Ortho Evra patch

iVillage Member
Registered: 11-02-2006
Ortho Evra patch
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Thu, 11-02-2006 - 9:00am

Hi

I'm new here and I don't know if this has ever been mentioned, but I'm currently using the Ortho Evra birth control patch and I've had no problems with it. I've been using it for two years and I like it better than the pill. The only thing that bothers me is all this controversy over the patch. It seems like no one else out there likes being on the patch, so I was wondering how you all felt about it. I seem to only hear the negative stuff and never the positive. Am I the only one who likes it?

iVillage Member
Registered: 04-18-2003
Thu, 11-02-2006 - 12:07pm

Hi! You are not alone. You will notice that more people post on message boards about problems than about things going well. That said, I loved the patch. I stopped using it to get pregnant and was pregnant the first cycle off the patch. I’d be using it now if I weren’t breastfeeding my 6 month old son. The patch has lots of estrogen (in my opinion), and estrogen is a no-no when breastfeeding.

So, you are not alone we are a party of two at least. I’m glad you found a birth control method that you like.

Holly

Holly