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It was giving me cramps during sex and breaking me out since my blood level is high on androgens and I was on the mirena IUD. I also couldn't feel the string since they cut it too short and I could never know if it was still in place or not. I get very paranoid about this stuff. So I was planning to get on the pill instead but remembered the long term side effects.
Yeah, I think if you use a condom correctly it should be fine. I just don't get how people still get pregnant with a condom... no plan b around?
The times when my husband and I had a condom fail, there was no Plan B. But I didn't get pregnant from those.
Anyhow, you'll have to figure out a long term method, the pill, the Depo shot, the copper IUD, some method that you can live with. Maybe you should ask your gynecologist what she would recommend.
It's not going to do you any good tomorrow, but I suggest a diaphragm. I always hated taking hormonal BC and the diaphragm always worked for me. Couldn't you feel pretty confident with a sponge and a condom until you have something more permanent?
I've not used hormonal birth control in 10yrs, and am uneasy about putting harsh chemicals directly in there, so condoms work just fine for me. Tracking my cycle is (for me) the only and natural way to go. More concerned with protecting myself from germs and diseases... Good luck getting regular again, & I hope things go smoothly as possible!
So you're telling her that for the vast majority of her life, until she's probably 50 or older, except one or two or three periods of a few months each she and her partner should not ahve a sex life? That seems... extreme.
So you're telling her that for the vast majority of her life, until she's probably 50 or older, except one or two or three periods of a few months each she and her partner should not ahve a sex life? That seems... extreme.
I'm guessing she meant until OP has figured out what will work or should work. Everyone is different and I have seen things work for one and fail for another even with due diligence. OP may have a very stressful time waiting to see if this grab something and see if it works fails or not.
If you're charting your cycles (meaning taking your temperature and charting your cervical fluid, not just relying on the calendar!), you could just use condoms during "safe" periods and abstain during "non-safe" periods. In theory, you cannot get pregnant during the safe periods, but if it would devastate you to become pregnant, I wouldn't take the chance of using no birth control at all during that time. The only time a condom break should matter is during the non-safe periods anyway, so if you're abstaining during those days, you are not at risk for becoming pregnant.
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