Make my patch stick!!!

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Registered: 03-31-2004
Make my patch stick!!!
2
Mon, 05-21-2007 - 1:34pm

Hey ladies,

I've been on the patch for almost 2 years now and generally love it. In this time I've lived in no less than three different apartments and never had an issue, I'm going back to school in the fall so I've moved in with my parents for the summer - despite the fact that I'm not doing anything different, thier showers must be different because after 2 years of never losing a patch, they will not stay on! My change day is on Saturday, and it's usually half off by Monday.

I'm not sexually active right now, I just keep it to regulate my periods, so I'm considering just going off of it until I move out in September (takes at least 3 weeks to get a non-emergency appt with my Dr, and I really like this method so I'm not really thinking about that) ... unless anyone has a better suggestion on how to make this work?

Thanks for any input or insight,

Laura

iVillage Member
Registered: 12-30-2003
Mon, 05-21-2007 - 2:18pm

Hi laura_girl, welcome!


      Jill

    

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Registered: 03-19-2003
Mon, 05-21-2007 - 10:02pm

You might consider when you're showering compared with when you're putting your patch on.

Judie Cl for Birth Control