birth control

[nebulachich]

it also means i almost neevr get my peroid

Yikes! That's ****ED! Have you told your doctor?

I hate pills!! But if you're going to continue some kind of pill or shot you should use a condom too.. for disease issues too.

[blue]

i like the patch better than the pill, for me it prevents spotting.

[Frebbiezadyke]

yeah i have nto gotton my perodi in about 13 mounths lol not that i mind and my doctor knows she says that its becouse i dont have a heavly loud to beign with....i hated the patch becouse i alsways felt liek pilling it off plus im a proformer and there is NOOOO spot on my body i can hide it..and my problem with the pill is that i know that one moring or something ill forget to take it...i have selective memory

[not your star 5]

Well first of all i think 15's a bit young to be having sex..im 15 and its just my personal opinon..but anyways u should definitly go see a gynecologist if your sexually active if u dont already..and umm yah condoms are the best thing..pills have alot of side effects especially if u didnt get them prescribed by a doctor!

[Frebbiezadyke]

lol yeah i have been seeing a gynecologist since i got my peroid when i was 8 and i try to use condoms all the time

[Steve2004]

it also means i almost neevr get my peroid

Yikes! That's ****ED! Have you told your doctor?

****ed? wtf? that would be awesome as hell...

[Frebbiezadyke]

thanx steve lol

[Killerbabe]

Hey, Frebbie, I don't know much about birth control, but I'd like to know if you gained any weight after taking the pill/getting a shot?

[Steve2004]

just to let you know im not a guy..i'm a girl

[Frebbiezadyke]

lol i gain weight ever tiem i take the shot but im a proformer i have a personal trianer and a life tiem member of weight watchers...any weright i gain is gone within days

[loveisbitrsweet]

In regards to the post about someone getting pregnant while using the pill, there is always a one in a thousand chance of pregnancy while using either the pill or the shot (if used correctly), though antibiotics can increase the chances of pregnancy dramatically. I don't think it's necessarily fair to judge the effectiveness based on one incident.

I agree that condoms are far from ideal if you aren't on hormonal birth control. Adding to loveisbitrsweet's post, using two at the same time also reduces the effectiveness dramatically due to the extra friction which can cause one or both of them to tear.

I would sooner shoot myself in the foot rather than have a partner implanted with a five-year supply of hormonal birth control, with none of that concern relating to the very minor surgery involved.

The Depo Provera shot may be more convenient, though I have heard too many horror stories to be comfortable about a future partner being injected with that type of drug. While the pill may be slightly more of an inconvenience, it's really no different than remembering to brush your teeth twice a day.

That is actually not correct, the pill is less effective than the shot, I am a woman and have seen my OBGYN plenty, have had books and lots of info from her and other people about birth control. The pill is around 97% effective, the depo shot is 99.someodd% effective. Not only did my mother get pregnant on the pill, but so has my ex bfs babies mother (hence babie's mother lol)..and yes antibiotics decrease birth control effectivness as well. some girls gain weight on the shot, others will lose weight, and some stay the same. it never effected my weight but I did lose my period and still havnet gotten it yet, Ive spotted twice in the passed year but I havent had the shot in about that time as well.

[Frebbiezadyke]

lol i know darling

[Jenrick285]

meh.
So much information about birth control.. my eyes... they're bleeding.
birth control pill + condom seems to be the right combo

[HastaSiempre]

I just use a condom.

[Anthony]

The pill is around 97% effective, the depo shot is 99.someodd% effective.

It depends on which pill you've chosen and which study results you're reading. Overall I agree, pills can range between 97% effectiveness to 99.8% effectiveness.