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Menopause & hormones · Guide for women

Birth Control and Your Sex Drive

Pills, coils, implants and condoms: how each can affect desire, and how to choose.

18 pages · 5 chapters · PDF · instant download

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What's inside

  1. "It Started After the Pill"A common story, told three times.
  2. The Methods at a GlanceHow each one might affect your sex life.
  3. Noticing ChangesHow to tell if your contraception is affecting you.
  4. Switching and SolutionsWhat you can do if desire drops.
  5. Better TogetherJide and Tolu, three months later.

You also get

  • Clear illustrated diagrams
  • "Myth vs fact" and "Try this" boxes with practical steps
  • A "when to see a doctor" checklist
  • A printable worksheet
  • Research sources, so you know it is real

Read the opening

From chapter 1, ""It Started After the Pill"". Every guide is written like a story, with real research behind it.

Saturday brunch. The pink velvet chairs. The same topic, three different women.

"My desire dropped after I started the pill," said Kemi.

"Mine went up after I got the hormonal coil," said Chioma. "I stopped worrying about getting pregnant and suddenly I was more relaxed."

"My periods got heavier with the copper coil," said Zainab, "but my desire did not change at all."

Amara looked around the table. "So contraception does something different for everyone."

"Everyone," the table agreed.

JideTolu has been on the pill for five years. I just realised I never asked her how it makes her feel.
AmaraAsk her. Today.
JideI did. She said "Jide, finally." And then talked for an hour.
AmaraWhat did she say?
JideThat she gets headaches, and some months her mood dips, and she has wondered about switching but never had time. And that she wished I had asked sooner.
AmaraBetter late than never.
JideI have booked us a clinic appointment. Together.

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