I was watching Judge Judy the other day and she was tearing apart some girl who ended up having a baby in a very immature relationship. Of course, they split up, are fighting, and here they are in court. Judge Judy made a remark to her "Birth control. Go to the doctor, get it, and use it!" But the lady responded with "It doesn't work for me. My body rejects it."
So that got me thinking, how do you know BC is working for you? I mean, is there some kind of test? Or is it literally impossible for it to NOT take effect for some reason? I mean, for example when you get a vasectomy... a week (or two weeks, I forget) later you go back, ejaculate into a cup, and they scan it for sperm. So right there you have confirmation on whether or not the vasectomy did the trick. So with BC, do you just take the chance at thinking you're protected?
For the record, I don't want to hear "Well that's why you should double up and use condoms." I know, I know, that's my theory too. No glove, no love.
edit - Another question completely aside from the one above. Can a regular doctor office prescribe you birth control? Can a regular doctor office also perform gynecological checkups? Or does an ob/gyn HAVE to do that stuff? Reason I ask is, my girlfriend is destined to get on BC before she starts college again. Unfortunately that's in 2 short weeks. She has to go to the doctor first, get recommended to an ob/gyn, THEN go to the ob/gyn in order for her insurance to cover it. That's 2 doctor trips in 2 weeks, and I'm not thinking the ob/gyn will have enough openings that early. But someone told her that their doctor office does everything she needs, prescriptions, checkups, etc. My gf and I were both hoping she could knock this out in 1 shot and get everything needed at the regular doctor office.