Hello,
I am a 28 year old engaged mom of two, with a huge problem. I have lost my libido, I have no interest in sex most times. Some days I might get a fleeting time of arousal but more times than not, I'm just not in the mood. This is a recent problem, I would say only starting after the insertion of my implanon. The only other change that has happened is that my fiance and I have moved in together. I don't know what to do, I consulted my doctor and didn't get any answers there. This issue has been causing fights between us, he doesn't seem to understand that it is not my lack of attraction to him, it's just how I feel. His thinking is that if I do love him, I should want to have sex as a way for us to be closer and nothing should make me not feel that way. He's starting to believe that it's him, and no matter how much I tell him it's not, it does no good.
My first question is, whether or not anyone else has gone through or noticed this after getting implanon? Second question, could it really be the implanon ( as in has it been documented to cause loss of libido)? And third is if I get it removed, how long should I give it before things kind of go back to normal? Like I said, we hadn't had an issue before with this. In fact it took very little to turn me on... Sorry if TMI. I'm just tired of the fighting, but I don't want to be unrealistic when it comes to getting this thing removed...
The other side effects I can live with, but this one is making my life hell literally!!