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hey chicks
I'm just about to go back on the pill as without it I feel like a stressed teenager. so is it just me - does the pill have a placebo effect on moods, or does it really help with "female problems"?
hey chicks
I'm just about to go back on the pill as without it I feel like a stressed teenager. so is it just me - does the pill have a placebo effect on moods, or does it really help with "female problems"?
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I got the implant it's sent my moods all over the place turns me skits alot of the time docs had to prescribe me anti depressants to calm me down! helped with the pain thou i must say.......... but then again i ain't had periods for god knows how long now but the added bonus is that u don't have to remember to take a pill or get a jab ever so often lol!
I got the implant it's sent my moods all over the place turns me skits alot of the time docs had to prescribe me anti depressants to calm me down! helped with the pain thou i must say.......... but then again i ain't had periods for god knows how long now but the added bonus is that u don't have to remember to take a pill or get a jab ever so often lol!
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joe i've live with my mum and sis since i was 7 so been surrounded by nothing but periods for 14 years. only thing about them that bothers me is constantly having to go get my razor back out of the garden because my sis insists on throwing it out the window so she can have her tampons on the windowledge.
still straight tho
joe i've live with my mum and sis since i was 7 so been surrounded by nothing but periods for 14 years. only thing about them that bothers me is constantly having to go get my razor back out of the garden because my sis insists on throwing it out the window so she can have her tampons on the windowledge.
still straight tho
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Yes it's true that the pill slightly increases your risk of breast cancer, but it also reduces your risk of cervical cancer.
More information on the pill
This page has loads of great information on all things contraception, guys and girls should both read it.
I used to be on the pill, it really helped with my painful irregular periods but it also made me feel ill for the first three months of being on it. I think it made i small difference to PMT. If you take monophasic pills it means you don't experience the same drop in hormones that you normally do, meaning less PMT. (unfortunately it also gave me thrush).
And I don't know if I could ever trust a man to take the pill, I would never trust a new boyfriend if he said he was on it, (also read Skully's comment on STIs), and even if it was someone you trust, what happens if he forogt one. Its the fact you lose the control over it.
Yes it's true that the pill slightly increases your risk of breast cancer, but it also reduces your risk of cervical cancer.
More information on the pill
This page has loads of great information on all things contraception, guys and girls should both read it.
I used to be on the pill, it really helped with my painful irregular periods but it also made me feel ill for the first three months of being on it. I think it made i small difference to PMT. If you take monophasic pills it means you don't experience the same drop in hormones that you normally do, meaning less PMT. (unfortunately it also gave me thrush).
And I don't know if I could ever trust a man to take the pill, I would never trust a new boyfriend if he said he was on it, (also read Skully's comment on STIs), and even if it was someone you trust, what happens if he forogt one. Its the fact you lose the control over it.
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Murf: IUD is NOT only for women who have had children. It can be used by women who have never been pregnant.
I get aches all the way from just below my belly button, right down to just above my knees. I have no idea why my thighs should suffer too
Anyone else get that?
I got put on a vit. B suppliment (can't remember if it was B6 or B12), which helped a little, but you shouldn't take it for more than a few months. Cutting down on starchy food before your period if you usually eat a lot of it can make an amazing amount of difference. (If you don't believe me, try eating starchy for a month and be ready to wince!)
Murf: IUD is NOT only for women who have had children. It can be used by women who have never been pregnant.
I get aches all the way from just below my belly button, right down to just above my knees. I have no idea why my thighs should suffer too
Anyone else get that?I got put on a vit. B suppliment (can't remember if it was B6 or B12), which helped a little, but you shouldn't take it for more than a few months. Cutting down on starchy food before your period if you usually eat a lot of it can make an amazing amount of difference. (If you don't believe me, try eating starchy for a month and be ready to wince!)
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yup... I deffinately get the weak akey legs thing aswell...
