Birth Control

Someone told me that he wish BCs are so simple. But I notice some BCs are improved. Unless there is something that I may not know.
 
StSapphire said:
You can switch, but you need to be careful and probably use condoms in addition to your birth control for the month or so in between, unless you're on BC for other health reasons.
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i wanted changes birth control but i cant argue with my dr till switch medicine when time..
 
Aleser said:
Is there a reason you want to change? You can always ask another doctor for a second opinion. People rarely need to be on one specific type of BC.
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i wanted changes birth control but i cant argue with my dr till switch medicine when time..
 
I was on depo from 05-07 and it was wonderful. I didnt have any side affects. I went on it because my periods were really heavy.
When I got off of depo it took me about 4-6 months to start having periods again.

Now I have to go back on depo because my periods are unbearable, and have gotten worse over the years.
When I 1st got off of depo, I told myself I wouldnt go back on depo because the side effects seem to be pretty harsh in the long run but I cant do pills or the patch, so I dont have a choice (I get super sick.) Everyone is different.
Just depends on what you like.
 
Barbaro said:
Actually, my sis in law had an IUD, but got pregnant anyway. She was so worried about the miscarriage. Everything is fine now.

I took birth control pills (loestrin 24) for three years. However, it had gotten worse over the time. My doctor decided to switch it to extremely low hormones pill to alleviate the problems, but instead it was so bad. It made my life hell. Horrible symptoms- major headaches, mood swings, heart palpitations, heat wave set off, etc. I even passed out while taking shower. I knew I was going to pass out, and had to kneel down quickly before I just fell down in the bathtub. Had a slight bruise above the eye. Later, I threw all that birth control pills down in the trash can, and said hasta la vista. It took me a few months to feel normal again. I'll never ever take birth control pills again.
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I Have the bolded symptoms and more when I get my period. Which is why I have to go back on depo.
 
hellos245 said:
I was on depo from 05-07 and it was wonderful. I didnt have any side affects. I went on it because my periods were really heavy.
When I got off of depo it took me about 4-6 months to start having periods again.

Now I have to go back on depo because my periods are unbearable, and have gotten worse over the years.
When I 1st got off of depo, I told myself I wouldnt go back on depo because the side effects seem to be pretty harsh in the long run but I cant do pills or the patch, so I dont have a choice (I get super sick.) Everyone is different.
Just depends on what you like.
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i did use that depo when i was teenager shot till i was about in 20's im not sure but didnt work out..
 
Jiro said:
exactly this
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:bowlol:
 
TheOracle said:
Abstinence. Works every time.
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That's such an odd thing to say, and so many people say it!

Sex is, for most people (people who are not asexual), is nearly as essential to happy/healthy/functional relationships and happy/healthy/functional self as eating or breathing. Yeah, there's ways to go with out, but you're not exactly -supposed- to.

Abstinence clearly does not work among teenagers in studies and attempting it as an adult is probably equally ineffective. Humans are, in the most literal of ways, designed to want to rub body parts. That's why there's billions of people hanging around the planet.

The OP is asking about birth control because they, presumably, are not deluded enough to believe that the solution to the potential for pregnancy is to never have sex ever. I don't think they're asking to have abstaining from a normal bodily function suggested to them.
 
Absolute abstinence is probably not something the average adult wants, but temporary abstinence (aka "the rhythm method") could have a place in a couple's life.

In my 30's and into my early 40's, I was very aware of what were the "high risk" days and we either abstained or took extra care with BC. (I did not use bc pills, ever - mechanical means only.) It's workable; hardly the end of the world or the end of a happy relationship.
 
Sometimes always on birth control tough not easy because your life! that is not complication I know not easy pretty advise to complication!!
 
Beach girl said:
Absolute abstinence is probably not something the average adult wants, but temporary abstinence (aka "the rhythm method") could have a place in a couple's life.
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I would certainly not recommend practicing that as your sole form of birth control. Biology's a bit too messy to be very accurately predictable.
 
There has been research indicating that BC pills provide benefits outside of sexual related reasons. It has been shown to be a facilitator against breast cancer in women. Since chemically is essentially an estrogen surge, it is great for some women who have hormone production problems, as they can benefit from usage of BC even if they are not having sex at all.

There should be no reason to be against the fundamentals of estrogen therapy, unless you are pro-natural or whatever.
 
True, but in that sense, it's a decision about taking a particular medication for health reasons, not a decision about having sex with a particular person at a particular time.

There are reasons pro and con hormonal bc, mechanical (diaphragm or condoms), invasive (IUDs), or permanent sterilization. The woman's age and general health, the state and permanency of the relationship, how strong the desire is to avoid pregnancy entirely (i.e., would a pregnancy be an absolute disaster, or would it be more "oops, hadn't planned on this, but it's ok"), how strong the desire is to postpone pregnancy without having an impact on future fertility, all have an impact on what type of bc is appropriate.
 
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