"im on alesse"...well not yet :S

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Registered: 01-30-2007
"im on alesse"...well not yet :S
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Tue, 01-30-2007 - 6:29pm

is anybody else on alesse?

im only 16 and have a precription here to get it....but im scared.

are there side effects, cautions, problmes, anything i should think about before i start?
ive read it can cause weight gain :S

im trying to LOSE weight right now, and this is one of my major issues of NOT going on...
"This medication can cause birth defects" ive read :S and this is a big problem, my bf doesnt want me to go on becuase of it might make me gain weight, i was shocked at this, he knows im trying to lose weight but inside, i think he wasnt me to lose it to, fgor my sake in feeling better of myslef. im not overweight, i couls lose 20-30lbs tho.
there are other side effect tho, like increasing my chance of getting breast cancer.

i just wanna know...is anybody on it? i need to make a decission.

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Registered: 12-30-2003
Tue, 01-30-2007 - 8:14pm

Hi queenchaos16, welcome!


      Jill

    

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Registered: 01-30-2007
Tue, 01-30-2007 - 11:16pm

first, that link was alot of help:)
thanks, ive been reading it and i read "Difficulty wearing contact lenses" in potential risks...i wear contacts, is there a chance this could be a problem?

i also read somewhere there cold be serious risks oif you use it for 5+ years, is this true?

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Registered: 01-30-2007
Tue, 01-30-2007 - 11:24pm

one more thing tho...kind of stupid, but meh.

i told my bf, "well once im on for a month or two, we can have unprotected sex and not have to worry"

being a guy, you would think he would be happy?
apparently not, he still wants to use condoms as well.

so the question is, i CAN have UNprotected sex and not have to worry about getting pregnant, right?