so many ways in which you can have sex that if you are getting bored of just one you can always go for a full work out by trying a few crazy combos taken straight from the dear old Net, or even the Karma Sutra if you are more historical in your porn tastes.

4. Try watching porn with your partner or alone to get ideas.

5. Public sex. Check with your local laws if you don't want to get in trouble, but public sex is fun. Try it in an empty cinema, on the beach, on a plane -- wherever you are not going to caught, but that the chance of it happening still exists. It can be very exciting.

1. Consider female condoms. If you have been using normal condoms but perhaps you have a fella with a lot of girth then why not try the new wave in female condoms which allow for a wider load?

2. Tried and tested condoms -- the old fashioned way. Stick with the usual condoms if you want to go off the pill and bring back the old spark that you may have lost when you started taking the contraception that you are currently on right now. Okay, so it is not as safe as using a combo of condoms and the pill, but if you just cannot function when you are taking the pill then it is not so bad to just use condoms on their own.

3. The pull out method. Only to be used with a trusted partner, the pull out method is by no means safe and also allows for the transfer of all sorts of STIs and other nasties, but if you are in a committed relationship then this is an option, so long as your fella is gifted at the old coitus interruptus. If not, get him to start doing pelvic floor exercises -- they are not just for girls.

4. Praying. It may not be for everyone, but taking a chance that your fella is shooting blanks and leaving it up to the big guy upstairs is the way some religious folk do it. Take the Catholics for example. Check out the famous Monty Python song "Every Sperm is Sacred" if you need some inspiration. Seriously, though, some religions forbid contraception, so while the majority of folk have come around to the educated and moral acceptance of using pills, rubbers, the coil, and straight up operations, we do have to include this option here for the sake of, er, inclusiveness.

5. Not having sex at all. Or at least, not with men. Try it with chicks, dildos, and yourself. Or just go for oral sex with your fella. Not an option for those women who like a good hard seeing to from a real flesh and blood male, but do consider it if you have a low sex drive, or if you have been put off of men by, well, men.

Talk to your doctor if you are unsure of what to do next -- they will usually be able to recommend something. It is possible that you may be able to get the coil fitted, or you may wish to consider either getting your tubes tied, or else your partner could get the snip -- however, the latter two options are rather extreme, and certainly in the case of getting the snip there is no easy way to reverse the process -- in some cases, it cannot be reversed at all, so it really is only something to think about if you are both absolutely sure that you do not want to have kids. If you are in any way not sure though you should definitely avoid having an operation of this kind since it is so very hard to reverse -- and in some cases it can't be.

Going back to the main question, though, if you have changed the pill you are taking and you still have a low sex drive than one thing that you can try is getting the coil, which can be fitted by a doctor, or just using condoms, as we said above. It is not the end of the world if you find that you just cannot take the ill, and indeed many women do chose not to. Take heart because you are not alone, and there are always ways around every obstacle! Join a discussion website, or talk to your friends about the subject if you can. Include your partner if you feel they will be understanding, and also talk to your doctor if they are forward looking and feminist, but do watch out for those doctors who take a man's perspective and consider your partner's sexual needs as valid above your own.

Whatever you do, take the advice you get from any quarter with a pinch of salt, use the internet to do the needed research, and come to the decision by yourself. And do keep in mind that while your sex drive may be low at the moment, you have not -- and cannot -- ever lose it; do not worry, because it WILL come back!

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