(and lower back owchie! and owww my overies! and all the tummy owwies)
one time I was putting on my stilts... and my legs were shaking ... was not good... really should have been in bed
hmmmm this is all really interesting stuff...
...and I say welcome to the guys who care about this stuff 'ey?
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yup... I deffinately get the weak akey legs thing aswell...
(and lower back owchie! and owww my overies! and all the tummy owwies)one time I was putting on my stilts... and my legs were shaking ... was not good... really should have been in bed
hmmmm this is all really interesting stuff...
...and I say welcome to the guys who care about this stuff 'ey?
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Thanks for the suggestion Brit_Joe, I'll see what she says about that. It's just a weird feeling, her lying there and I can't do anything about it. I don't like being that helpless, especially when it's someone I love. Thankfully, it seems pretty random, rather than a constant 4 hours of pain or something.
Pricklyleaf: Why would a guy be less likely to take it regularly? All you need to do is leave it by your razor (i.e. In the garden for $niper
) and take one every day when you shave...
Fair enough for a new BF, because there are some retards out there who would swear blind that they were on the pill if it meant they'd get laid. But if it's long term, then I don't see the problem.
Skully has a good point as well. Using condoms and the pill in conjunction is probably the best for redundancy. Protection vs just about everything.
Thanks for the suggestion Brit_Joe, I'll see what she says about that. It's just a weird feeling, her lying there and I can't do anything about it. I don't like being that helpless, especially when it's someone I love. Thankfully, it seems pretty random, rather than a constant 4 hours of pain or something.
Pricklyleaf: Why would a guy be less likely to take it regularly? All you need to do is leave it by your razor (i.e. In the garden for $niper
) and take one every day when you shave...Fair enough for a new BF, because there are some retards out there who would swear blind that they were on the pill if it meant they'd get laid. But if it's long term, then I don't see the problem.
Skully has a good point as well. Using condoms and the pill in conjunction is probably the best for redundancy. Protection vs just about everything.
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i know... it's really nasty. i once had a 12 day period and i was using super tampons till the last day
taking the pill has almost stopped my period pains. i get a tiny little bit on the odd occasion but thats it...
the only thing about taking it that worries me is that it can make you infertile... or it can be really difficult to conceive for a year afterwards or something like that
i like it that the guys wanna join in... it's nice to know that they give a damn and are affected by our pain rather than the fact that they can't get laid
thanks guys
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Golly. Noone oughta lose that much blood. :is very shocked:
i know... it's really nasty. i once had a 12 day period and i was using super tampons till the last day
taking the pill has almost stopped my period pains. i get a tiny little bit on the odd occasion but thats it...
the only thing about taking it that worries me is that it can make you infertile... or it can be really difficult to conceive for a year afterwards or something like that
i like it that the guys wanna join in... it's nice to know that they give a damn and are affected by our pain rather than the fact that they can't get laid
thanks guys THWACK!!!!
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Going on the pill was one of the better things I did; my periods a lighter, less painful, I know exactly, to the hour, when they're going to come on, because my pill (yasmin) is monophasic I can make my cycle longer than normal if I'm on fieldwork, though I choose to have a period as reasurrance that I'm not pregnant.
Plus Yasmin has a mild diuretic effect which means I don't get pill-related water retention.
While there are reports that there's an increase in breast cancer related to the pil, there's also a decrease in ovarian cancer, you pays your money and takes your choice, and personally I'd prefer to take a risk on the one I can have a go at detecting myself.
The pill isn't suitable for everyone, but if you're thinking about it, go for it, just try a few until your find the one that suits you.
Going on the pill was one of the better things I did; my periods a lighter, less painful, I know exactly, to the hour, when they're going to come on, because my pill (yasmin) is monophasic I can make my cycle longer than normal if I'm on fieldwork, though I choose to have a period as reasurrance that I'm not pregnant.
Plus Yasmin has a mild diuretic effect which means I don't get pill-related water retention.
