i can't take pills anymore because of past events but what else could i do for birth control that would work just as well. does the patch or the ring work better than the other or no....
2007-01-30 15:42:23 · 7 answers · asked by ? 2 in Health ➔ Women's Health
A lot of my friends use the ring and they love it. They haven't had any problems with it. I have heard bad things about the patch so my suggestion would be the ring. You could ask your doctor which would be best for you. Goodluck :)
2007-01-30 15:53:48 · answer #1 · answered by kasey06 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The patch and the nuva ring work just like birth control pills only it is a different delivery method. Same drug different method of getting it into your body. There suppositories, female condoms, the today sponge and vaginal contraceptive film all available without a prescription and with a script you can consider a diaphragm.
2007-01-30 15:47:57 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If I were in an age were I still needed birth control and couldn't use the pill, I would be using the patch.
2007-01-30 15:47:29 · answer #3 · answered by Classy Granny 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i would suggest the ring, i have had the pills and they suck, the patch is sticky and gross and sometimes the patch comes off but the glue remains with the medicine in it on your body and it just becomes a hassel. There is also the shot form of birth control you may want to look into!
2007-01-30 15:46:51 · answer #4 · answered by samee 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't have much confidence in the patch or rings. The combination of condoms AND spermicides together are highly reliable (as long as the spermicide is put in and the condom put on BEFORE there's any penis in the vagina activity). You may want to check into the Depoprovera shot. You get the shot every 90 days but you should still use condoms for protection from STDs.
2007-01-30 15:48:54 · answer #5 · answered by mamabear1957 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends. Are you in a married relationship? We practice NFP, natural family planning for the most part. That is also known as the Fertility Awareness Method, where you can chart your temps, make note of cervical fluid and avoid sex during the fertile part of your cycle. This is not the rhythm method where you just block of from x to y on a calendar and avoid sex then... that is how oopsies occur since your body may deviate from the 28 day cycle norm and thus you will leave yourself vulnerable. My last obgyn asked what method we used, I said abstinence! She said, "Good method..."
2007-01-30 15:49:52 · answer #6 · answered by Caren H 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are methods other than hormonal. And even with hormonal birth control methods, you still need to be using condoms every time, since they are the only protects that you have against STD's.
2007-01-30 16:41:17 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