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Webinar: How do hormones and birth control impact low libido?
SEPTEMBER 10, 2021
Want to know why you’re just not in the mood at that time of the month? Maybe you started a new birth control option and your sex drive’s totally tanked. Well, look no further—our very own Dr. Laura Joigneau teamed up with Dr. Lyndsey Harper from Rosy to give you the complete lowdown on hormones, birth control and low libido. Check out their conversation in the on-demand recording.
Key Takeaways
Hormones and birth control both impact our libido in BIG ways, but many of us don't know the ins and outs of what's going on in our bodies to bring about these changes (you can hardly blame us with the state of sex ed. in the US).
Estrogen and testosterone influence when we're feelin' frisky, and both hormonal birth control and age can influence our disposition for desire
To understand our libido we need to look at our sexual health holistically, including our mental and physical health.
We teamed up with Rosy to bring you into the know, so you can make the best decisions about your body and your needs.
We’re all pretty familiar with the more widely well-known symptoms of our hormonal highs and lows, (cramps, spots, mood drops… we’re looking at you).
The same goes for the fiendishly familiar side-effects of our birth control choices (weight change and the good ole’ mood drops again).
But did you know that our hormones and birth control can both have a BIG impact on our sexual functioning and libido too? Changes in our hormone levels, specifically estrogen and testosterone, all impact whether we’re feeling frisky, or languid and lacking in libido.
If you’re out there wondering ‘why is my sex drive low?’, you’re definitely not alone. 84 million women in the US struggle with their sexual functioning and desire.
Luckily, Tuune’s very own in-house Gynaecologist & hormonal health expert Dr. Laura Joigneau, joined forces with Dr. Lyndsey Harper, CEO and Founder of Rosy in an exclusive webinar discussion to give you the complete lowdown on everything hormones, birth control and low libido.
Rosy is dedicated to women's sexual health and wellness, on a mission to help improve the lives of the millions of women who struggle with their sexual functioning. Their app offers a range of evidence-based interventions to improve sexual wellbeing that approaches women’s health holistically.
So who better to team up with and answer all of your burning questions like ‘Can birth control cause low sex drive?’
Check out the on-demand recording and let us know what you think in the comments.
Do hormones and birth control impact libido? 🧐
What we covered
Setting the scene: What’s the current state of sexual health education in the US?
Looking at sexual health holistically: The cognitive, emotional, physical and social aspects of sexuality and health
Understanding libido: Figuring out what’s impacting your libido, including your physical and mental health, lifestyle factors and medications
Hormones 101: How our natural flux of estrogen and progestogen, month to month and through our lives, changes our libido
Your sex drive on birth control: how different types of birth control change our hormonal fluctuations and what this means for sexual desire
Ready to get started on your journey of sayin’ so long to your low libido? Sign up for Tuune today (and make sure you check out Rosy while you’re at it).
Written by
Annalisa Hayes (she/her)
Copywriter at Tuune, Annalisa has worked for various pioneering health-tech startups and healthcare companies with purpose-led missions. Driven by empowering people to take control of their health, she helps make the science behind hormones accessible for our community, so they can make clued-up choices about their healthcare.
Medically reviewed by
Dr. Laura Jogineau
Gynaecologist, with a Masters in Clinical Medicine, Laura has lead public and private hospitals in Spain and was previously clinical Lead at Zava. Combining clinical practice with research, she regularly publishes research papers with her multidisciplinary group. Laura is passionate about women and people with cycles’ health and making healthcare accessible to everyone.
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