Women talk about this a lot, you probably just don't have the sort of relationship where it would come up with very many women besides your wife. Most women I'

Women talk about this a lot, you probably just don't have the sort of relationship where it would come up with very many women besides your wife. Most women I've spoken to about it have had bad experiences with at least one hormonal birth control, especially in mood, appetite, sex drive, energy levels, depression & anxiety, fitness, bleeding. The range of things hormones can affect is wide and sometimes subtle. There are dozens of different formulations and a lot of women are very particular about the one they take, having found one with tolerable side effects. IUDs have a similar range of experiences too, though they're less popular so I hear less about them.