birth control

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...