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vaginapagina2006-05-10 11:51 am
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non-hormonal contraceptives
I have been on "the pill" for about a year now. One of the first things I noticed was immediate weight gain. When I mentioned this to the nurses at Family Planning (where I get my contraceptives), they looked shocked and told me that it wasn't possible to gain weight from being on the birth control pill. So I, being the trusting young girl I am, continued to cut back on the foods I enjoy most, exercise, et cetera - and still retained the 20/25 pounds I gained.
Second of all, I am... how shall we say this?... a complete, erm, bitch during my cycle. Before the pill, I had an irregular cycle and only menstruated 3/4 times a year. Birth control made my cycle regular, but I seem to get really unstable during my period. I get depressed, angry, irritable; my poor boyfriend doesn't know what to do. He told me to go off the pill, and we'd just use condoms. I don't want to do that, because we didn't use condoms regularly before I went on birth control. (I figure it's better to be unhappy than having to deal with an unplanned pregnancy at this point during my life.)
I've been researching non-hormonal contraceptives, and a couple of my friends suggested the IUD. The IUD sounded perfect - no hormones, leave it in for a year, nothing to insert immediately before sex, I don't have to remember to take a pill, et cetera! When I called Family Planning, they firmly told me that there was no way they would insert an IUD in a woman who hadn't had a full term pregnancy. They suggested the diaphragm.
I don't know about the diaphragm. It's technically a barrier method, right? But all the spermicide, having to insert it right before sex... gosh, it just sounds like a lot of trouble.
I'd still prefer the IUD, but if my gyno refuses, what are my options? I don't want another hormonal birth control, and condoms frankly aren't a good option.
Any advice?
Second of all, I am... how shall we say this?... a complete, erm, bitch during my cycle. Before the pill, I had an irregular cycle and only menstruated 3/4 times a year. Birth control made my cycle regular, but I seem to get really unstable during my period. I get depressed, angry, irritable; my poor boyfriend doesn't know what to do. He told me to go off the pill, and we'd just use condoms. I don't want to do that, because we didn't use condoms regularly before I went on birth control. (I figure it's better to be unhappy than having to deal with an unplanned pregnancy at this point during my life.)
I've been researching non-hormonal contraceptives, and a couple of my friends suggested the IUD. The IUD sounded perfect - no hormones, leave it in for a year, nothing to insert immediately before sex, I don't have to remember to take a pill, et cetera! When I called Family Planning, they firmly told me that there was no way they would insert an IUD in a woman who hadn't had a full term pregnancy. They suggested the diaphragm.
I don't know about the diaphragm. It's technically a barrier method, right? But all the spermicide, having to insert it right before sex... gosh, it just sounds like a lot of trouble.
I'd still prefer the IUD, but if my gyno refuses, what are my options? I don't want another hormonal birth control, and condoms frankly aren't a good option.
Any advice?