possible birth control options ? Posted: 01-24-08 11:52am
I have a question regarding birth control
methods, and there's really no one I can
talk to.
My boyfriend and I have been doing
research on birth control. It'll be the
first time for both of us, and after
seeing all the issues with birth control
methods, I'm kind of scared. I don't want
to try to the pill because I don't trust
myself to keep track of it not to mention
all the side-effects I hear that go along
with it. I've had a fear of shots for as
long as I can remember so I haven't even
considered that method. I don't want to
try any prescription methods because I
don't have the spare money (college
student heh), and I'm embarrassed about my
parents finding out even though they would
be supportive. My boyfriend is definitely
going to wear a condom, but we wanted to
be even more careful. I thought
spermicides would be a good option, but
everything I've read about them is mixed.
What would be the best thing for me to do?
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Tylanas
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Posted: 01-24-08 12:14pm
Birth control is extremely safe and the
most side effects you're likely to
experience is mild nausea and spotting.
That's it!!
If you are a student, then you can get
birth control for very cheap or even
FREE!! Check out a local planned
parenthood or your school's clinic (if
they have one).
The nuvaring or the patch may be the
perfect option for you! Until then, yes, a
condom with spermicide is a very effective
form of birth control. I used condoms
without spermicide for 6-7 months when I
first became sexually active and never got
pregnant.
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Carifairy
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Posted: 01-24-08 12:23pm
If your college has a student health
center, they can offer low cost services
too!
Birth control is very very safe.
NUVA RING does not have to be remembered,
you just replace it once per month.
Condoms alone are just not as effective as
other methods we have available.
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Lady_Magoo
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Joined: 10 Jan 2008 Posts: 22 Location: , Ohio
Posted: 01-28-08 00:28am
I want to get on the nuvarigng and use
condoms....Seems like the best option
honestly, especially if you feel you
cannot remember to take the pill...I know
three people who have used it, and are
still using it...My friend went fron the
pill, which she gained weight off of, and
switched to the nuvaring and lost the
weight fast, my cousin used it after she
stopped breastfeeding, and lost all the
weight she gained plus ten more pounds
when she went on it, and my friend has
been using the ring and has lost weight
using it, and has not had a problem...she
has been on a few diets since she got on
it, trying to lose some weight, and she
has not had an issue with it when she
trying to lose some weight....
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