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Nan
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19 Dec 2008, 2:01 pm

Here is one brand of the 4x per year

http://www.seasonale.com/



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19 Dec 2008, 4:40 pm

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Here is one brand of the 4x per year

http://www.seasonale.com/


Thanks, my gyn never suggested that to me as an option.


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20 Dec 2008, 3:05 am

From what I knew the pill sort of regulates them. Or am I wrong.

One thing I do know is that severe anxiety effects them and makes them irregular. Get an anxiety disorder! (Joking).


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20 Dec 2008, 4:42 am

Don't fool yourselves - if you're on the pill you are NOT having a period. It's a bleed so it doesn't build up too much. NOT a period. Periods are the body getting rid of the womb lining and egg if it's not been fertilised, ready to try again next time. The bleed you get on the pill is caused by a temporary lack of the synthetic hormones you're feeding yourself.

And for those of you talking about not having one at all, you might want to make sure you haven't got the reasonably common hereditary disorder haemachromatosis, which causes the body to build up too much iron in the blood. Generally women don't suffer the effects as badly as men because of our monthly periods, so for those who have it - and most who have it don't know about it - stopping that monthly bleeding can have major consequences for your health. The condition can and does kill.


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20 Dec 2008, 12:29 pm

LeKiwi wrote:
Don't fool yourselves - if you're on the pill you are NOT having a period. It's a bleed so it doesn't build up too much. NOT a period. Periods are the body getting rid of the womb lining and egg if it's not been fertilised, ready to try again next time. The bleed you get on the pill is caused by a temporary lack of the synthetic hormones you're feeding yourself.

Until someone can point out a birth control option other than condoms or abstinence as effective as the pill, then a lot of us don't really have a choice but to "feed ourselves" hormones.


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20 Dec 2008, 1:13 pm

Condoms ARE as safe as the pill if used properly.

Condoms - 98% effective, more so if used with spermicide or used at a time other than ovulation (i.e. roughly the week before or after the period).

Contraceptive pill - 98% effective.

If condoms don't appeal, get a non-hormonal copper coil, which are virtually infallible.


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21 Dec 2008, 4:34 am

I have a Mirena IUD. It hasn't stopped my periods completely, but it has made them so light that they only last two or three days rather than an entire week. Plus, it's more effective birth control than condoms or the pill. Insertion isn't much fun, but I had a caring, understanding doctor who did everything in her power to put me at ease during the procedure; she knew I had AS and she knew enough about it to be able to help me. She was also very sympathetic to my desire never to have children. Doctors like her are out there, ladies!



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21 Dec 2008, 10:28 am

LeKiwi wrote:
Condoms ARE as safe as the pill if used properly.

Condoms - 98% effective, more so if used with spermicide or used at a time other than ovulation (i.e. roughly the week before or after the period).

Contraceptive pill - 98% effective.

If condoms don't appeal, get a non-hormonal copper coil, which are virtually infallible.

My husband can't use condoms.

As for the coil:
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Are there any side-effects?

There are a number of side-effects and you must be aware of these before you decide to have an IUD.

These devices generally:
* make your periods heavier
* make them longer
* may make them more painful.


Half the reason I'm on the pill is because I usually had to miss 2 days of school/work crumpled up in a corner crying because of my cramps. No thanks.


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21 Dec 2008, 2:27 pm

Exactly why I won't get a coil myself.

Can I ask why he can't use condoms? Medical reason, or just doesn't like the smell/feel/allergic to latex (there are other options...). You could always look into a diaphragm [used with spermicide] - they usually refuse to give them to anyone who hasn't had a child yet, but if you explain your reasons you can usually get one anyway, I know several friends who use them without any problems.


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21 Dec 2008, 5:30 pm

LeKiwi wrote:
Exactly why I won't get a coil myself.

Can I ask why he can't use condoms? Medical reason, or just doesn't like the smell/feel/allergic to latex (there are other options...). You could always look into a diaphragm [used with spermicide] - they usually refuse to give them to anyone who hasn't had a child yet, but if you explain your reasons you can usually get one anyway, I know several friends who use them without any problems.

I think he'd probably get mad at me for talking about it, but yeah I've examined all of my options and the pill is the best one. Just pointing out that someone taking the pill isn't necessarily foolish; sometimes it really is the best option.


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21 Dec 2008, 5:47 pm

Perhaps, I just don't think the benefits ever outweigh the risks. That said, if there really genuinely is no other option then perhaps... I wouldn't recommend an abortion to anyone, they're bloody awful.


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23 Dec 2008, 10:36 pm

Try Depo-Provera, if you don't mind shots. It's a birth control method administered 4x per year by a gynecologist. It's not usually too expensive and doesn't have more risks than other forms of birth control. I know someone who has been on it for more than a decade with no ill effects. You do, however, need to take calcium to prevent osteoporosis.



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23 Dec 2008, 11:29 pm

Kirska wrote:
My husband can't use condoms.



I am not sure why. They have large condoms for big penises and non-latex condoms for those with a latex allergy.



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23 Dec 2008, 11:31 pm

madam_mim wrote:
Try Depo-Provera, if you don't mind shots. It's a birth control method administered 4x per year by a gynecologist. It's not usually too expensive and doesn't have more risks than other forms of birth control. I know someone who has been on it for more than a decade with no ill effects. You do, however, need to take calcium to prevent osteoporosis.


depo gave me kidney infections and UTI. once every 1-2 months for UTI and once every 6 months for a kidney infection. And racked up a crap load of medical bills.

no thanks.



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24 Dec 2008, 7:15 am

One word of caution, however - female doctor does NOT necessarily equate to understanding this issue of pain.
I am on a combo of heavy-duty painkillers for this issue - The male doctors I had to see are quite happy to prescribe this combo, despite the issues with one of them (opiate, possibility of addiction, potential damage) and started trying to find alternatives (trying different mixes etc. - I'm their guinea-pig!) but the female doctor I had to deal with a couple days ago just said "you don't need that, don't be silly. That drug is for serious pain (why does she think I was prescribed it in the first place...?) and is not needed for that kind of thing".
Thanks to her, I have spent the last few days curled up in agony, unable to do any of the work that I need to do, unable to function at all.
Not exactly what is needed over the xmas holiday (stressful enough as it is.....)
She would not even read the notes, and basically suggested the whole situation was my fault in the first place. I guess the total abscence of eye contact, and the tapping my hand on the desk probably didn't help....
I have also considered full hysterectomy, as the range of options offered to manage the pain seems very limited.
My friend recommends the Depo injection, it works for her.



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25 Dec 2008, 12:50 am

I thought about depo because it's recommended for women with epilepsy (can't remember why atm, besides the pill interfering with a lot of anti-epileptic drugs, but that's not the reason), but it getting rid of my period wasn't ever a guarantee. I heard about spotting.

Granted, the spotting is just blood. It's not an actual period. Still... I don't like surprises.

And I don't like female doctors. I find them deceitful. Really, I don't like doctors at all, but women are worse than men.