The evidence is convergent. Multiple independent sources reach the same conclusion, the underlying mechanism is well-characterized, and even the field's most cautious voices treat it as worth doing.
so when you go on the birth control bill you raise your sex hormone binding globuline it soaks up especially free testosterone and for some women it's not a big deal they don't notice much of a difference but then there's a phenotype maybe related to CAG repeats on the Androgen receptor who are exquisitly sensitive to that decline in free testosterone
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so those women who are so sensitive to their testosterone level they've got this high sex hormone Bing globulin their testosterone declines what they describe is vaginal dryness maybe a decline in sex drive but there's also this bigger issue related to confidence need agency
And so the theory is that taking oral contraceptives increases the amount of sex hormone-binding globulin, which binds testosterone and estrogen, and that actually makes testosterone less available, which is, as we've talked about, a very important hormone for desire.
So if you're on it like I would probably check where you stand and you know decide if that's the medium you want to continue moving forward.