How can this little bandaid control pregnancy's???
It's so small, and there's nothing on it....
I'm gettin' nervous...

Should I?

or

Not?

Well, it's already been done.
Wish me luck.

Do I need a patch to post on this thread?

No...

a little help about the effeciency would be nice though...

I've been thinking about this too

I think the shot maybe the better way to go....I'm fed up with condoms.

hans seems to get these confused with dissolving breath mint strips.

his breasts have never seemed more firm, however.

Sweeny79 said:

Well.....I can see your problem Sweeny. The condoms are for the guy to use, not you.

Agree 100 percent about condoms....

We've tried the pill, but it was time to get off of them.
Now we're trying the patch...

althom said:

NOW I get it!

althom said:

Maybe she uses the female condoms...way too big for you Althom

Natisse said:

I have been using an estrogen patch for almost 4 years now and I have had NO problems whatsoever with it other than sometimes it comes unstuck a bit around the edges, but that's a pretty minor "side effect" to deal with and I can usually avoid that problem if I clean the skin well using rubbing alcohol before I apply the patch. I change it once a week. I definitely like the patch a lot better than having to take a pill every day or dealing with stomach upset (which happens to me).

I hope the patch works out for you.

Revolution said:

Oh hell no regular condoms are bad enough

To be honest I'm not to careful with them, that is if I am with a serious partner whom I know is "safe" and I can trust to pull out in time. The thing is I'm pretty paranoid so I freak out that something happened anyway

It's time for me to ditch the trojans for good.

SnowQueen said:

well, actually, I'm not using the patch at the moment...still taking a tablet every day

I'm looking into how much the injection is for oestragen

SnowQueen said:

Yep, we're using the once a week patches too...
glad to hear it's working for you.
It still makes me nervous.

Sweeny79 said:

hans and i believe that the trojans actually lost that war, is that a correct statement?

it is best advised not to trust your birth control from the losing team.

asylum said:

I've thought that myself!

Natisse said:

Ohhhhh. Oopsy! Well then I hope the *injection* is doable for you and works out!

Revolution said:

I do understand your worry. I realize it's not quite the same thing since with my patch I am not having to worry about preventing pregnancy but before I started using this estrogen patch, I couldn't see how a small stick-on patch could provide the medication I needed to prevent bone loss, hot flashes, etc. Seemed weird to me and I was skeptical.

Fortunately, it's worked great and much better even than I'd expected.

It's amazing what they've been able to do as far as patches go with delivering medication directly through the skin, but I do relate to your worries about that little patch being enough to prevent pregnancy. Just apply and use it correctly and it's going to be fine.

SnowQueen said:

mmmm me too!!! because I have to take progesterone every month to have a synthetic menstruation we'll see what happens

And don't forget men -----> Condoms too

luv4u said:

I prefer Saran Wrap, it breathes better.

subhuman09 said:

Sweeny79 said:

sweeny, that is sooooo risky seriously, you do know the man leaks during intercourse, it is not propelled by ejaculation but it can still cause pregnancy, the fact is it is really rich in sperm.

lots of women fall pregnant using the withdrawel methord, it is not a methord of birth control

i would really research deproprovera (not sure if i spelt that correctly... the injection anyway) before getting it...

you have to think - do i want 6 mos worth of hormone in my body all at once? I don't claim to know much about it but have had friends who have been on it.

once you have the shot, you can't reverse it... so if you are having bad side effects you have to run the course until the hormones have worked their way out of your body.

my vote would be for the patch

The patch is great but keep in mind if you ever decide to come off of it and have kids....its takes a year to get out of your system

...try the ring instead, no one will ever see it

my sister got pregnant when she was on the patch lol So nothing is ever 100% unless you don't have sex

HollowellSA said:

Damn...

A brotha gets tired of MM...

my friend tried out the patch for a little while. it worked for the time being but she stopped using it because after a couple days it would look like how a band aid gets with the nasty black outer stickey stuff.

Revolution said:

just be careful.that's all I am saying lol. I had 2 kids on the pill so like I said nothing is 100% unless it's perminate sterilization even then it's still not 100% .

Well, if you end up pregnant and you follow all the rules, I guess we will ALL have our answer!
I just stopped taking the pill (a month and half ago) after 8 years!!!!! My body needs a rest and amazingly I feel great- now the real reason- I have not had sex in 2 months!!!! EEEEK!
I gotta get laid- LOL!