On Ortho Evra More Than a Few Years Posted: 01-01-07 03:26am
I have been on the birth control patch
ortho evra for like more than a few years
& i'm a virgin. I'm on it to make my
periods regular but they probably should
be regular by now. But I want to stay on
the patch because I like being on it
because I always' know when i'm going to
get my period & just in case something
happens where I have sex.
(1.) what if my doctor or nurse asks me
why I still want to be on it when I go get
my pap smear done???
I will feel weird saying that I just want
to but that's actshally the answer.
(2.) do u think one of them will ask???
(3.) will being on it for more than a few
years make it so that I can't get
pregnant in the future???
(4.) why or why not???
(5.) can u get pregnant right when u get
off of it???
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Posted: 01-01-07 15:55pm
Hi there!
Great questions, I work for planned
parenthood, and I see women with questions
like your everyday.
A lot of virgins like the "pill"(or patch)
because it equalizes their period, and
they tend have no more cramps associated
with their period. You are not unusual at
all for being on the patch for this
reason.
You can be honest with your doctor/nurse,
they legally cannot tell your parents
anything you disclose about your sexual
life/history. A lot of times they may not
ask why you still want it, becaiuse they
know the benefits of the birth control
method you use.
You are able to get pregnant within weeks
of removing your patch, or stopping a bc
pill. Fertility returns quickly.
Birth control basically puts your ovaries
to rest, they still have all of their
eggs, but they do not "push them out'
while you are on bc.
There are female doctors with 2-3 children
that have been on the pill for 20+ years..
The pill is safe for your fertility, but
some women will always have fertility
problems not associated with the pill.
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