Correlation of sexual desire with sexual hormone binding globulin and free androgen index in women using combined contraceptives.

Salvatore Caruso Giuseppe Caruso Marco Iraci Sareri Federica Di Guardo Giosuè Giordano Incognito Marco Palumbo

Published in: The European journal of contraception & reproductive health care : the official journal of the European Society of Contraception (2024)

A minority of women using HCs with EE might experience a decreased sexual desire. This was not observed in women on HCs containing E2V, 17 E2, or E4. To avoid HC discontinuation, due to sexual desire reduction, HCs having minor antiandrogenic effects could be taken into consideration.

Keyphrases

polycystic ovary syndrome
mental health
pregnancy outcomes
cervical cancer screening
breast cancer risk
type diabetes
transcription factor