While there are reports that there's an increase in breast cancer related to the pil, there's also a decrease in ovarian cancer, you pays your money and takes your choice, and personally I'd prefer to take a risk on the one I can have a go at detecting myself.
The pill isn't suitable for everyone, but if you're thinking about it, go for it, just try a few until your find the one that suits you.
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Reading this i think i must be extremely lucky. I can't even remember what a period is like having being on the injection for 5+ years. I have no periods (thank the lord! even if you paid me i wouldn't have them back), no pain, no side effects and feel great. I have no hassle remembering to go get my jab as i book my next appointment straight away and have a reminder on my work email. The doctors is at the end of my road so getting there is no probs.
to all the girls that do suffer, and do have problems.
Reading this i think i must be extremely lucky. I can't even remember what a period is like having being on the injection for 5+ years. I have no periods (thank the lord! even if you paid me i wouldn't have them back), no pain, no side effects and feel great. I have no hassle remembering to go get my jab as i book my next appointment straight away and have a reminder on my work email. The doctors is at the end of my road so getting there is no probs.
to all the girls that do suffer, and do have problems. Gayle.....!
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Oh and i did forget the combo pill did give me a major DVY at the ripe age of 19 that took 2 hospitals and 4 docs to diagnose! by the time they found it i was apparently a couple of days from dying as it had broken up so bad!
The bonus was that it was the biggest northants general had ever seen! and that was told to me by the x-ray bloke that had worked in that department for over 40 years!
well i now find it amusing but the pain was excrusiating at the time!
Oh and i did forget the combo pill did give me a major DVY at the ripe age of 19 that took 2 hospitals and 4 docs to diagnose! by the time they found it i was apparently a couple of days from dying as it had broken up so bad!
The bonus was that it was the biggest northants general had ever seen! and that was told to me by the x-ray bloke that had worked in that department for over 40 years!
well i now find it amusing but the pain was excrusiating at the time! I was gonna conquer the world but got distracted by something shiny!
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i'm on the triphasic (?) pill because my monophasic pill starting messing me up pretty bad...i'd been on it for three years with no problems when suddenly i was bleeding for the three weeks i took the pill and then stopping when i had my break. i started suffering from severe anxiety with these bizarre hallucination things (i'd be doing something eg riding on the back of my boyfriends bike and all of a sudden i'd see us skidding out and dying, really vividly), my usual paranoia was getting worse, i had pain in my chest, arms and legs...it wasnt fun.
so i went to a doctor...she hardly listened to anything i said and prescribed me the new pill without really seeming that bothered. didnt take my blood pressure. didnt ask for a history.
however, with the new pill my cramps and PMT have returned (neither of which are pretty) and my periods are heavier. most of the other stuff went away straight after i changed, but i've had a couple of spells of pain and weird head things. has anyone else had these, especially the hallucination type things? they're pretty scary.
i'm on the triphasic (?) pill because my monophasic pill starting messing me up pretty bad...i'd been on it for three years with no problems when suddenly i was bleeding for the three weeks i took the pill and then stopping when i had my break. i started suffering from severe anxiety with these bizarre hallucination things (i'd be doing something eg riding on the back of my boyfriends bike and all of a sudden i'd see us skidding out and dying, really vividly), my usual paranoia was getting worse, i had pain in my chest, arms and legs...it wasnt fun.
so i went to a doctor...she hardly listened to anything i said and prescribed me the new pill without really seeming that bothered. didnt take my blood pressure. didnt ask for a history.
however, with the new pill my cramps and PMT have returned (neither of which are pretty) and my periods are heavier. most of the other stuff went away straight after i changed, but i've had a couple of spells of pain and weird head things. has anyone else had these, especially the hallucination type things? they're pretty scary.
