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Hey, at the mo I am stuck with using contraception. I know I could go on the pill but:
-I never get enough time to go to the doctors and it is kind of nerve racking
-I heard a story about a girl who lost her hair when she came off it.
-Is it a lot of hassle to keep track of whether you have took the pill or not?
Condom:
-My boyfriend doesn't trust it on its own
Rhythm method:
-I need your help with this one.This one seems ok so I need when is the right time. Please help!
I have been with my boyfriend for 17 months now and we both want to make love(sorry bout the corniness, I cant be bothered deleting) but at the mo we are pausing it incase the worst does happen and it is our gcse's and having that worry is not what we want right now. Gutting really, he has got the hopuse all to himself for a few days as well. Oh well!
Anyway that was just background info that I just wanted to share.
So anyway, advice on the pill, condom and the rhythm method.
TY.
-I never get enough time to go to the doctors and it is kind of nerve racking
-I heard a story about a girl who lost her hair when she came off it.
-Is it a lot of hassle to keep track of whether you have took the pill or not?
Condom:
-My boyfriend doesn't trust it on its own
Rhythm method:
-I need your help with this one.This one seems ok so I need when is the right time. Please help!
I have been with my boyfriend for 17 months now and we both want to make love(sorry bout the corniness, I cant be bothered deleting) but at the mo we are pausing it incase the worst does happen and it is our gcse's and having that worry is not what we want right now. Gutting really, he has got the hopuse all to himself for a few days as well. Oh well!
Anyway that was just background info that I just wanted to share.
So anyway, advice on the pill, condom and the rhythm method.
TY.
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You can also contact various helplines for more information: http://www.thesite.org/sex/national_helplines.html
The rhythm method (ie natural methods) is actually very complicated to learn - just guessing 'safe days' should never be used because it's far too unreliable to call it a form of contraception. Read some more about natural methods here to find out more: http://www.thesite.org/sex/pregnancy/natural_methods.html
When you say "trust it on it's own" this isn't him saying he won't use it, right?
The pill messes up your hormones big time and is a pain in the butt to remember. I was on it for a while and stopped because I'd always forget to take it, also because I was nervous about getting side affects. If you're really worried and don't mind the risk of side affects (the risk is admittedly pretty low) you might want to look into the pill... it's not much more effective than a condom, though - they're about the same. There's also a shot you can get and now there are patches.
My advice is go to a clinic/ your gp and talk to them about what's best for you.
Lovely.Be patient.
condoms are about 98% effective when used correctly if i remmeber rightly. but there can be microscopic holes in them, or you might not put it on right, or it might split.
im on the pill and provided you use it properly, which means taking it at roughyl the same time each day (you can be up to 12 hrs late with the combined pill which is the most common. however if you have a family history of heart disease or breast cancer you might get put on the mini-pill, which is progesterone [progestogen actually as its the artificial version] only, with which you have a much narrower window of time to take it.) with the mini pill you're less likely to get the side effects of potential thrombosis (blood clot), incrased risk of breast cancer, weight gain, etc. oh and if you smoke you shouldnt be on the combined pill.
the increased risk of breast cancer is in fact neglibible if you dont smoke and are under 20.
once you get into a routine of taking it every day (at first i set an alarm on my phone to remember it), it becomes hard to remember NOT to take one on your pill free days! you just associte it with something else that you do every day, start of neighbours lol, when you get up if its roughly the same time every day, when you go to bed, whenver. i mean i take mine at 11am coz i get up at wildly different times depending on school or not!
anyway im gonna shut up now coz this is the longest post ive written in a while that isnt TOTAL waffle <IMG alt="image" SRC="http://www.thesite.org/ubb/biggrin.gif"> hope its helped a bit.
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