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The Patch
| Sat, 05-19-2007 - 4:06am |
I'm considering going on "the patch." It seems to be the least intrusive BC method. Are there any of you who have experienced problems with it? Lastly, for those who have also used other BC methods, how do you rate "the patch" by comparison?
Thanks!
Thanks!

Hi speedo_mermaid, welcome!
Jill
I was on the patch for a year. It was ok.
Pros: Didn't have to remember to take a pill every night.
Cons: Not very attractive; the edge would get all linty and gross after the first 8 hours of wearing it. Sometimes it would fall off so I'd have to cut into the next month's supply in order to replace it. Heavier, longer periods.
My dr said that the heavier longer periods had to do with the fact that the patch delivers a stronger dose of hormones than the pill. So I went off it, took the pill for another 2 years and now have a paraguard.
Thanks so much for pointing me in the right direction! It's so nice to have a place like this where a gal can get some big sisterly advice.
Hi again hon,
>>I'm not concerned about the higher amount of hormones in the patch because unlike the pill it is abosrbed directly into the body without being processed through the liver.<<
Jill
Thanks!
It is both!