I'm going to the doctor tomorrow and was wondering what is the best birth control to start off with. I have never been on it so any suggestions would help abunch.. thanks a ton!
2006-10-01 13:47:16 · 8 answers · asked by just me 1 in Health ➔ Women's Health
lo ovral is very good and not very expensive but any brand will do the job
2006-10-01 13:50:31 · answer #1 · answered by nena5271 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The doctor should be able to give you lots of advice based on your personal situation, but here are some general concepts.
Condoms are the only thing that prevent STDs as well as pregnancy, so it's always best to use them in a new relationship. Then when you know you're serious, get both of you checked out at a STD clinic (these are all free and totally confidential in the UK) before you stop using them. You can also try female condoms, which can be put in a few hours before sex if you are worried you might get carried away and not use the regular type.
Meanwhile if you are concerned about getting pregnant, try another method as well (don't use 2 condoms at once, it makes them more likely to break). There are a couple of types of contraceptive pill, oestrogen and progesterone in the combined pill (also known as OCP) or progesterone only in the mini-pill (POP). The POP has to be taken at regular times every day or it gets unreliable. You can also have injections (called "depot or depo" injections) or implants every couple of months that are a really good idea if you don't trust yourself to remember all the tablets. There is also the IUD, or coil, which is placed into your uterus as a one off and rarely needs attention, and is a pretty effective way of preventing pregnancy, but these tend to be used more by women who have already had kids, I'm not really sure why!
Speak to your doctor about any concerns you might have, and any medical problems you have, and they can advise you on what they think and you can decide for yourself then.
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/001946.htm is very thorough you might want to print this out and give it a few reads before you go to the docs.
2006-10-01 14:00:31 · answer #2 · answered by stupidcatuk 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most women go on a pill form of birth control and that's what I would recommend to start out. You need to see how your body will react and adjust to the hormones before getting on any longer term forms of birth control such as the depo shot.
2006-10-01 13:51:33 · answer #3 · answered by silvrcraze 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
it depends on whether you are overweight and smoke. the ortho patch and certain birth control pills can increase your risk of heart disease and stroke. the depo shot is ok, but it puts your body in a "state of menopause so you could lose bone mass after taking it for so long. if you would be compliant with birth control pills, your best bet is a low dose pill like ortho tri cyclen lo. you should ask about it. hope this helps
2006-10-01 21:14:17 · answer #4 · answered by Boop 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well being that you never been on birth control the dr will give u pills but the patch was good for me those pills made me sick
2006-10-01 13:57:55 · answer #5 · answered by keturah66 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your doctor would be the best person to answer this question as he/she has your complete medical history.
2006-10-01 13:50:49 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
your doctor will give you they stuff that they think is right for you. im on this stuff called "yaz". its pretty good.
2006-10-01 17:04:56 · answer #7 · answered by me 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
anything but depo-provera
2006-10-01 19:25:28 · answer #8 · answered by mama 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