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| Wed, 06-16-2004 - 12:12pm |
I have been on 4 different pills in the past 2 1/2 years. I am a wreck. I am a basketcase. Especially when I ovulate. I cry over EVERY little thing. With every pill I have experienced low sex drive and I used to have a very healthy and compatible (to my b/f) sex drive. I enjoy sex and can get into it, but I just don't initiate it anymore. I started out on microgestin and then to Alesse where I developed an ovarian cyst that I didn't know I had and it burst and I thought I was going to die so my doctor switched my pill to Lo/Ovral which is what I am on now. I just want to be me again. I have been looking into other form of birth control. I feel wary of the patch and the depo shot cause weight gain from what I have been hearing and I don't want that. I need some advice. My boyfriend and I talk about it all the time and I am driving him crazy, but hopefully not driving him away...*sighs* This will be our 3 year "anniversary" on the 29th and we have been dealing with this for that long. I'd really appreciate any advice.
Thanks,
Rachel

Hold on a minute! Just step back and take a deep breath. If you are on Lo/Ovral and have been taking your pills correctly then you shouldn’t be ovulating. Combined (estrogen/progestin) pills prevent ovulation as their primary method of contraception so there is very little likelihood that you have been ovulating.
Reduced libido is a common side effect of hormonal contraceptives. After I was on OTC for 2 years mine disappeared and for a year, until I read an article about the side effects of the pill, I wondered what happened. When I stopped taking OCs my libido quickly returned, with a vengeance! :) I now use a cervical cap as my primary method and a diaphragm for flow control and contraception during menses and am very pleased with how well they work for me! A D or C can be as effective as condoms with none of the interruption that condoms cause. If you think you might be interested in a diaphragm or cap look at the information in the FAQs on the Board homepage at: http://pages.ivillage.com/cl-judie_rae/id1.html
Have you considered an IUD? They are very effective and, depending on the one used, can last from 5 to 10 years. See: Mirena http://www.mirena-us.com/ which releases a tiny bit of progestin for 5 years Or ParaGard: http://www.paragardiud.com/ The copper-T with no hormones, just copper, that lasts for about 10 years. I hope you find an effective method that works well for you.
Good luck,
Jill
I felt SO much better off the BCP emotionally and physically that I would hate to go back.
I hope you find something that is right for you.
Any idea as to the reasoning for that? From what I understood I thought it had something to do with the cervix size? Or did I misunderstand?
1. If you haven't had children your uterus is smaller and more likely to expell the IUD.
2. It is a little more painful to insert since your cervix has never been opened.
3. I have read that it is also something that is unique to the US, IUDs marketed outside the US don't usually have the same limits on use.
I had no trouble getting an IUD without having a child.
Good Luck.
I am living in Finland and I was told here in Finland that they don't like to give women who haven't had a pregnancy. Although, because I have had an abortion, the lady said that it might work for me to have an IUD..
I am happy with trying the Nuvaring for now.. if I don't like this at some point, then I will go back and try the IUD.
BTW, thanx for your reply!