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and the moral of this thread is to speek to your own GP and get fully checked out, tell them of worries etc and then keep them informed of how they make you feel should you get sucky side effects
and the moral of this thread is to speek to your own GP and get fully checked out, tell them of worries etc and then keep them informed of how they make you feel should you get sucky side effects
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i don't have a specific GP (well i do but he's a he, deaf and old)
i went to see the new lady because i wanted a female doctor...i dont want that one.
i don't have a specific GP (well i do but he's a he, deaf and old)
i went to see the new lady because i wanted a female doctor...i dont want that one.
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GP's are a good thing to have, you could always go to see the practices nurse, they usualy listen a bit better than gp's
GP's are a good thing to have, you could always go to see the practices nurse, they usualy listen a bit better than gp's
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Period pains really are crap
Ditto on the leg thing. Glad it's not just me.
As soon as my blimin period starts, my knees get really bad. I've had operations on both of them and having my period seems to antagonise them. To the point where it's difficult to walk. And stairs - well they're just evil buggars. Oh for a stenna stair lift
At least now my knees only hurt for a few days, as opposed to all the bloody (no pun intended ) time.
Gayle - may think about the injection - seems like a good solution to lots of problems.
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Period pains really are crap
Ditto on the leg thing. Glad it's not just me.
As soon as my blimin period starts, my knees get really bad. I've had operations on both of them and having my period seems to antagonise them. To the point where it's difficult to walk. And stairs - well they're just evil buggars. Oh for a stenna stair lift
At least now my knees only hurt for a few days, as opposed to all the bloody (no pun intended
) time. Gayle - may think about the injection - seems like a good solution to lots of problems.
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although i havent had kids, i have a marina coil, or iud fitted. i have to admit that it was quite painful, but i love it. it last for 5 years and i have no periods or pmt or any side effects, unlike when i was on the pill when i was depressed and was like a phsyco bitch from hell!
although i havent had kids, i have a marina coil, or iud fitted. i have to admit that it was quite painful, but i love it. it last for 5 years and i have no periods or pmt or any side effects, unlike when i was on the pill when i was depressed and was like a phsyco bitch from hell!
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yeah, good GP's are a blessing.... I kind of havn't seen one in ages....
yeah, good GP's are a blessing.... I kind of havn't seen one in ages....
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Nice thread ladies...
This is probably more information than I should be offering on a public forum, but hey, since we're all friends...
I had really irregular periods as a teenager, some lasting three weeks, then nothing for months.
At 18 I was put on mycrogynon (yeush), which I stayed on for about three years. I can't really say how it affected my moods because I was in uni at the time and everything was hectic anyways.
However, I don't think it affected me greatly.
Then I came off that pill and took a break, for a year, when I was 22.
My periods didn't return, so I was sent to a gynacologist who diagnosed me with PCOS (poly-cystic ovarian syndrom - little cysts on your ovaries which means you don't release eggs, have irregular periods and makes it very difficult to lose weight - an increase of testosterone, basically).
Anyways, I was going travelling, so I asked to get back on the pill. After a few tests they decided to put me on Dianette (). It is one of the strongest you can get, a very high oestrogen level which should have counteracted the PCOS.
I was on that pill throughout my travels and up until this May.
Because I was travelling, I didn't really notice any mood shift, because there was too much happening. However, half way through the trip I had my heart broken and became very down. This low ebb returned every few months - massively upsetting attempts at boyfriends - right up until May this year.
I was advised to come off the pill at the end of April (apparently the PCOS cleared up with the weight I lost while travelling) and since then I've been feeling fantastic. Very positive, happier than I have in years (and my libido has returned with a vengeance ).
I haven't had a period since then, so I'll be going back to the doctor soon to see what's happening (also to see if I can go back on the pill - or a substitute)...
Can't say if Dianette really made my moods worse, because I have nothing to measure it against and life circumstances always change, but judging by how I feel now, there's a good chance it was having a negative effect.
I've been really interested reading this thread to see about the alternatives... injections and inserts are always promoted as a less successful option to the pill, but perhaps they might be worth it!
Thanks ladies
PS: Meant to say... maybe because I was on the pill for so long and it became routine, but I never forgot to take it However, the thing I enjoyed most about the pill was knowing (often to within a couple of hours) when my period would arrive. Helped for the planning
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Nice thread ladies...
