what is a good form of birth control? besides abstinence.?

Answer 1

Non-hormonal methods, also known as "barrier" methods. Includes male condom, female condom, diaphragm, cervical cap, and withdrawal. All of the above used along with plenty of spermicidal foam or gel are just as effective as any birth control pill, patch, shot.

Here are a few links if you'd like to learn more about the Big Announcement on Friday December 15th that, WITHOUT A DOUBT, Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) causes breast cancer. Since the time when women were discouraged from taking HRT back in 2001-2002, breast cancer rates have sharply dropped by an unprecedented 7%! In the scientific community, this is a bombshell proof positive of the connection. Note that breast cancer rates originally started increasing rapidly when birth control pills and now other forms of hormonal birth control began to be widely used. Hormonal birth control methods contain the SAME hormones that are also the most widely used in HRT (estrogen and progestin). Hormonal birth control methods include; The Pill, The Mini-Pill, The Patch, some types of IUDs, Nuva Ring, Depo Shots, and Nor-Plant. They all administer the same hormones by different delivery methods. Hormone levels in HRT are actually lower than levels found in hormonal birth control methods. Consider that on top of the fact that hormonal birth control methods are used by young healthy women with already normal levels of naturally occurring hormones. They’re getting MASSIVE dosages, even with the more modern low-dose pills being used.

How long will we have to wait before the medical community admits to women that hormonal birth control methods are just as dangerous as HRT? I have a feeling that it will be much longer, as hormonal birth control is considered to be the "holy grail" of "women's reproductive freedom". Never mind that women are dying of breast cancer at alarmingly increasing rates since 1974, around the time when landmark cases were decided and BC pills began to be more widely used. Thirty years later, we are reaping the "benefits" of artificial hormones that are used to suppress and tinker with the natural processes of the female body.

The female bodily functions of ovulation, pregnancy and menopause ARE NOT ILLNESSES. Medications should only be taken when it's absolutely necessary to prevent or cure ILLNESS, and then ONLY if the benefit outweighs the risks. If you have a medical condition that your doctor wants to treat with hormones, make sure to do YOUR research and challenge his or her opinion. Get a second or even a third opinion. Explore alternative treatments. Doctors are not infallible and in the end, only YOU can determine the best course of action with regard to your health. Only after you’ve exhausted your other options, if it is apparent that hormones are the only treatment that makes sense, then by all means, DO IT.

If you must practice birth control and cannot try abstinence; condoms, diaphragms, or cervical caps used correctly with plenty of spermicide gel or foam, are STATISTICALLY JUST AS EFFECTIVE as hormonal birth control. Condoms also decrease your chances of contracting an STD and they don't work by preventing implantation of a fertilized egg, like hormonal birth control does. If you are pro-life and believe that life begins at conception, this last point should be of particular interest to you. Abortifacient types of birth control also include non-hormonal types of IUDs, which work exclusively by preventing implantation of a fertilized egg…they don’t even ATTEMPT to stop ovulation and subsequent fertilization…and they can cause uterine perforations and other complications. Even if you DON’T have any moral objection to the abortifacient birth control methods, at least stop using hormonal birth control and IUDs for the sake of your own health!

HOW HORMONE REPLACEMENT THERAPY AND HORMONAL BIRTH CONTROL METHODS HAVE NOW DEFINITELY BEEN SHOWN TO CAUSE CANCER
http://healthlink.mcw.edu/article/1025191125.html
http://www.cnn.com/2006/HEALTH/12/15/gupta.breast.cancer/
ALTERNATIVES TO HORMONE REPLACEMENT THERAPY
http://www.womentowomen.com/bioidentical-hrt/index.asp?id=1&campaignno=getoffhrt&adgroup=adgroup2&keywords=hormone+replacement+therapy
http://www.power-surge.com
HOW SOME TYPES OF BIRTH CONTROL CAN CAUSE ABORTION WITHOUT YOUR KNOWLEDGE, ALONG WITH INFORMATION ABOUT NON-HORMONAL BARRIER BIRTH CONTROL METHODS THAT ARE JUST AS EFFECTIVE
http://abort73.com/HTML/II-D-2-types.html
THE PSYCHOLOGY OF BIRTH CONTROL AND HOW IT IS ANTI-WOMAN
http://www.the-edith-stein-foundation.com/articles.asp?col=2

Answer 2

it depends on what kind of relationship you're in.

if you are in a monogomous relationship and are sure that you both are disease free, various types of birth control pills or medication can work - allowing intimacy while security that you won't have an unwanted child - you have to make sure that you're good at taking it every day though or you may become pregnant. you will also need to see the doc to get a health checkup - something you should anyway if you're sexually active - before you get a prescription. there are some implanted or patch ones that work for those who are forgetful

the pill will also help your menses by regulating it if you have rough periods and can eliminate it altogether while also decreasing your risk for ovarian cancer. it's also a good back up if you are NOT in a monogomous relationship.

in those cases, you should always use a condom at least - male or female. available over the counter, and relatively cheap. i believe that recent studies have shown that spermicides are not as useful as once thought. but a physical barrier is a must without knowing the condition of your partner (many forms of STDs are conferred without the partners knowledge as well, so he may not even know he has something). unprotected sex can also lead to cervical cancer - again if you don't know where he's been.

either way, you have to make sure that you're good about it, and don't "get caught up in the moment" like my unwedded sister-in-law with 2 kids

Answer 3

Ortho Novum 777 pills

Answer 4

If you're in a monogamous relationship IUD is the best, but you may not be able to fit it inside your cervix unless you've had a baby. Ask your Obgyn for more info. or local Planned Parenthood.

Answer 5

I like the pill. I've tried all different kinds and I like Yasmin best because it's mono phasic (The same level of hormones your entire cycle). The shot made me moody and gain weight and the tri phasic(three different levels of hormones that change throughout your cycle) pills made me moody also.

Answer 6

3 phase birth control pills,

copper IUD

Answer 7

Iud
depo
orthro evera
Go to you local planned parenthood

Answer 8

Anything BUT Depo.

Answer 9

condoms help but use spermacidal cream with them. otherwise talk to your doctor. there are pills, iuds, jnjections , etc. decide which one is best for you with your doctor.

Answer 10

condoms or the new nuva ring.