My one friend who has tried a cervical cap didn't like it at all. It had a tendency to move and slip. She kept getting yeast infections from it too, not sure if it was the cap or the spermicide or what. She was using it right, but I don't know if she had a funky cervix or her partner was large and kept bumping it or what. That's the only experience I somewhat have with them.
Have you thought about Mirena? It's only progesterone, no estrogen (which is often the culprit for a lot of ill effects people get on the pill) and it's delivered locally to the uterus, so not as much is flowing through the blood. HBC pills have to go through the blood.
I'm really sensitive to drugs usually, though I've never been on HBC pills before, always been too afraid of them. I have the Mirena and there's no negative side effects whatsoever. Obviously everybody is different, but it might be worth a try, especially if you can get insurance to cover it or get one for low cost/free from a special program or clinic.
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Date: 2012-09-21 02:31 am (UTC)Have you thought about Mirena? It's only progesterone, no estrogen (which is often the culprit for a lot of ill effects people get on the pill) and it's delivered locally to the uterus, so not as much is flowing through the blood. HBC pills have to go through the blood.
I'm really sensitive to drugs usually, though I've never been on HBC pills before, always been too afraid of them. I have the Mirena and there's no negative side effects whatsoever. Obviously everybody is different, but it might be worth a try, especially if you can get insurance to cover it or get one for low cost/free from a special program or clinic.