birth control

Okay y'all. Super long post ahead, but hopefully helpful for those looking for answers and commonalities. I had previously been on the birth control pills (the combination estrogen + progestin; called Sprintec) for around 4 years, but recently started noticing high blood pressure. Not super...

hi guys. me and my gf usually have protected sex w a condom but one day we said f it and went raw. She’s on birth control and hasn’t missed a dose in the past 2 years and takes it in between 9-11pm everyday. when we were doing it i pulled out early and didn’t nut and nothing came out so we...

Hi Disclaimer: I know no one is a doctor I just would like some advice on other people experiences I got nexplanon about three weeks ago and it was all fine until about 10 days ago when I have been having the worst panic attacks and anxiety and just really low mood. I have already suffered in...

My boyfriend and I are always safe. My mother won’t let me be on birth control so we always make sure to use condoms and inspect the condoms when we’re done. 7 days ago we noticed the condom was leaking and there was a tiny tear. I took plan be within 6 hours. On the 5 or 6 day I started to...

Hi Everyone, I've been on Depo-Provera since December 2022, and for several reasons, I recently haven't been happy with it. I mainly got it because my GP told me it would stop my period but it hasn't! This is the only Birth Control I've had so I don't know a lot about the others, Is there...

Previous post about my birth control side effects I got the Nexplanon inserted 2 months ago and haven’t stopped bleeding since. My libido was non-existent, and my nether regions were like a desert. I read another post saying they found relief from similar symptoms by taking probiotics, so I...

I have a friend who is early 30’s f (I’ll call her A) who has partial custody of her niece 15f (I’ll call her N.) A is a very wonderful person, and has had partial custody of her 4 nieces/nephews for a few years now, and involved for their whole lives because they have a complicated home life. N...

Hello all! I’m a 22 yr old who has gone on and off nuva ring since I was about 16. I’ve used it consistently for the once a month replacement method (rather than taking it out for four or seven days) for about a year now. I’m experiencing side effects that range from definitely the ring (cramps...

I’ll preface this by saying I have been taking the mini pill correctly for 3 months and use condoms but you still never know. I had sex with person X who I was dating on feb 3rd. I want to have sex with another person Z who I am dating on feb 17. If I take a pregnancy test feb 24 and somehow...

I'm on my 4th pack in chateal eq, skipped my period every single time by not taking the placebos. For a little over a week I've been "breakthrough bleeding" while actively on my peirod. It's heavier than spotting but lighter than my period. Should I be concerned since it's been over a week?

I got the Mirena IUD in summer 2021 and HATE it, I would have already gotten it removed if it weren't for the severe trauma and pain I underwent with the insertion procedure. I don't want to share details but it was extremely traumatic and I wholeheartedly regret my decision to get one. I want...

I’m referencing this. As a disclaimer, I am not a doctor. I am however, a medical professional and a woman on birth control. I have a working knowledge of how birth control works as well as an interest in endocrinology. There is a possibility that I am missing something and I would LOVE to be...

Hi all, I’m new to the group as I have never been on hormonal birth control. I (21F) am semi-sexually active because I have debilitating pregnancy paranoia. I live in a state where abortion is now illegal, which panics me to the core. I am about to make an appointment to start birth control...

I'm not sure if any of you have received the latest update to Minastrin, but it seems to have changed manufacturers and now it also has a flavor. I find it absolutely disgusting (and even though it's chewable, I don't personally chew it and now I basically gag on it because it's so gross.) So...

So I am 16 and I’ve been dating my bf for three months now. I went to the gynecologist today, because we wanted to use a different kind of birth control than condoms. Note that I’ve never seen a gynecologist before. So today I went to the appointment. I talked with my doctor and I said that I...

Original Post: HERE The title is self-explanatory, but I expelled two IUD coils in two weeks. Ended up bleeding constantly, feeling terrible and missing a week of work. I'm in the UK for context, but do have private health insurance through my workplace. So I made the decision to see a...

So I got Nexplanon in June of 2023, I was 395 pounds when I got it so obviously my arm was WAY bigger. Since then I’ve lost 105 pounds, so my arms are mainly loose skin! My Nexplanon is now sitting in the loose skin and is so close to my skin on the outside that I can see the white tip of the...

so I take the combo pill (24 active 4 placebo) and my periods are maybe 3-4 days. I bleed a good bit as well & rarely skip the placebo pills. I also always make sure my partner is wearing protection, and last time I had sex w anyone was maybe a month-ish ago. But it’s always the pill+condom...

So, very uncomfortable posting this already, however I’m (17F) living in New Jersey and I’m looking to get on the pill as a means of having lighter periods and hopefully more regular ones, as mine are eight days of excessive bleeding. However, I’m currently dating someone, and if I were to...

Annoyed. I needed plan b prescribed so I made an appointment with my doctor and she said she couldn’t prescribe it because she’s religious and where she works at is a religious practice and they believe plan b is a way of terminating a life. I wanted to take this plan b as soon as possible and I...