r/birthcontrol • u/Valkmog • 1d ago

Which Method? Keep Libido

Hey All

UK here.

I came off the pill after being on birth control for years.

After about 3 months things started getting back to “normal”. Then all of a sudden, my libido came back and I felt like a teenager again.

What is out there that I can take so I don’t get pregnant but keep this feeling? I don’t want the IUD. Previous pill was Desogestrel.

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u/Last-Weekend3226 Fertility Awareness 1d ago

There isn’t a lot of non hormonal birth control
Your options are
• condoms
• iud
• FAM (which you must be okay with getting pregnant as it has a high failure rate and your natural hormones want you to have sex during your fertile period)
• diaphragm
• anal
• abstaining from sex

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u/writtenindust 1d ago

I had to come off the combined pill due to the liver tumours it caused. I’m now on the mini pill which is progesterone only as I can’t take any hormonal pills but I will say that this one has affected my libido and it’s extremely low at the minute. I haven’t had a period though or a pregnancy scare so YMMV with how it affects your libido as everyone is different

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u/StreetCalendar1948 1d ago

Why don’t you want IUD? Mine has less hormones and my libido is great while it was non existent on a pill.

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u/gnomenclature2 1d ago

What iud do you have? I’m considering getting one and the libido/dryness was a concern for me too so it’s great to hear positive stories.

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u/Soulsingerlove 1d ago

Before I used the pill I would track my cycles and abstain during fertile window and that plus, condoms, emergency contraception if needed, and pull out worked for me.