birth control

[Lady Pi Phi]

Originally posted by xo_kathy
Well, it probably had a little more to do with the "lots of times"! I got my first one after my first weekend vaca with the college boyfriend. Mom knew about the vaca and when I came home in excrutiating pain she took me to the doctor. As we drove she said, "In my day, they called UTIs 'Honeymooners diesease'!" But I'm sure the addition of the spermicide added even more foreign stuff to a sensitive area and encouraged the problem. I hate UTIs - I seriosuly wouldn't wish them on my worst enemy. Also, be careful with spermicides. My friend learned the hard way that she is allergic - she said she burned for a day!

Next question - to the women who are on the pill but still want a back-up. Unless you are on the pill for other reasons (acne, endometriosis, etc) why in the world would you continue to put a hormone into your body if you don't need it? I mean, if you're just going to go through the trouble of condoms, or spermicide, etc, just use those methods and save the $ and annoyance of a daily pill. Not judging, just curious.

It does sound kind of odd when you think about it, but really it is all for the extra protection.

My endocrinologist encourages that use of another brith control method because I am a diabetic and I really cannot afford (healthwise) to have an unplanned pregnancy. This is my situation. I would rather have all the protection I can use than have an unplanned pregnancy and suffer those health risks.