She can't take the estrogen type birth controls since they make her too sick (She actually has emetophobia).

She's been taking the "Progestin Mini-Pill" up until the last 2 months. Apparently because she wasn't very consistent with what pill she was taking and when she took them she developed a cyst on her Ovary. The doctor instructed her to not take any Birth Control for 1 month and to start again after her next period.

It is now time for her to start again.

The problem is she doesn't want to take any kind of Birth Control anymore. She says it gives her bad symptoms;

*Depression
*Spotting 4 times a month
*Sore boobs
*Boob hair
*Loss of sex drive
*Heavy Period
*Bad cramps
*And she never wants to have sex because she's always spotting.


I think that's all worth it because getting pregnant would be a pretty fucking big symptom.

I know condoms work most of the time and the majority of Totseans out there (who have sex anyway) probably just go bare backed but I really liked the peace of mind her being on birth control gave me. Is it too much for me to ask?

Please post your feedback, she will be reading this thread.

inb4 "no girlfriend", "your hand can't get pregnant", "etc".

Thank you.

Look into "The Ring" Nuvaring and present her with the information. Apparently most people can't feel it at all during sex, it's hormonal but it's all centralized so most people don't get the bad estrogen-type side effects, and it's still as effective as hormonal contraceptive pills. So, give her a whole bunch of info (like, real material that she'll trust) and tell her to ask her doctor if it would be a good substitute. It'll probably work out

Also check out Depo-Provera. It's estrogen free, and good for people who are inconsistent with the pill. There's also IUD's, which come in hormonal and non-hormonal varieties.

this.

I am on the depo-provera shot and it has helped a lot for me. Usually after about 6 months to a year women on it don't even have their period, and spotting usually lasts only the first three months or so while your body adjusts. Random spotting will occur, but i had issues with it while on the pill and those cleared up when i switched. It is way easier to remember, there is a 2 week window in which you can get it every three months.

If you want to do some research on the various types of birth control i found planned parenthoods website helped quite a bit because it gives you the pros and the cons for each option. Hope this helps:
http://www.plannedparenthood.org/hea...ntrol-4211.htm

omg no the shot has made 4 of my friends go completely NUTS... and they weren't crazy before they all of a sudden went kind of bipolar and promiscuous when that wasn't what they'd normally be like at all

This is fatkitty420's girlfriend now.

I asked about an IUD but my doctor said he wouldn't recommend it. It's usually for women who have already given birth. The non-hormonal variety also causes severe cramps and heavy bleeding around your period. He said that he'd give it to me as a last, desperate resort.

I'm thinking about the Depo-Provera shot but my gynecologist said that whatever symptoms you have with the mini-pill are more pronounced with the Depo-Provera shot. And there's nothing you can do about it for about 3 months until you get it out of your system. I don't know if I want to do that.

If you are so incredibly worried about it, get a vasectomy.