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I always use condoms, but like to have a 'back up plan' just in case. I'm currently taking the contraceptive pill but if im honest I dont feel totally safe taking it (my son was conceived when on the pill, and yes i took it correctly!) so was wondering about other options... I will talk to a professional about it but wanted to hear peoples personal preference/side effects etc.
A lot of my gf's are on the patch. There is the shot too (doesn't appeal to me, I'd rather be able to administer the method myself). Or theres this thing you stick up your vag and it stays there for 3 weeks I think similar to the patc- it just goes IN you...
FYI- how long were you on the pill? I heard (unreliable source) that you should switch up the brand around every 5-6 years...
Might look into an IUD- [url=http://www.plannedparenthood.org/health-topics/birth-control/iud-4245.htm]IUD Birth Control - Mirena IUD - ParaGard IUD[/url]
My ex gf had one and once its in its pretty effective and virtually maintenance free.
The IUD works for me. No more hormones being pumped into my body, thank you. Usually you have to have had a child to get an IUD, not sure why. You're qualified!
Did your boobs get bigger when you got yours in? Desiree's did...I liked that part.Quote:
Originally Posted by Gigabitch [Dear Guest/Member you have to reply to see the link.click here to register]
IUDs aren't 100% sure either, I'm evidence of it.Quote:
Originally Posted by dewilliams2 [Dear Guest/Member you have to reply to see the link.click here to register]
dude, NOTHING is 100%.
WHOA that thing goes in you... I like less invasive methods...
Well, no, but the failure rate is higher than condomsQuote:
Originally Posted by girl68 [Dear Guest/Member you have to reply to see the link.click here to register]
my body didn't take IUD :( I wore it for a year and bled every freaking day of it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Gigabitch [Dear Guest/Member you have to reply to see the link.click here to register]
IUDs can be very harmful. Even the little plastic ones. They've caused bleeding, damaged uterine tissue, and several other problems. There is also the NuvaRing. It's a bendy little ring that fits over the cervix and from what I understand you can insert it yourself.
my sister uses NuvaRing and is pretty happy with it.Quote:
Originally Posted by lahnnabell [Dear Guest/Member you have to reply to see the link.click here to register]
I had been on it for around 2 years, never missed a single pill!Quote:
Originally Posted by girl68 [Dear Guest/Member you have to reply to see the link.click here to register]
I have thought about an IUD, but have heard some not so nice stories!
I couldn't get an IUD D: something about my cervix being too small or something.
Talk to an OB or someone at Planned Parenthood. It might have been a glitch that got you pregnant, or if you were taking an antibiotic or something.
I can't believe no one has mentioned the BEST form of contraception: vasectomy.
Eughh, stories like your Qwert are scary. Make me get paranoid ...
I took depo shot, but if you're vulnerable to depression , it's not a thing for you.
I've heard that patches have high risk of side effects, read some articles about it.
Pills... Pills are pills , I take some and it's the best solution for me, I take them regularly, at the same time of a day and it works. But then again my bf doesn't get off inside just because we consider it too messy :)
And last but not least; there are just few days in the month that you're fertile... With all the precautions, you must have really a (BAD) luck to get pregnant :)
I Can't belive that no one has mentiones the MOST SAFE 100000000% SURE form of contraception: no sex.Quote:
Originally Posted by vashti [Dear Guest/Member you have to reply to see the link.click here to register]
I doubt a guy who has been with a woman like 2 months would be willing to do that. Specially if the guy isn't sure if he wants kids in the future, or he does want them.Quote:
Originally Posted by vashti [Dear Guest/Member you have to reply to see the link.click here to register]
I agree- definately the best..especially as i dont want any more children, but I wouldnt be willing to let a 30 yr old guy with no kids do that.Quote:
Originally Posted by vashti [Dear Guest/Member you have to reply to see the link.click here to register]
Vasectomy is one of the things an older man has working in his favor. :)
It's not for everyone, but it IS the best, unless you plan to abstain, which isn't in my life plan.
Umm.. no thanks :PQuote:
Originally Posted by vashti [Dear Guest/Member you have to reply to see the link.click here to register]
Just for information sacks, what the's success rate for each of these methods of contraceptions?
Pulling out is the best method and I can say this with confidence. It hasn't failed me yet.
I hope your joking.Quote:
Originally Posted by doppelgaenger [Dear Guest/Member you have to reply to see the link.click here to register]
Every method is 100% effective until it fails.Quote:
Originally Posted by dewilliams2 [Dear Guest/Member you have to reply to see the link.click here to register]
Thus far, it looks like pulling out has been 100% effective for doppel...
Thanks Frasbee, that's exactly my point. And it can't be that I'm sterile - I recently had a fertility exam and I'm as healthy as can be.
Don't get me wrong, I still think you're a fool for chancing it, especially when not in a healthy, committed relationship.Quote:
Originally Posted by doppelgaenger [Dear Guest/Member you have to reply to see the link.click here to register]
I just grow tired of the percentages people throw around.
Most of the time I do wear condoms. At least 3/4 of the time. You can't really blame me for poking around in the fire with my hotstick.
Have YOU ever practiced 'unsafe' sex? If so, you can't call me a fool.
IUD, mini pill, combined pill, vasectomy (which i heard can be reversed), condom, spermicidal lube. or permanant methods like hysterectomy which I think is non reversable
But they all have percentages of reliability, I have a book about women which contains all the contraception methods you should probably try looking online or in a book because I have a rough idea of how reliable some of these are
We have always used a condom when engaging in vaginal intercourse, or anal for that matter.Quote:
Originally Posted by doppelgaenger [Dear Guest/Member you have to reply to see the link.click here to register]
There isn't even that one time, we got drunk and "one thing led to another" and "she took the morning after pill", and "after that scare will never do it again".
In a sense I'm still a virgin.
You just restored my faith that young sensible men still exist, Fras. Actually, I already knew this about you. You just reaffirmed it is more accurate.Quote:
Originally Posted by Frasbee [Dear Guest/Member you have to reply to see the link.click here to register]
You're an idiot and any woman that lets you use that 'method' is an even bigger idiot.Quote:
Originally Posted by doppelgaenger [Dear Guest/Member you have to reply to see the link.click here to register]
I'm curious...why is it too messy? and where does he get off? (if you mean ejaculate?)Quote:
Originally Posted by Petit Papillon [Dear Guest/Member you have to reply to see the link.click here to register]
That's not your business :PQuote:
Originally Posted by sookie6 [Dear Guest/Member you have to reply to see the link.click here to register]
It's too messy cause we have to get some tissues quick because it's coming out of my hole and I can't stop it.And if we are too late it finishes on the sheets or something. And he gets off where he gets off, no comments :p
Works for me. 100 percent successful.Quote:
Originally Posted by vashti [Dear Guest/Member you have to reply to see the link.click here to register]
well condoms do the trick
pulling out is pretty effective too
^ omg (face palm)