Chosing the Right Birth Control Posted: 03-13-04 02:10am
I think I might want to go on birth
control. There are so many out there and
I want to know what is right for me. I
am terrified of hypodermic needles and
such though. I am underage so I can't go
by myself but there's a family planning
clinic near my house I can go to, do you
think it's safe to get it there? Any
suggestions? Also, can someone please
tell me some of the different methods of
birth control? Thanks.
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cherry_pie
Active User, Really EHEALTHy
Joined: 25 Jan 2004 Posts: 599
Posted: 03-13-04 02:56am
You can't really pick what kind of birth
control you go on.. The doctor asks you
questions and chooses from there what type
would be the best for you.. I would think
that the family planning clinic would be a
safe choice.. And really helpful as your
underage. As for the different types of
birth control there is the pill (of
course) and depo-provera (which is a
needle you get every 4 months or so (also
you dont' get your period during these
four months)), and the patch (which you
wear on a certain part of your body, and
you change it every week)... If you think
that remembering to take a pill every day
at the exact same time would be too hard
for you, talk to a doctor about one of the
other options.. A website that may be of
some help to any other questions would be
www.Thepill.Com hope
i've been of some help!
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cherry_pie
Active User, Really EHEALTHy
Joined: 25 Jan 2004 Posts: 599
Posted: 03-13-04 03:03am
....Even though the website I gave is for
a specific type of birth control they will
still have info that im sure you could
use, as all of the oral bc pills follow
the same rules
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needsomehelp
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 03 Mar 2004 Posts: 46
Posted: 03-16-04 05:22am
Thanks a lot! Well...I can't do the whole
needle thing, I get very...I don't know
how to put it... It'd be nice not having
my period for 4 months though... Anyways
if I go to a family planning clinic, I
might not have a choice, will i? I think
i'd be pretty good taking the pill every
day at the same time, I adapt to things
like that very quickly when I need to. Oh
also, I have another question...Is it true
that if someone takes birth control for a
prolonged amount of time they can become
infertile?
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KissyBai912
Extremely EHEALTHy
Joined: 25 Aug 2003 Posts: 1762 Location: Venice, Florida
Posted: 03-16-04 06:00am
No thats not true. But it is true that
after coming off some birth control, like
the shot, it can take up to 2 years to
conceive. But this is just your body
re-adjusting. You would not be infertile.
And you do have some say in which method
you would prefer. They can't tell you
that you will get this and not that. I am
going on the shot after I deliver and I
told my doctor that after looking into my
options that was the method I wanted and
she said ok. Taking a pill at the same
time everyday would be too much for me to
remember! Oh and the shot is every 3
months, not every 4.
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2ferano
Extremely EHEALTHy
Joined: 23 Dec 2003 Posts: 3717
Posted: 03-16-04 07:17am
Also with the depo shot, you may or may
not get your period. There are no
guarantees. Some women have there period
for the whole three months!!! So do not
pick depo for that reason. Your doctor
will not put you on anything that he/she
feels you should not be on, but you
definately do have a choice as to what
type of birth control you go on.
I would highly recommend the pill at least
as a starting point. If you get the shot
and have a bad reaction, you just have to
deal with it for three months. But if
you get put on a pill with a bad reaction,
you can switch to a different pill that
does not bother you.
If you do not want to mess with your
hormones there is always the diaphram.
But whatever you choose, don't forget to
use condoms!!!
