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Originally posted by smiley21
i would go on the pill, but my mom will get scared and think it means sex. i could not tell her. but she finds out almost everything. i never know what i can keep from her. but since i am 21, do i have to worry about keeping stuff from her?
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I hear you, girl. But you do have other options. I had cramps and irregular periods so bad when I was fifteen that I asked to go on the Pill. My mother responded, "NO! You're not having sex!" I didn't even try to deal with that one, and I couldn't just go to my doctor anyway, 'cuz it'd show up on our health insurance. So I suffered and waited 'til I was 18 and had gone to college. Then I finally said, "ENOUGH!" I went to Planned Parenthood and got an exam and pills, which at a Title X clinic is free 'cuz I am a student and have no income. I've been on Orthotricycline for going on four years now, and I love it-- it makes me childproof! My first month I was a crazy hormonal bitch from hell, but after that I was fine. I've gained weight, but that was two years after I went on Ortho and unrelated to it (I have an autoimmune disorder). I've been losing for the past two months, and I'm not really having trouble. My mother doesn't know that I'm on the Pill; it's rather easy to keep that a secret. And with Planned Parenthood, you don't have to worry about anybody finding out or about it showing up on your health insurance. It's great.
As for supplies, I usually use OB without applicators. Has anybody tried Instead? I gave it a go on my last period, and I think I like it. My little swears by it, as do several other members of our campus swim team.
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