This is probably more information than I should be offering on a public forum, but hey, since we're all friends...
I had really irregular periods as a teenager, some lasting three weeks, then nothing for months.
At 18 I was put on mycrogynon (yeush), which I stayed on for about three years. I can't really say how it affected my moods because I was in uni at the time and everything was hectic anyways.
However, I don't think it affected me greatly.
Then I came off that pill and took a break, for a year, when I was 22.
My periods didn't return, so I was sent to a gynacologist who diagnosed me with PCOS (poly-cystic ovarian syndrom - little cysts on your ovaries which means you don't release eggs, have irregular periods and makes it very difficult to lose weight - an increase of testosterone, basically).
Anyways, I was going travelling, so I asked to get back on the pill. After a few tests they decided to put me on Dianette (
). It is one of the strongest you can get, a very high oestrogen level which should have counteracted the PCOS.I was on that pill throughout my travels and up until this May.
Because I was travelling, I didn't really notice any mood shift, because there was too much happening. However, half way through the trip I had my heart broken and became very down. This low ebb returned every few months - massively upsetting attempts at boyfriends - right up until May this year.
I was advised to come off the pill at the end of April (apparently the PCOS cleared up with the weight I lost while travelling) and since then I've been feeling fantastic. Very positive, happier than I have in years (and my libido has returned with a vengeance
).I haven't had a period since then, so I'll be going back to the doctor soon to see what's happening (also to see if I can go back on the pill - or a substitute)...
Can't say if Dianette really made my moods worse, because I have nothing to measure it against and life circumstances always change, but judging by how I feel now, there's a good chance it was having a negative effect.
I've been really interested reading this thread to see about the alternatives... injections and inserts are always promoted as a less successful option to the pill, but perhaps they might be worth it!
Thanks ladies
PS: Meant to say... maybe because I was on the pill for so long and it became routine, but I never forgot to take it
However, the thing I enjoyed most about the pill was knowing (often to within a couple of hours) when my period would arrive. Helped for the planning EDITED_BY: Firepoise (1125596310)
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I have the implant because i have endometriosis. Its a condition that i won't describe because its pretty grusome but basically means that i literally cannot walk when i am on. I am in pain from my waist to my knees.
If any of you are having pain in your legs when you are on i would recommend that you look up endometriosis and see if any of it applies to you, if it does, go to your doctor.
I have the implant because i have endometriosis. Its a condition that i won't describe because its pretty grusome but basically means that i literally cannot walk when i am on. I am in pain from my waist to my knees.
If any of you are having pain in your legs when you are on i would recommend that you look up endometriosis and see if any of it applies to you, if it does, go to your doctor.
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firstly...i think all the men should read this thread!!!!!!
secondly....i think it important to remember that everyone's body is different and will respond to different contraception in different ways. Also that it seems people are looking at using contraceptive methods for different reasons. But this sharing of information can be very useful, especially in making us not feel like we are not the only one...arghhhh.
Personally, my experiences of the pill and mini-pill ( can't exactly remember which ones i was on) were not particularly good....and i have 2 children to show for it!!!! although i did always take the pill, i do think it's performance could have been affected by some non-prescription drug taking, and bouts of sickness. It wasn't clever, i know but there were extenuating circumstances which i wont go into now.
I have found tho that a good way to not have periods for a year or so is breastfeeding....and the small chested like me have the added bonus of boobs for a change. Yay
For the last 4 yrs i have used Implanon ( on my second implant now) and it seems to work!! Although i do experience the strangest cycle ever...3 weeks on 3 months off and other randomness, which can be particularly annoying, never knowing when it's going to strike....although i can pretty much guarantee that if i'm going camping it's coming too.
So for convenience i would say it's great not having to take a pill everyday, does leave a little scar tho. Period's are never as heavy (just can be much longer) as they used to be and the pain is nowhere near as bad.
