JustErin said:

I understand

I had my 2

and in the past was raped that got me pregnant ...

I was over and done 100% with conceiving And wanted to make sure it would not happen again

REDFEATHERS said:

Okay

evenstar3 said:

Ugh! I find this all so confusing! I feel too old to be having to deal with all this now.

JustErin said:

At least if you got pregnant you would know who the father was..

REDFEATHERS said:

I did

You always hear on the commericals that taking the pill increases the risk of stroke. Has anybody ever heard of a women having a stroke shortly after switching to the pill?

also be careful. My friend told me that this one pill she was on was making her too horny. You don't want to be throwing fuel on the fire.

Heard of it but don't know much about it.

Why not the patch?


Years ago, I used the Norplant, no side effects for me, but obviously others had big issues with them, since they're off the market. To this day I sometimes subconsciously feel my arm for them, even after this long time. They were great. There's suppose to be something similar come on the market.

jaimestarr79 said:

My friends wife died when taking the pill.. even though very very rare..

I have had no problems with the pill before, but poor Fred.. he has fought and fought for years for justice of his wifes death

JustErin said:

the easiest thing is to go into your doctor, lay out your likes/dislikes (like you want to minimize side effects, probably don't want to take a pill everyday, etc), and see what he/she recommends.

REDFEATHERS said:

True! But please don't scare me like that.

OMG! Stroke?? DEATH??

morningsong said:

A friend of mine had that - she loved it. Now she gets depo shots.


http://en.wikipedia.org/w...po-Provera
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applekisses said:

I know several people who were on that and they all had horrible experiences.

JustErin said:

ok so vaginal sex with the vasectomy guy.. and anal with the other

JustErin said:

What about a diaphram? That has no hormones at all.

REDFEATHERS said:

But I want to be able to do both with both!











If I were into that kind of thing, that is.

applekisses said:

I'll have to read up on what that's all about.

and ...

Both my children were conceived while I was ON the Pill

another reason I got "fixed"

JustErin said:

Just invite them both round at the same time..

Why be on hormonal birth control all the time when you are only fertile a few days every month?

The artificial hormones in birth control are terrible for you.

This book...



...is great. It helped me get off the Pill after being on it for 20 years.

Once you really know how your body works and what to look for in terms of fertility signals, you will be astounded that any woman in her right mind would abuse her body with the chemical birth control.

Genesia said:

learn your cycle..



but as with everything.. there is not 100% effective way aparty from abstinence..

JustErin said:

I tried that, it was a pain to put in correctly..

REDFEATHERS said:

OK, now you're just crossing the line!



I'm not that kinda girl.

JustErin said:

Ya gotta try it at least once.. and you save on washing sheets also..

Mach said:

Fixed is the way!

REDFEATHERS said:

But knowing what this book teaches puts you in control. Women have been sold a bill of goods with the Pill (and other hormonal birth control). Doctors and pharmaceutical companies try to convince you that chemical birth control is really the only effective option - which just isn't true.

There is a huge chunk of every month when women aren't fertile, at all - and may play any way (and as often) as they like. There's really only about a week (or less) when potential pregnancy is an issue.

Genesia said:

Interesting. I need to learn about all this. I'm a little weirded out by the thought of following some kind of schedule though.

Actually, to be honest the reason why I am thinking about this a lot lately is because a couple of coworkers of mine are going through birth control nightmares. It reminds me that I need to be way more careful myself but it makes me very nervous to try anything after seeing what they are going through.

REDFEATHERS said:

A friend of mine used it for years and loved it.

REDFEATHERS said: