experience

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

So I’m usually on the combination pill, but for that week when I don’t have my period I’m always scared to have sex afterwards when I continue the birth control. I don’t trust that it immediately starts back up after my period like they say lol. Anyways, I took a plan b, got my period a little...

i (20F l) want to come off bc it messes w my eye sight, add is worse, hair thinning. my bf love to have sex. i’m biggest anxiety is pregnancy. i’m young and not in a place in my life for a baby neither is my bf. for those who came off bc and went all natural and no hormones how did you proceed...

can anyone tell me how the procedure was? I’ve had nexplanon for 6 years so I’ll also have that removed the same day. I’m a bit nervous. I’ve never had children either.

Hello! I’m 20 years old and my doctor recently prescribed me Marvelon 28 particularly for back acne. I’m curious if anyone has been on this birth control long term and what your experience with it was? I’m particularly concerned with if it causes weight gain and/or increased acne! Thanks!

Hey 😊 I am new at using Evra contraceptive patch and it is my first bc ever. On some sites on internet i found that vitamin C can make patch less effective? Is that true? I have weak immunity and I should drink vitamin C, but I'm afraid that it could affect the effectiveness of the patch… Also...

My friend just went to hospital to get Skyla inserted. She was sedated and intubated. Afterwards, they told her that they did a D&C in order to "clear out space in her uterus" (the nurses words). I have never heard of this, ever. Has anyone ever heard of a D&C being performed prior to IUD...

I have been on 3 different types of BC pill. Lo Loestrin Fe - this one didn’t work out because I would spot in the middle of every month, this went on for 6 months before I changed pills. Enskyce - this one was the worst. I was severely depressed and N E V E R in the mood. Mono-linyah- my...

UPDATE: I did in fact end up getting my period!! For anyone else who finds themselves in a similar position as me! Happy sex-ing with your IUDs lmaoo Hi all, so I am a little stressed but also trying to stay calm knowing IUDs are highly effective. To back up, I last had my period the first...

So for backstory, please read all of this: I got the Mirena IUD inserted January 2020. Had no complications or side effects from it. I went last year to get the strings checked and then again this month to get the strings checked because I am SO PARANOID ITS GOING TO MOVE AND NOT BE EFFECTIVE...

Alright y’all I have a question that may or may not even be able to be answered. My last actual period started 3 weeks ago (7/23). I got to see my bf for the first time in 4 months and just out luck, the condom broke. So I took a Plan B less than 48 hours after the incident about 2.5 weeks ago...

I just got my copper IUD (Mona Lisa N) inserted like 3 days ago. The insertion was pretty weird and painful. It was a type of feeling/pain that I had never experienced before but was super super quick like about two minutes. I had cramping for the rest of the day that felt like period cramps and...

I got put on the implant immediately after I had an abortion and I haven’t had one day in the whole 8 months I’ve been on it were I haven’t bled. I had a blood test taken yesterday I have to wait a week for the results but I’ve bleed everyday for 9 months. My skin is pale, my nails are white and...

I made my appointment to get an IUD again and this time around i will be requesting some numbing agents because that first insertion was TRAUMATIC. lol. even if the pain doesn’t fully go away, i’ll take any relief i can take. The first time around it was kyleena and now it will be paraguard! If...

My bf and I had an unprotected sex on 12/12/2023. I believe my I wasn’t ovulating and not my fertile window as well. I usually take a birth control but we were away for a few months and stopped taking the pill. Took it right after we were done doing the deed. Now, my cycle is usually regular...

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...