First, i already know just "dont have sex", but that is not the answer that i am looking for. I am human, and sex is as natural as anything else. Second, I already heard of a book about "how you plan your fertitlity", I am also not interested in that. I'm simply just wondering what "your" pill of choice is and one that has not made you experience up and downs emotionally, and no sex drive. I have taken the patch which i absolutely loved, until about every tuesday after i had applied the patch, i would have horrible attacks,such as: vomitting,nausea,hot flash,red, and this all would last for about 10 mins then i would be fine. I have also taken Yasmin, which i was on it for a year. I lost my sex drive, and i became a moody *****, to put into better words. So help me out, and give me some good answers. thanks!
2007-02-22 14:32:25 · 3 answers · asked by karr727x 1 in Health ➔ Women's Health
Ask you gyn about the DEPO shots I hear they are great from most of my female friends. Read below for info on Depo.
2007-02-22 14:42:32 · answer #1 · answered by jcmc3056 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ask your Dr about the Nuva Ring.
I took the pill for about 17 yrs, and never really had any problems (minor weight gain of about 5 lbs when I first started it). I tried the patch but on the first week of the third month I found what looked like a couple "zits" when I pulled the patch off--turns out I was allergic to the adhesive!
So my Dr suggested the Nuva Ring. You insert the flexible clear plastic ring for 3 wks, then take it out for a wk (which is when you get your period).
I like it, because I don't have to remember to take it (like the pills) every day, or change it every wk (like the patch). And when you get your first refill each year, you get what I refer to as an "egg timer"--a little clock/timer/electronic hourglass gizmo that I leave in the bathroom that beeps on the day you need to take the ring out, and again on the day you put a new one in!
The Dr explained that there is actually a lower "amount" of hormones going into your body w/the ring, since it is in contact w/your body internally, than with the pill or patch, which have to be "absorbed." So if the hormones are causing your lower sex drive, maybe the lower amount in the Ring will help.
Also--your partner should not be able to feel the ring during intercourse, but if he can, it can be removed for up to 3 hrs safely--just don't fall asleep before you put it back in! (I once had a partner find mine while he was "playing"--he pulled it out w/his finger, and looked really puzzled--he held it up & asked what it was! I just laughed & then told him (thru more fits of giggles) that it was my BC! lol)
I will not personally try the Depo shots, as I have been told by too many people that they gained A LOT of weight from them, and I also do not want to stop having a period altogether--I like to have the confirmation every month that I am not pregnant. (Plus, I don't know how healthy it is to suppress your periods for a long period of time, even though the Dr says it is safe.) Also, if you have a reaction to the Depo, it will take 3 months for it to leave your system. (Imagine having to explain that sort or rash to everyone for 3 months! lol) And if you want to get pregnant later, my Dr told me it can take nearly a year and a half, possibly even 2 yrs, to be able to conceive after Depo. (The Dr said 3-4 months after the pill, and 1-2 months after the Nuva Ring)
As for bi****iness or moodiness...the pills really helped w/my PMS after a couple months, and the patch & Nuva Ring also keep me on a wonderful "even keel." (although I was on the Tri-phasil pills (Ortho Tri Cyclen), and not the Yasmin pills...)
2007-02-22 19:30:36 · answer #2 · answered by vixeninavw 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
sorry to say but it sounds like you are like me i cant be on any hormones or i will have no sex drive fatigue and very moody. try an IUD they don't have to have hormones and still 99% effective
2007-02-22 14:52:30 · answer #3 · answered by sharebear80817 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