But it is so annoying not having a regular cycle...i keep worrying there may be something wrong, but doctor assures me it's "normal"
But everyone is different, and it's worth shopping around to find something that works well for you.
firstly...i think all the men should read this thread!!!!!!
secondly....i think it important to remember that everyone's body is different and will respond to different contraception in different ways. Also that it seems people are looking at using contraceptive methods for different reasons. But this sharing of information can be very useful, especially in making us not feel like we are not the only one...arghhhh.
Personally, my experiences of the pill and mini-pill ( can't exactly remember which ones i was on) were not particularly good....and i have 2 children to show for it!!!! although i did always take the pill, i do think it's performance could have been affected by some non-prescription drug taking, and bouts of sickness. It wasn't clever, i know but there were extenuating circumstances which i wont go into now.
I have found tho that a good way to not have periods for a year or so is breastfeeding....and the small chested like me have the added bonus of boobs for a change. Yay
For the last 4 yrs i have used Implanon ( on my second implant now) and it seems to work!! Although i do experience the strangest cycle ever...3 weeks on 3 months off and other randomness, which can be particularly annoying, never knowing when it's going to strike....although i can pretty much guarantee that if i'm going camping it's coming too.
So for convenience i would say it's great not having to take a pill everyday, does leave a little scar tho. Period's are never as heavy (just can be much longer) as they used to be and the pain is nowhere near as bad.
But it is so annoying not having a regular cycle...i keep worrying there may be something wrong, but doctor assures me it's "normal"
But everyone is different, and it's worth shopping around to find something that works well for you.
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Posted:
I've not had a period in about 6 months with the implant and i've had it for a year now! is fab except my mood swings! as for that being a more unreliable method that is a bunch of crap it is more reliable than anyother method it's something like 99.9999999999999% effective! for me it is fab as i am useless at remembering pills and what time to take them!
I've not had a period in about 6 months with the implant and i've had it for a year now! is fab except my mood swings! as for that being a more unreliable method that is a bunch of crap it is more reliable than anyother method it's something like 99.9999999999999% effective!
for me it is fab as i am useless at remembering pills and what time to take them! I was gonna conquer the world but got distracted by something shiny!
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....of doom!
585 posts
Location: Hastings, UK
....of doom!
585 posts
Location: Hastings, UK
Posted:
i've heard that your libido can disappear with depo provera, same with the implant?
i've heard that your libido can disappear with depo provera, same with the implant?
Dreamer
4,308 posts
Location: York, England
4,308 posts
Location: York, England
Posted:
Since the whole male pill thing and everyone not trusting the guys thing was brought up, I just thought I'd mention that I actually know a guy who insists on using condoms even in a commited relationship because he doesn't want to have to trust the girls to take their pills.....
Since the whole male pill thing and everyone not trusting the guys thing was brought up, I just thought I'd mention that I actually know a guy who insists on using condoms even in a commited relationship because he doesn't want to have to trust the girls to take their pills.....
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Pooh-Bah
1,762 posts
Location: York University, United Kingdom
Pooh-Bah
1,762 posts
Location: York University, United Kingdom
Posted:
Sensible guy.
Sensible guy.
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Pooh-Bah
1,848 posts
Location: Adelaide, SA, Australia
Pooh-Bah
1,848 posts
Location: Adelaide, SA, Australia
Posted:
i read something in the paper a while ago about... if forgot what they called it... but it was about using the pill to stop periods for like three or four months at a time, so you'd only have 3 or 4 periods a year (sounded good enough to me at that point) but apparenlty the way the pill works, the period you have on it isn't actually a propper build up of lining and bleeding out type thing but more of a withdrawal symptom from the pill... and there was alot of babble about how doing it that way was better for you because it was more natural cuz 50 - 80 years ago women would only have about 50 periods in their whole lives becasue they spent most of the time pregnant, it was also supposed to reduce the risk of heart disease and stuff... so yeah i think i'm gonna go talk to my GP about that cuz i fu*king hate periods...
