birth control - Page 6

swissmiss04 · #1 08-24-2004, 10:50 PM

I recommend Nuvaring, but not if you're skittish about "going there" since you have to insert and remove it once every month. It's not difficult and I've yet to have any problems with it. I also had the added benefit of less painful and shorter periods, which with endometriosis is a blessing. The only downside I can see is that it gives me a pretty nasty headache the first day of my period.

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Originally posted by breathesgelatin
I've been on Orthro-Tricyclen Lo since I started the pill. Now that my boyfriend and I broke up, I'm debating switching brands or going off entirely. I'm thinking about trying the NuvaRing actually. I see that KKC is just trying it. Is anyone here on it? I don't have problems remembering the pill though, so maybe I'm just fascinated by it.

Do y'all just use the pill when you're dating someone? Or do you use it all the time as a safety net? I'm not sure what I should. Since I'm in college it's a minimal cost right now, but if I don't "need" it, then why stay on? But then something might come up.

Confusion.

breathesgelatin · #2 08-24-2004, 11:40 PM

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Originally posted by Rudey
Not for nothing but why would there be a lot of soon-to-be investment bankers at your school?

-Rudey

W&L is one of the few top 15 or so liberal arts schools in the nation that has strong programs in management and accounting. We have a whole school dedicated to such things--the Williams School of Commerce, Economics and Politics. At any rate a lot of students who want a small liberal arts school but want careers in accounting, consulting, IB, etc. go to W&L. Like half a graduating class usually has a Williams School major.

I don't really know that much about it since I am humanities person. I have had a few sisters go on to IB and whatnot.

Rudey · #3 08-25-2004, 12:24 AM

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Originally posted by breathesgelatin
W&L is one of the few top 15 or so liberal arts schools in the nation that has strong programs in management and accounting. We have a whole school dedicated to such things--the Williams School of Commerce, Economics and Politics. At any rate a lot of students who want a small liberal arts school but want careers in accounting, consulting, IB, etc. go to W&L. Like half a graduating class usually has a Williams School major.

I don't really know that much about it since I am humanities person. I have had a few sisters go on to IB and whatnot.

Umm not a single bank that I know of recruits from there (Goldman, JP, Citi, Bank of America, etc.) and to be honest I've seen a lot of first year analyst class breakdowns and I've never seen your school at any bank. But whatever.

-Rudey

breathesgelatin · #4 08-25-2004, 12:39 AM

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Originally posted by Rudey
Umm not a single bank that I know of recruits from there (Goldman, JP, Citi, Bank of America, etc.) and to be honest I've seen a lot of first year analyst class breakdowns and I've never seen your school at any bank. But whatever.

-Rudey

Well whatever. As I said I don't know that much about it. I think consulting is a lot more popular actually, and law school. And there's a lot of nepotism floating around. I don't have any personal stake in it, I just know what I hear people talk about which is probably overinflated. You're probably right.

I do know several people that have done IB though. I promise.

Munchkin03 · #5 08-25-2004, 08:55 AM

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Originally posted by breathesgelatin
Do y'all just use the pill when you're dating someone? Or do you use it all the time as a safety net? I'm not sure what I should. Since I'm in college it's a minimal cost right now, but if I don't "need" it, then why stay on? But then something might come up.

I was prescribed for "other reasons" when I was 16, it was my doctor's way of going around my insurance's Byzantine policy stating that they were not going to cover contraceptives for birth-control purposes.

But then, I realized that it got rid of the horrid cramps I had since I was 12.

I've been on it ever since I was prescribed, relationship or no.

alphaiota · #6 08-25-2004, 11:25 AM

i am on it b/c of ovarian cysts. when i was in college though i totally was the same way as you are. no point if i wasn't dating someone. see if you can get your pills from you school's health center or if there is a planned parenthood nearby you can usually get pills for a low or no cost. it's dependant on how much you earn.

shelley j
sigma k

Tippiechick · #7 08-26-2004, 02:24 AM

I am currently on depo.

