Birth Control: Pills vs. Shot?

Question

I'm not too sure which would be better to take. I've never been on either and I want to take the best one. I know both will have side effects, but I would like to know some of your own personal experiences. Thanks.

Answer 1

Please don't take the shot.

There are class action lawsuits against Pfizer for what that shot does to women. I'm appalled its still on the market and being administered.

I was on it for four years of HELL. Please check out the links below for more details.

I am on Kariva (pill) now and NO side affects at all! Please look into pills and not the shot.

http://groups.msn.com/DepoProveraUsers/yourwebpage.msnw
http://pub12.ezboard.com/fdepoproverainformationsitefrm7.showMessage?topicID=2.topic
http://www.adrugrecall.com/news/depo-provera-lawsuit.htm
http://www.rateitall.com/t-330-birth-control-methods.aspx

Answer 2

Hi I am also rubbish at taking the pill and looked into other possibilities. The injection can be a little temperatmental as you can either get no periods or periods all the time depending on the person. Because it is an injection, you have to wait until it wears off so you could end up with a period for 3 months. The mini pill cerazette is the closest thing to the injection apparently. take that (if you remember ;-) ) to see how you get on with it. The implant sounds ace. The minute it is implanted you are covered and it stops being effective as soon as it is removed; it also as you say, lasts for 5 years. The only thing that put me off was the thought of it being inserted and removed from the skin (Im a bit rubbish with stuff like that)-if you are more hardy than me it would probably suit you well! There is a machine called 'Persona', in which you input your cycle length etc. Every month you wee on sticks and put the sticks in the machine and it tells you whether you are 'safe' to have sex or not (red and green days). My pal swears by it! In theory though, if you know when you ovulate in each month-which is actually only 2-3 days (you could find this out using ovulation strips), you could avoid having sex 3 days before and three days after-thats what I do!

Answer 3

I used both the pills (earlier in life) and used the Depo Provera shots for over 10 years. The side effects for both are about the same. I prefered Depo shots for a couple of reasons. First, I never had to remember to take the pills everyday. Secondly, and the best for me, was NO PERIOD. I've heard some women have "break through" bleeding but in 10 years I never did, and it was great!! I also went off the shots to get pregnant with my daughter, and was pregnant in about six months, so I can recommend the injections!

Answer 4

There are positives and negatives to both. The shot (Depo-Provera) is given once every 3 months so it is convenient, you don't have to remember to take a pill every day. However, if you have a problems with it you can't "stop" it like taking pills. The side effect profile for both are similar (depending on the pill that your doctor prescribes).

Answer 5

Pills.