what to do about birth control?

Question

so here's the deal i am 23, in a serious relationship...dont want kids for 7-10 years and i am already tired of birth control. I was on depo-provera for 3 years...worked well with my system...but scary to use due to the bone density loss issue, tried a few different pills that made me over emotional and then now tried a new implant called implanon that made me bleed for 3 months, be completely unstable and depressed and finally got it removed leaving a 5 inch scar on my left upper arm. So i am tired of this crap. Does anyone have any suggestions on what to do if sometime way down the future i want kids but i am just plain tired of all the issues related to birth control. (and no, i dont want to stop having sex). Should i just keep trying different things, or go more drastic...tubal ligation?

Answer 1

Talk to your Doctor about this possibility of using the COPPER IUD.

Depo Provera is akin to forcing your body into an early menopause state.

I've been off the Depo Provera since 2000 and my hair still hasn't grown all the way back. I lost about a 1/4 inch along most of my front hair line. The rest of my hair came back and is thick and strong, but the hairline is not the same compared to what it was. In addition to the severe hair loss, I gained over 40 pounds, 20 while taking Depo and 20 after coming off. I never had a migraine before Depo and during use and for the first year after being off it, I had severe migraines at least once a week. My skin itched like I wanted to rip it off and I was hot all the time. I would get extreme vertigo with no warning. Just try staggering at work or while in the pharmacy and not look like you had a drinking problem! My bones also ached a lot. Depo has been proven to cause osteoporosis. Over a year after coming off the Depo Provera, I developed two serious blood clots one after the other. The cause was never completely determined because I had not been on birth control of any kind for over a year and my blood tests were normal. I finally had a rib removed and the clots stopped, but I will contend to this day the Depo had at least a little something to do with it. About the same time as the blood clots, I started having severe cramping and a year into it, my doctor found pretty severe endometriosis. With the resulting depression and the lack of sex from Depo you may not have to worry about getting pregnant because you won't want to have sex anyway. I know some people do just fine with this birth control, but it's not worth the chance. It takes upwards of 6 to 8 months for the effects to wear off and sometimes longer. My hair has never grown completely back along the hairline and I am having a hair transplant at a tune of $5,000.00 to fix it. I am only 35! I can't wait until Depo is researched more deeply and to someday find out what else this drug did to screw up my system.

I got the (copper) IUD (since I can't use hormones anymore due to future clotting risks). My insurance paid for it. You still get your period, but it's worth it.

Our bodies are made to have periods unless we are pregnant. If you force your body into an unnatural state, it WILL fight back!

Answer 2

Don't let that person scare you about not being able to conceive after taking depo. I was on it for years, and have gotten pregnant 3 times since-with two successful pregnancies. I have also used the nuvaring, and loved it. I have now learned that I have clotting problems, so I can no longer take any hormonal bc. I am going to be getting a copper IUD, as I may want another kid 5 years down the road.

Good luck, whatever you decide.

Answer 3

If you're not 100% sure you don't want kids, don't go for the tubal. Although it can be reversed, the success rate for reversals is frankly mediocre. Plus, at 23 with no kids, you will be surprised at how few doctors are willing to sterilize you.

Since you seem to have trouble with hormonal birth control, you could try the copper-T IUD. This does have its own set of side effects but is highly effective and safe. If you haven't had any kids, though, you may still have trouble finding a physician who will insert one for you.

And of course, there's always condoms... 98% effective if used properly, cheap, and available in a wide variety of colors.

Answer 4

I would go with the IUD if I were you. I had the Mirena IUD for 3 years, and have recently had it removed to try for baby number 2. The IUD was painless to get in, I had it put in at my 6 week check up after my daughter was born. It is safe to use if you are nursing your newborn, and it lasts for 5 years!!! Plus you do not have to worry about pills or anything else. The only think I didn't know when I got the Mirena is that is can take awhile for your menstral cycles to return to normal after having the IUD removed. I had mine removed in December 2008, and in the past couple months my cycles have finally returned to normal, other than that, I HIGHLY recommend the IUD!

Answer 5

what about neuva ring? u insert it, im guessing we have to have long *** fingers to do that, lol. i seen it on tv, im on depo ive never heard about bone density, i get it in the hip not the arm anymore to much soreness in the muscles. if u wana know about evreything u can do about birth control my advice is look up birth control methods, u can use condems for women, a sponge, a diaphram, lots of stuff out there today. dont use the patch no one should use that u can get heart problems, dye even from it. i know some people that have died from it.

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Answer 7

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Answer 8

Well i would just get the diaphram it is safe and the only time any one i know got pregnant was when they did not put it in. it is the safest thing out there and the most effective. Good luck. the IUD will let you get pregnant and make you misscarry or have a tubel pregnancy. and docs say it is 1 in 100 women but it is 1 & 50 women get pregnant each yr on that and the patch and the rest have to many side effects. even the ring thing i would really get the diaphram it is the best good luck again

Answer 9

First off... No doctor has ever told you this... IM SURE... But being on depo for 3 years has already SEVERELY cut your chances of EVER conceiving! MANY PEOPLE have reported NEVER becoming pregnant after being on depo for more than 3 shots. I myself was on depo for 3 years as well, as well as my 4 girlfriends. WE have all been trying to conceive for over 2 years, myself and my 2 girlfriends for over 3 years. NONE OF US CAN CONCIEVE! It has to be the shot... HAS TO BE. And after further research, IM not alone, THOUSANDS OF WOMEN report never being able to concieve after being on the shot for only 3 shots or more! So you may not have to ever worry about it. As for other pregnancy protection, condoms work, there are several low estrogen pills that wont make you so emotional. Check with your local planned parenthood, surely they will give you many ideas. Good luck

Answer 10

Try the NuvaRing...it could help. Or ask your dr. about the Paraguard which is the hormone free IUD. You can leave that in for up to 10 years!