birth control

Hello! First timer of BC here. About 1,5 months ago I started taking yazmin-28, I haven't had much side effects aside from breast growth, my size has gone from a C-cup to a DD/E-cup within this time. Aside from it feeling uncomfortable and a bit painful it's not too bad, but I cannot use my...

My husband and I are considering for me to get paragard. I have taken the combined bc pill since June 2022 with little issue aside from large mood alteration. Not a big deal though, I'm handling that all fine. In about january, I started spotting randomly. I've n e v e r spotted, or hard...

Personal background: I’ve been on Junel fe 1/20 for 7ish years (I did try the IUD for about 6 months but had 2 expulsions). I loved my experience on the pill, however, around year 5 I started to develop extreme vaginal dryness, and pH issues. I thought it was my new normal and I completely...

Long read: Okay so boom … beginning of last month I left a 5 yr dv relationship with my 1yr old sons father , you’ll see how that correlates in the end . 😵‍💫 Well I go to get my first iud ever on the 26th of last month . Didn’t really want (bc )at first because I was just refraining from sex...

Hello, I hope I chose the right flair, sorry if I didn't! My blood test results have come back 'borderline' and my Dr has recommended I try the Yasmin combined pill. I am a cisgendered woman with a family history of PCOS, though I'd need an ultrasound to confirm PCOS, I have acne in my 30s...

I have an appointment to see my doctor today and have always been against the idea of birth control; no offense to anyone on it but I don’t like the idea of a pill regulating my cycle and the hormones aren’t always good for someone who has a mental illness such as depression like I do. I am at...

Hi all, I’ve been taking Noriday 350 micrograms for around 8 years (I’m 24) due to insanely heavy and debilitating periods. Noriday stopped my periods for a while which was great, but for some reason it’s stopped working? This did also happen a few years ago, and I was told by a doctor to...

Went to the Ob/Gyn this morning to get my Paragard taken out. An arm broke off upon removal (surprise, surprise!). My doctor tried to grab the arm but I was covered in sweat and hurting so she said she’d prefer to try a hysteroscopy with general anesthesia for me. I got home and started...

Hi, i have drank some stomach tea for last three days. I have just read that licorice root can interfiere with birth Control. Im on Nuvaring. I checked the amount of licorice - its says its 0,2 g im daily portion. So i consumed a little less than1g in three days. Should i be worried? Honestly i...

I usally take my pill at 7am excatly or within a 10 minute window but 2 days ago I forgot n took it Afterschool around 330(I walk home) so I took it late n today I had unprotected sex 2 times n completely forgot about the pill should I take plan b or just wait n take test ??

So.. I got my copper coil inserted just over a month ago, I still have my (expired) implant in because they're not doing removals ATM because of COVID. I've had a normal period in the week following my insertion, and had 1 day of random bleeding about 10days before my cycle was due but I'm now...

Hi I'm just curious if anyone else has had this issue w/ their copper IUD? I was on the pill from like 15-21 and then decided the pill was negatively affecting my mental health and it felt nice to live life without hormonal BC esp. during the pandemic and after a devistating loss in my life...

Long story short- I’ve struggled with BC since I couldn’t get what BC worked well for me anymore back in 2021 … my Dr put me on a sample of nextstellis and I started cramping so bad to where I couldn’t move and passing almost lemon sized blood clots. I took myself off cold turkey and have said I...

A few friends and I have found over the past few years of traveling or moving to another country, that getting different kinds of care for our vaginas is way more complicated (or not as complicated) as we originally thought. For e.g. one friend needs birth control pills to manage cysts, and...

Hey sooo I got my iud inserted Feb 23. Went as you’d expect, hurt but I was numbed and honestly it was more uncomfortable than anything. The cramps after had me in bed the rest of the day but ever since I’ve had consistent cramping. They strike randomly and are worse some days than others. The...

Hello! I need help lang. I was diagnosed with PCOS last Nov. 2023. My OB prescribed me with Althea pills (for contraception use too). I've been using the pill for 6 months na and I never missed a pill. Naging regular din ako and my period comes like clockwork since then. Sa pill intake naman...

I’m very proud to say I’ve had my Nexplanon for 8 months, and I love it. To start with, I really like the card they give you that tells you when it has to be taken out. It makes me feel empowered knowing that I won’t have to worry about pregnancy in the next 3 years. And I, thankfully, have...

Good evening, I am a medical student doing a data project on predicting adverse events related to oral contraceptive use given known and unknown risk factors. The team needs data to create an accurate model to weigh the risk and benefits of OCs in case alternative methods such as an IUD is...

So I started Slynd 9 days ago and experienced the headaches and dehydration immediately but have been able to combat that with additional water intake and ibuprofen but then I started my period 3 days ago (early) and have been dealing with these super crazy muscle spasms in my right hand and arm...

Okay so, this might be long winded but I’ll try my best to keep it short, but I really need your help / opinions. A week before I was predicted to ovulate, my boyfriend and I went unprotected. Then the same thing happened three days before I was to ovulate. I took two generic brand birth...