and since the boys are invading... where's our resident doctor and his opinions?
and why aren't we in the discussion forum?
i read something in the paper a while ago about... if forgot what they called it... but it was about using the pill to stop periods for like three or four months at a time, so you'd only have 3 or 4 periods a year (sounded good enough to me at that point) but apparenlty the way the pill works, the period you have on it isn't actually a propper build up of lining and bleeding out type thing but more of a withdrawal symptom from the pill... and there was alot of babble about how doing it that way was better for you because it was more natural cuz 50 - 80 years ago women would only have about 50 periods in their whole lives becasue they spent most of the time pregnant, it was also supposed to reduce the risk of heart disease and stuff... so yeah i think i'm gonna go talk to my GP about that cuz i fu*king hate periods...
and since the boys are invading... where's our resident doctor and his opinions?
and why aren't we in the discussion forum?
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with added berries
1,365 posts
Location: Manchester, England (UK)
with added berries
1,365 posts
Location: Manchester, England (UK)
Posted:
I wouldn't want a long term bf to take the male pill as it is one more thing to worry about. If you take it yourself, you can check your packet if you think you've forgotten, and you will know immediately, wheras I know I would always worry if he'd remebered it, and probably end up nagging him about it which could put a strain on the relationship, and could bring up trust issues etc. It's nothing to do with men, just my own worrying!
Also something noone has mentioned is the patch. For those who have troble forgetting to take the pill this is the thing for you. It works in the same way as the pill only its a plaster that you stick on your tummy or inner thigh and replace once a week for three weeks, then one week off. However, you then have the inconvinence of permently wearing an unsexy plaster all the time!
I wouldn't want a long term bf to take the male pill as it is one more thing to worry about. If you take it yourself, you can check your packet if you think you've forgotten, and you will know immediately, wheras I know I would always worry if he'd remebered it, and probably end up nagging him about it which could put a strain on the relationship, and could bring up trust issues etc. It's nothing to do with men, just my own worrying!
Also something noone has mentioned is the patch. For those who have troble forgetting to take the pill this is the thing for you. It works in the same way as the pill only its a plaster that you stick on your tummy or inner thigh and replace once a week for three weeks, then one week off. However, you then have the inconvinence of permently wearing an unsexy plaster all the time!
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Clique Infiltrator, Cunning Linguist and Master Debator
4,219 posts
Location: Edinburgh burgh burrrrrr, United Kingdom
Clique Infiltrator, Cunning Linguist and Master Debator
4,219 posts
Location: Edinburgh burgh burrrrrr, United Kingdom
Posted:
yeah like a nicotine patch *shudders*
yeah like a nicotine patch *shudders*
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resident fridge magnet
835 posts
Location: Utrecht, The Netherlands
835 posts
Location: Utrecht, The Netherlands
Posted:
Interesting thread, though everything seems to be different for everyone... for me, coming off the pill was one of the best decisions ever! I started on it when my parents were in the middle of divorce and I was in the middle of puberty, so I wasn't really aware of mood changes caused by the pill - there was too much going on already.
Five years later I came off it for medical reasons (a nasty side-effect that no-one realised was being caused by the pill for 5 years, grrrr
), but to my very pleasant surprise, I suddenly felt so much better emotionally!! I realised I had been feeling kind of low for the past five years, not actually depressed, but a little down and not capable of being really madly exuberantly happy about anything. I had no idea that that wasn't the normal way for me to feel, I am actually a far happier person than I thought I was, and there is no doubt in my mind that the pill was to blame. Other friends who have come off the pill have had the same experience. But then, other women have posted here with the exact opposite experience, so who knows...? Oh, and my sex drive turned out to be a LOT higher than I thought it was, too
I got the hormone-free IUD (coil) in stead, which as someone already mentioned is not just for women who have had a child: having had a child just makes it easier to implant because your cervix is wider. Having it fitted was pretty painful, but its there for five years, it's almost as safe as the pill in the baby-prevention department, i don't ever have to remember anything (as far as contraception goes that is... I do try to remember where my house is etc.) and no hormones in my body that shouldn't be there, YAY!
