I need help choosing the right type of birth control!?

Question

I would like to get the IUD but I have heard that there are lawsuits against the company because it impaires a woman to conceive when she is ready. So, i thought maybe the shot? But I don't know I really wanted the IUD because I still liv eat home and I dont't want my mother to know I am on Birth control and my b/f is worried about it because he is scared that I will never conceive when we are both ready. So whats the best choice out of the two?

Answer 1

shot sounds easy but it can cause weight gain, you can loose interest in sex..and it can make you have massive mood swings..it makes you feel pregnant even tho your not..it also has mad me miscarry and i will not ever forget my feeling of loss..if i had to do over i wouldnt have ever took that shot..i am just not getting back to normal..and even tho you have to take it every 3months it takes it 10 months to get out of your system..
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Depo-Provera – With this method women get injections, or shots, of the hormone progestin in the buttocks or arm every 3 months. It does not protect against STDs or HIV. Women should not use Depo-Provera for more than 2 years in a row because it can cause a temporary loss of bone density that increases the longer this method is used. The bone does start to grow after this method is stopped, but it may increase the risk of fracture and osteoporosis if used for a long time. It is 97% effective at preventing pregnancy. You will need to visit your doctor for the shots and to make sure you are not having any problems.

Unfortunately, little can be done about these side effects until the hormones from the shot wear off, which can take up to 14 weeks. It is also interesting to note that, because Depo-Provera tends to suppress the production of testosterone in men, male prisoners used to receive Depo-Provera shots in order to suppress their sexual drive and help make them more docile


Side Effects
Unlike the birth control pill, which provides women with a small dose of hormones on a daily basis, Depo-Provera gives women a large dose of progestin at one time. As a result, side effects of this type of contraceptive tend to be more pronounced.

One of the most common side effects of Depo-Provera is the absence of menstruation during the first year of use, which affects a quarter to half of all users. About 30% of users will continue to have regular periods (which suggests that ovulation is continuing) while the remainder of women on Depo-Provera are likely to experience irregular periods. Other side effects include:

Change in menstruation (may be lighter or heavier; shorter or longer) -i had this-
Increase in spotting and breakthrough bleeding
Weight gain -u had this-
Dizziness
Nervousness
Change in libido
Headaches
Rash or skin discoloration
Breast tenderness -i had this-
Depression - i had this-
Increase or decrease in facial and body hair
Hair loss

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i have took Yasmin..and it works good and it controlled it..but you must take it every day and be responsible...

when choosing a doctor make sure your doctor is upright and honest my doctor tells me things he will and will not do to do with birth control..a doctor has a loyaltiy to the patients and cant just be out for the money other wise they might be during the day deliving children and other days doing abortions i refuse to go to a doctor who doesnt respect life and will do this..be very careful who you trust with your body..

Answer 2

Id say start out with the pill or the depot shot. Do not go on the patch, you can get pregnant on it. Also you should make him wrap it because you can get STD's still even being on birth control. But if you do want to conceive i wouldnt get the IUD. But with any birth control is does take time to conceive because you are so use to the birth control.

Answer 3

I had my IUD inserted when I was 19 3 years ago. I was 19 and with two children one was a pill baby.

I have heard of women who have become pregnant the same month they came off of the IUD. Ive never actually heard of a woman actually becoming infertile but it is a risk so they don't advice it to women who are childless. Also you might not get a period while on the IUD and you mom might be suspicious of that so I would def use the pill and condoms

Answer 4

If you insist on either the pill or the patch, I recommend the pill as the patch has even more side effects and many are getting recalled. It will only be a few years and most pills will get recalled because of the high side effects.

The IUD has side effects as well and you should really do your research on it and all contraceptions.

If you don't want any side effects and you want to avoid disease, then your boyfriend or you or both of you should use a condom.

ALL forms of contraception still have a chance of pregnancy. ALL FORMS. The only form of not getting pregnant is simply not having sex until you wish to have a child.

Answer 5

Make an appointment and talk to a OB GYN doctor, discuss with them what would be best for you with your medical history.

It sounds like you are under age if you do not want your mother to know...like you have something to hide. If you are under age you do not need to have sex because birth control is not 100% effective against pregnancy, your best bet is to not have sex till you are a grown woman and at least married or in a relationship that you are for sure the man won't leave you if you got pregnant.

Answer 6

All birth control has it's negative points.
IUD- I have heard one girl say she can feel it. Also anything *inside* your body has the potential for side effects if your body decided to 'reject' it. And if you choose the one that puts off hormones, there are all the side affects that can be had with any hormonal bc.
The shot made me suicidal.
Ring causes yeast infections.
Pills are hard to remember.
You just have to decide which side effects you can best deal with.

Answer 7

well I think the pill is the best choice they have free clinics that you can get birth control but if you want have to have something else I would say the shot or maybe try the patch but if you think your going to have kids I wouildn't get the other type.

Answer 8

pills. but make him wrap it up. you "love "him now but you won't when you are 25 with herpes and he's a bad memory.