(( VaginaPagina ))

if i were you -- and i'm clearly not, so take it with a grain of salt -- i would look into an IUD. they are good for 5-10 years depending on which one you get, and as good a birth control option as getting your tubes tied without actually having that operation.

that said, i don't believe that losing your ability to reproduce makes you less of a woman... there are plenty of childless, childfree and infertile women out there.