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contraceptive patch
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Has anyone used it? I was reading some stuff up on it yesterday, and just wondered what your oppinions were on it?
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the only reason i came off (was a mistake, in hindsight) was because the patches can start to look a little scabby after a while - they get that black fluff around like a plaster.
some people find that they irritate their skin, and mine did if i wore it on my arms or back, but since i switched it to my arse, everything's been hunky dory.
obviously it's the type of thing that some people will like and some people won't, but i've had a really good experience with them
Yeah my doctor was very keen on telling me that, and convinced me to go on the implant instead....
They do sound good though, and if they're readily avalible in your area it's a decent enough contraception.
in over a year, i have not had a single one fall off. in fact, i have to forcibly rip them off at the end of the week.
Were they ok with baths/showers, swimming and stuff like that because thats the only thing that is stopping me from changing, that and wondering if you can skip periods on them like you do on the pill like just keep sticking the patches on instead of a break?
Yeah, they're fine with baths/showers, swimmings provided you put them on correctly.
And yes to skipping periods and changing your cycle. :yes:
what she said :yes:
you get into the habit of checking it after a bath or shower.
you can treat the patch the same way you treat the combined pill, only it is absorbed through your skin and not via your stomach - so another advantage is that you are still covered if you are sick or get the shits.
same as the combined pill. so wouldn't be suitable for people who can't take the combined pll.
the doctor was really good and explained all the options completely to me including telling me all about a new mini-pill i could try since i had no side-effects with the mini pill before and have had with the combined pill (and therefore could have with the patch) but i decided to just try the patch and see how it goes. she said that i can try it for a month and if its not going well, just come back and change, any unwanted side-effects should stop quickly after stopping using the patch according to her.
i asked her in her opinion were the patches good and she said that all her patients on them seem happy, the only thing they were unhappy with is that they can be seen (and are more noticable than you think since they get grey around them like a plaster does and like another poster on here said) and that they can irritate the skin sometimes.
I have to admit the patch is more noticable than i thought it would be, there is no missing it stuck there on my ass but i will give it a go and let you know how i find it
No real side effects so far either I dont think - I am hungry a lot but that is not terribly unusual for me, I go through phases when i am really hungry anyway, so I will see if it passes like usual.
so far, so good