Contraception and sexuality
Bitzer, J.
Therapeutische Umschau. Revue Therapeutique 51(2): 110-114
1994
ISSN/ISBN: 0040-5930 PMID: 8128385 Document Number: 217172
Contraception implies the responsible confrontation with fertility and sexuality. Contraceptive counselling deals directly or indirectly with sexuality and comprises therefore frequently sexual counselling. 25% of women consulting our Family Planning Clinic complain spontaneously about sexual difficulties. Out of these women one fifth suffer from sexual dysfunction related to the contraceptive method used. Hormonal contraception seems to include most frequently sexual dysfunction. The symptom most frequently complained about is lack of libido. There are typical patterns of correlation between sexual dysfunction, contraceptive compliance and side-effects of contraception which are of great important for contraceptive counselling.