Hey ladies

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Registered: 02-06-2006
Hey ladies
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Wed, 07-19-2006 - 10:40am
I recently married and don't kno what to use as bc... I'm 19 and when I was 16 I used the patch for a year and the pills for a little more then a year. I was not sexually active and I used them to regulate my period. Now I'm married and I don't kno what to use. The patch was good for me but many of you might already know that it's not being percribed anymore. The pill well it gets me bloated and I gain 10 and then some. I don't like the pill.... Now I'm thinking I've never had children and plan on not having children till 10 yrs from now. My husband is in the military and well it's a career for him, he plans on completing 20 years so far he has 5 years in. His constantly deploying and well I've been thinking about the depo shot. and maybe that will work for me before he comes back from Iraq. Can anyone give advice of good bc?
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Registered: 12-30-2003
Wed, 07-19-2006 - 3:47pm

Hi estelita_simperfi, welcome!


      Jill

    

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Registered: 07-03-2006
Wed, 07-19-2006 - 5:00pm
Personal experience on the shot says avoid it. I gained 20 Ibs on the shot which I have never fully lost, and after about a year on it I started getting headaches daily, which went away after stoping the shot.
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Registered: 08-12-2002
Wed, 07-19-2006 - 5:04pm

When you tried the pill, which one did you try?

 


 


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Registered: 07-04-2003
Fri, 07-21-2006 - 5:40am

I had the depro shot once and NEVER again will I get it. I didn't gain weight, but I was horribly moody, got headaches (which I never do), spotted enough to be annoying but not enough to really use anything.

It was the worst of all the birth control options I've ever tried.

I've also taken several different types of pills over the years, some were better and some were worse in the side effects taht I had.

Right now Iam using the Nuvaring and I love it. It is easy to use and I've had the least amount of side effects from the hormones.

I hope you find something that you like and that works for you!


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