I am in my mid 30s now and I'm married with kids. I started on contraception back in my teens and I've essentially been on contraception or pregnant ever since then.
My family is now complete and my husband finally got a vasectomy earlier this year
I was hesitant to come off the pill even then as I was so used to being on it and I'd never really has a prolonged time of not being on it.
So I stopped the pill back in march and since then it's like I'm a different person. Back in my early twenties I felt like I had a high sex drive but it seemed pretty normal compared to my peers, then life happened and naturally it kind of takes a back seat to other stuff... I thought that was normal too.
But since being off the pill I feel like I rarely go an hour without having sexual thoughts of some nature. At first I was like oh hey it's because it spring and the weather is brightening up so it's normal to feel more energised. And then I was like oh no it's because I'm exercising more and being more healthy so my libido is following suit. But now we're getting on for 6 months and i don't feel it's anything to do with those factors
I feel super weird that I've been on the pill for basically twenty years and it must have been masking this side of me the whole time yikes 😳
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