On the downside, it has made my periods a lot heavier, but its a price I'm very willing to pay!
Tink L. Pants, how long have you been off the pill? Maybe the stressed teenagerishness is just your body still readjusting to its normal hormone levels? It's taken up to year for some of my friends' cycles to get back to normal after having been on the pill for a long time - and you've been pregnant as well! But if you're happy with the pill you have now, there's no reason to change of course!
Neph
Interesting thread, though everything seems to be different for everyone... for me, coming off the pill was one of the best decisions ever! I started on it when my parents were in the middle of divorce and I was in the middle of puberty, so I wasn't really aware of mood changes caused by the pill - there was too much going on already.
Five years later I came off it for medical reasons (a nasty side-effect that no-one realised was being caused by the pill for 5 years, grrrr
), but to my very pleasant surprise, I suddenly felt so much better emotionally!! I realised I had been feeling kind of low for the past five years, not actually depressed, but a little down and not capable of being really madly exuberantly happy about anything. I had no idea that that wasn't the normal way for me to feel, I am actually a far happier person than I thought I was, and there is no doubt in my mind that the pill was to blame. Other friends who have come off the pill have had the same experience. But then, other women have posted here with the exact opposite experience, so who knows...? Oh, and my sex drive turned out to be a LOT higher than I thought it was, too I got the hormone-free IUD (coil) in stead, which as someone already mentioned is not just for women who have had a child: having had a child just makes it easier to implant because your cervix is wider. Having it fitted was pretty painful, but its there for five years, it's almost as safe as the pill in the baby-prevention department, i don't ever have to remember anything (as far as contraception goes that is... I do try to remember where my house is etc.
) and no hormones in my body that shouldn't be there, YAY! On the downside, it has made my periods a lot heavier, but its a price I'm very willing to pay!
Tink L. Pants, how long have you been off the pill? Maybe the stressed teenagerishness is just your body still readjusting to its normal hormone levels? It's taken up to year for some of my friends' cycles to get back to normal after having been on the pill for a long time - and you've been pregnant as well! But if you're happy with the pill you have now, there's no reason to change of course!
Neph
everyone's unique except me
Dreamer
4,308 posts
Location: York, England
4,308 posts
Location: York, England
Posted:
Btw, most doctors in the US will not give an iud to a girl who hasn;t had children, especially under the age of 25. I know people who've asked and been refused.
So its interetsing to hear that its different elsewhere. But they insist here "if you really don't want to get pregnant" you'll take hormonal birth control. (They also constantly claim condoms arn't safe).
Btw, most doctors in the US will not give an iud to a girl who hasn;t had children, especially under the age of 25. I know people who've asked and been refused.
So its interetsing to hear that its different elsewhere. But they insist here "if you really don't want to get pregnant" you'll take hormonal birth control. (They also constantly claim condoms arn't safe).
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Carpal \'Tunnel
4,172 posts
Location: Hastings, United Kingdom
Carpal \'Tunnel
4,172 posts
Location: Hastings, United Kingdom
Posted:
On monday I'm going to the sexual health clinic in Eastbourne with a friend to register there, and also to get the 'slag jab' as she calls it
Apparently they'll talk to me about it, discuss my suitabilty and such..
Hopefully it'll be the best soloution for me, as I really can't be trusted with pills..
Shall report back on monday evening after I've been jabbed
On monday I'm going to the sexual health clinic in Eastbourne with a friend to register there, and also to get the 'slag jab' as she calls it
Apparently they'll talk to me about it, discuss my suitabilty and such..
Hopefully it'll be the best soloution for me, as I really can't be trusted with pills..
Shall report back on monday evening after I've been jabbed
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