Thread by @asymmetricinfo

I'm constantly surprised by how many women I meet had a terrible experience with the pill in ways that they *weren't* warned about--notably, a sudden & profound loss of interest in the activity that was the reason they were taking the pill. Often it persisted after they went off.

https://twitter.com/webdevMason/status/1414902562487029764

Also, most of them report their OB/GYN was dismissive when they asked whether maybe the fact that they suddenly didn't want to have sex had something to do with the new pills they were taking.

And fair enough--post hoc, ergo propter hoc is bad science. But loss of libido is a known side effect!

Also, I first got interested in this question because I was in a group of six random ladies, one of whom offhandedly mentioned it--followed by five others saying "me too!"

All the exact same progression: Committed relationship => start pill => 2 weeks later, interest falls to zero.

Not great for your new, committed relationship.

This doesn't happen to everyone, but anecdotally, it does seem to happen a lot, only no one talks about it so people think it's just them, and not all OB/GYNs seem very good at talking about it.

So anyway, if this has happened to you: you're not crazy. It really did happen.