[ARCHIVED THREAD] - Birth Control (Page 1 of 2)
Posted: 5/24/2010 4:02:17 PM EDT
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Man..figured I would ask her cause my GF will not leave me alone about it. After four long years she is FINALLY going to get on it. Shes having a hard time deciding, what brand is everyones wife/gf/significant other taking? |
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My wife has used lots of different stuff. Her favorite (and mine due to no BC hormones, weight gain, loss of sex drive that we experience with the "pill") has been an IUD. Nothing to forget, doesn't make her moody, and has a success rate that's 10x's better than the pill. The ONLY downside to her IUD, is that the cords took a few months to break in. Other guys here who's GF's/wifes have had IUD's know what I'm talking about...
BTW, our first child was thanks to ortho-tri-cyclin low... |
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My girlfriend and I really like Nuva ring. I've dated another girl who was using that and she liked it too.
Only thing is, you can feel it if they don't take it out (Hard to get off w hen you're rubbing up alongside hard plastic on one side) and my previous girlfriend said it hurt to leave it in during sex––current one says it doesn't hurt, just doesn't feel as good. You can only have it out for up to 3 hours in a 24 hour period. It must be chilled when its' not in use––Like most BC, it needs to be removed once a month for their periods. However, for the most part they have seemed to like it a lot. Edit: I suppose it works, too. No little DarkCharismas. 
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My wife has used lots of different stuff. Her favorite (and mine due to no BC hormones, weight gain, loss of sex drive that we experience with the "pill") has been an IUD. Nothing to forget, doesn't make her moody, and has a success rate that's 10x's better than the pill. The ONLY downside to her IUD, is that the cords took a few months to break in. Other guys here who's GF's/wifes have had IUD's know what I'm talking about... BTW, our first child was thanks to ortho-tri-cyclin low... This. The old-school copper IUD - no hormones, lasts for 10 years, totally worth the slight discomfort of having it put in. |
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Everyone reacts differently. I have been on Orthocyclen (pill) for five years. I just switched the the generic and nothing changed. No side effects other than my boobs got a little bigger. +1 for me! heh.
There's this thing called the Nuva Ring - stay the fuuuuuck away from it. It is incredibly difficult to put in, it DOES come out during sex - the ads LIE - and it puts many women on an emotional roller coaster. I know several girls, myself included, who it was a nightmare for. |
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There's this thing called the Nuva Ring - stay the fuuuuuck away from it. It is incredibly difficult to put in, it DOES come out during sex - the ads LIE - and it puts many women on an emotional roller coaster. I know several girls, myself included, who it was a nightmare for. Really? That's odd. |
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Quoted: Two years with the Nuva ring and no kids yet... *knock on wood* But yeah, listen to bluetick –– have her go talk to a doc. Yup. Doc. But wife was on Nuva ring up until we decided to go for the kid thing. Apparently the effects of it didn't take long to wear off (some BC will have residual effects for a while if you're on it long enough). It works..but a little...awkward...feeling at times. For my wife it had less side effects than others she tried. |
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Everyone reacts differently. I have been on Orthocyclen (pill) for five years. I just switched the the generic and nothing changed. No side effects other than my boobs got a little bigger. +1 for me! heh. There's this thing called the Nuva Ring - stay the fuuuuuck away from it. It is incredibly difficult to put in, it DOES come out during sex - the ads LIE - and it puts many women on an emotional roller coaster. I know several girls, myself included, who it was a nightmare for. |
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Everyone reacts differently. I have been on Orthocyclen (pill) for five years. I just switched the the generic and nothing changed. No side effects other than my boobs got a little bigger. +1 for me! heh. There's this thing called the Nuva Ring - stay the fuuuuuck away from it. It is incredibly difficult to put in, it DOES come out during sex - the ads LIE - and it puts many women on an emotional roller coaster. I know several girls, myself included, who it was a nightmare for. The low-dose version of that pill is great. Never really noticed a change in mood with it. But NuvaRing... OMG. I was pissed off all the time for no good reason - for one, I was put on it after having twins, so I wasn't sleeping more than 4 hours a night as it was. And on top of it the hormones in it just didn't sit right with me. For some strange reason it's really a love-hate deal, it seems. Some women swear by it, and to others it's the devil. It's as if there's no in between. |
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http://familydoctor.org/online/famdocen/home/women/contraceptive/016.html A little light reading for ya. Go nuts (heh heh). |
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Quoted: pull out  Doesn't work... number 3 was conceived that way... ;) FWIW, we've tried all kinds of stuff... Depo Provera, Mirena, couple different pills, condoms, etc.... they all suck and have downsides such as weight gain, mood swings, killing her sex drive, latex allergies, allergies to the spermicide, etc... We've finally decided to just say to heck with it and we'll take them as they come. We've got 5 so far and I wouldn't trade any of them for the world. They're all unique, are a blast to talk to/be with, play with (Caleb can't talk any yet... only 10 months old), and it still amazes me that we went years trying to keep from having them. Yeah, they're work, and lots of it, but there is NOTHING like having your kids run up to you before they go to bed, hug your neck, and say "goodnight Dad, I love you." |
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One girl was on the nuva ring. I agree with the feeling it thing. Kinda like a ring off a milk jug being up in your happy place Another girl was on the shot. The girl on the shot had her period for 2 days every three months.
All the rest have been on the pill and its a wonder that I'm not a dad at 33. My advice is if you don't want to be a daddy man up and wrap it. I count my lucky stars when it think about the different crazy I have been in and I have been lucky to not have any children cause of it. If you aren't ready for kids have her get on BC and then wrap it for your saftey. Bottom line, sex with a condom still feels better then sex with your fist |
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Have her talk to a damn doctor, not a bunch of basement-dwelling troglodytes
Some of the side effects that are mentioned (in a rapid, hushed voice) for things like Nuvaring et al sound pretty damn horrendous and make me think I would never ask my woman to consider them. But I'm not a doctor so I'm not going to make a recommendation. Get a real doctor for that. And, find out who all the 'friends' are who are pushing Nuvaring. I'll bet 5 boxes of ammo that at least half of them are facebook friends who she has never met in person. These things mess with hormones. Hormones affect a lot of things, from ovulation to breast cancer, to mood, to who knows what. 'Convenience' is part of the equation, but it's played up a lot in ads, while the potentially fatal side effects are played down. I meant 'fatal' when I said 'fatal'. Look into it. |
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Quoted: Quoted: My wife has used lots of different stuff. Her favorite (and mine due to no BC hormones, weight gain, loss of sex drive that we experience with the "pill") has been an IUD. Nothing to forget, doesn't make her moody, and has a success rate that's 10x's better than the pill. The ONLY downside to her IUD, is that the cords took a few months to break in. Other guys here who's GF's/wifes have had IUD's know what I'm talking about... BTW, our first child was thanks to ortho-tri-cyclin low... This. The old-school copper IUD - no hormones, lasts for 10 years, totally worth the slight discomfort of having it put in. +1 |
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Quoted: Quoted: There's this thing called the Nuva Ring - stay the fuuuuuck away from it. It is incredibly difficult to put in, it DOES come out during sex - the ads LIE - and it puts many women on an emotional roller coaster. I know several girls, myself included, who it was a nightmare for. Really? That's odd. It didn't alter my moods any, but whenever I would put it back in, I would feel sick for a few minutes. The sickness and the constant having to take it out and put it back in kinda changed my mind about it. It is a pain in the ass. I take the pill. Femcom to be exact. I got to where the normal 20mg dosage wasn't working for me, so my doc put me on a higher dosage. I guess being on the pill for 15+ years will change how your body responds to it. |