I CANNOT take any pills or patches. I have been put on EVERY possible pill and the patch. I get so sick, it was just like when I was pregnant. (Only I had no idea that's how bad morning sickness would be all of those pre-pregnancy years.) So, I was put on depo.

Now, with depo, I am a raving bitch. And, I have gained back 10 of my pregnancy pounds I had lost. I am constantly bloated. AF is here to stay. And, I have NO drive, which is EXTREMELY odd for me!

I have 2 more months of this crap to go. Then, the only other alternative is the nuva ring. I want to get it badly, but it's a bit expensive compared to the shot at my doctor's office.

swissmiss04 · #8 08-26-2004, 01:28 PM

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Originally posted by Tippiechick

I have 2 more months of this crap to go. Then, the only other alternative is the nuva ring. I want to get it badly, but it's a bit expensive compared to the shot at my doctor's office.

But so worth it.

alphaiota · #9 08-26-2004, 01:32 PM

you poor thing. i'd hate to go through that crud.

i've had a couple of friends who haven't been able to take birth control pills. i have one friend who can't take any form of birth control due to her tirets (sp?) syndrome. worst part is that she may have to have a full histerectomy to take care of a lot of problems she's been having primarily with her ovaries. did i mention she's only 24........

shelley j
sigma k

adpialumcsuc · #10 08-26-2004, 02:00 PM

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Originally posted by alphaiota
you poor thing. i'd hate to go through that crud.

i've had a couple of friends who haven't been able to take birth control pills. i have one friend who can't take any form of birth control due to her tirets (sp?) syndrome. worst part is that she may have to have a full histerectomy to take care of a lot of problems she's been having primarily with her ovaries. did i mention she's only 24........

shelley j
sigma k

Unfortunately I have a friend in almost the same scenerio, except the histerectomy. BUT she is also allergic to latex. I feel so bad for her.

alphaiota · #11 08-26-2004, 07:55 PM

that would be awful! i guess she has become the queen of alternative birth control methods. how awful to have to find non latex condoms and so on.
yeah i feel very badly for my friend. she might be able to get around it and only have the one ovary removed, but she's not sure yet.

shelley j
sigma k

PM_Mama00 · #12 09-12-2004, 12:32 PM

I'm asking here cuz I don't think it's that serious.

I've been on Yasmin for about 2 years now. Normally I'm fine... no cramps (my main reason for BC). But this past time, I had cramps. And now that it's been gone for over a week, I'm having cramps all day every day. Not bad ones, just really uncomfortable.

Anyone ever have thsi problem or know what it might be?

alphaiota · #13 09-12-2004, 12:34 PM

i'd see about setting up an appt. with your ob/gyn to have it checked out. abnormal cramping is usually a sign something isn't quite right in your body.

shelley j
sigma k

Munchkin03 · #14 09-12-2004, 03:03 PM

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Originally posted by alphaiota
the way i understand it is that ortho tri cyclen low is a lower dose of hormones making the potential to get pregnant higher than with most other bc pills. at least that's how i understand it.

Ortho-Lo has 25 mcgm of artificial estrogen...which is only 10 mcgm lower than OTC.

The lowest-dose pills--Alesse, Mircette, and Levlite--have 20 mcgm of estrogen.

If what you say is true, then women using Alesse--which seems to be one of the more commonly prescribed pills--should be dropping babies like whoa.

jharb · #15 09-12-2004, 03:08 PM

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Originally posted by Munchkin03
If what you say is true, then women using Alesse--which seems to be one of the more commonly prescribed pills--should be dropping babies like whoa.

I was on Alesse for a long ass time...do I have children I don't know about?

I think when it becomes a problem with the lower dosage pills is when the person taking them is significantly overweight because that can affect the effectiveness of the pill. So if you're a larger girl on a low dose pill you should talk to your OB/GYN about the possibility of becoming pregnant.