herbal birth control and infertility

[eatmyveggies.livejournal.com]

anyone had luck with using herbs or herbal supplements as a form of birth control?

i just got the depo provera shot a few months ago, which i seriously regret.  i was in the process of trying to lose weight which was going smoothly, but post-shot i gained the weight all back plus more.  i've also felt pretty lackluster and unambitious, and my sex drive is totally DEAD.  i can't even orgasm.  so basically, i would never get the shot again and i'd like to find birth control options that wouldn't affect me so much hormonally.

also, i'm interested in sterilization.  i don't want to have kids, but i'm not sure that a doctor would perform an infertility procedure on a single, childless woman under 25.  any experience with that?

Comments

[jennifer0246.livejournal.com]

I'd be afraid of herbal things or things not researched and approved by the FDA simply because it's a Big Deal if it fails.

My recommendation is to look into nuvaring (as you say pills were OK but you didnt remember them), look into IUDs, with the ultimate goal of finding a doc who'll do sterilization for you. It might take time but many women find that the ring or IUDs are good stopgaps until you can find that magic doc. I think sterilizationqanda has a directory of providers, maybe. And I hope I got that comm link right!

Good luck!

[jennifer0246.livejournal.com]

damn, it's sterilizationqa

[frolicnaked.livejournal.com]

It might take time but many women find that the ring or IUDs are good stopgaps until you can find that magic doc.

Very much agreed.

OP, I'm 25, single, and childless. I've been actively seeking a doc who will sterilize me since I was 21 or 22, and it's just not happening.

However, I did find health care providers who were more than willing to prescribe Nuva Ring -- which is kind of nice 'cause you only have to remember it once a month -- and IUDs -- which last 5 or 10 years depending on the type. It still wasn't exactly what I wanted, but those options were definitely a step in the right direction.