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lambeth posted:Hi, thread. I've been on Yasmin for the last four or five years, and while I've had very few problems with it, I've had an increasingly hard time remembering to take it and would like something a little less hands-on. I originally was looking at Devo, but the experiences of people on it here and elsewhere have made me a bit I could be wrong about this, but a yeast infection is more like an imbalance, so I'm not sure if that's the sort of thing they're talking about in the info. What I do remember it saying is if you've had PID, it's not a great idea. Can anyone tell me if I'm talking out of my rear end or not? I'd rather not spread around false info. :/
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uberwekkness posted:I could be wrong about this, but a yeast infection is more like an imbalance, so I'm not sure if that's the sort of thing they're talking about in the info. What I do remember it saying is if you've had PID, it's not a great idea. This is the impression I got too. lambeth posted:I originally was looking at Devo, but the experiences of people on it here and elsewhere have made me a bit Yeah, I wouldn't want these in my vagina either.  I know you meant Depo but I couldn't help myself sorry!If you have been having issues for that long though lambeth, I might be inclined to try going hormone free for a couple of months and see what happens. I don't know if BC can have an effect on yeast etc. but it seems worth a go. Also, I hope your partner is also being treated for it, because he could easily be passing the yeast infection back to you without it affecting him.
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Eggplant Wizard posted:If you have been having issues for that long though lambeth, I might be inclined to try going hormone free for a couple of months and see what happens. I don't know if BC can have an effect on yeast etc. but it seems worth a go. Also, I hope your partner is also being treated for it, because he could easily be passing the yeast infection back to you without it affecting him. I've been wrestling with recurring yeast infections, and getting my partner treated at the same time as myself has been an uphill battle. My doctor at my school's clinic flat-out refused to believe that yeast infections could be transmitted to and carried by men, and when I went to an actual gyno, he said that my partner would have to show symptoms and test positive for yeast before any prescription treatments could be given to him. Thank god for OTC Diflucan... it's really awkward to keep the creams on boy bits.
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Bagleworm posted:I've been wrestling with recurring yeast infections, and getting my partner treated at the same time as myself has been an uphill battle. My doctor at my school's clinic flat-out refused to believe that yeast infections could be transmitted to and carried by men, and when I went to an actual gyno, he said that my partner would have to show symptoms and test positive for yeast before any prescription treatments could be given to him. That makes me so goddamn mad.
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Medium Blue posted:Also, I didn't realise quite how tidy condoms made everything. So much post-coital clean-up necessary now. Ha, this caught me by surprise too. It can be a real problem if you have sex really frequently, since semen hanging around a lot can raise the PH of your vagina and lead to fun stuff like yeast infections and bacterial vaginosis. I learned this the hard way after I got them both at the SAME drat time when my boyfriend first stopped pulling out. 
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My girlfriend and I have been together for about 2 months now and we're ready for sex. We're both sexually inexperienced.(I'm a virgin and she's only done it twice) It goes without saying that I'm going to use a condom- no way no how am I not using one. However, I would also like her to be on some form of birth control as well, since I'm not confident I would be able to use a condom correctly my first few times, plus I just don't think condoms are enough protection. I've discussed this with her and she told me she would consider using the Depo Provera shot. I asked if she would consider other methods but she doesn't think she'd remember the pill and doesn't like the idea of any implants. Overall, though, she seems pretty reluctant about it and thinks that condoms are enough. Am I just being paranoid? I don't mean to be selfish and put her through something she doesn't want, but holy poo poo I don't need any children in my life right now. Are condoms really enough? Has anyone here been reluctant about birth control and later changed your mind about it, and if so, what made you change your mind?
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Considering how much the hormones in birth control can mess up a woman, it's completely within her right to be worried about it. I'm surprised she's more willing to get the shot. That's the one that terrifies me the most. Anyway, if she has a phone with an alarm on it that she can set to be daily, the pill isn't always that much of a problem. Personally, I feel like condoms are generally enough (when used correctly, obviously), but I also started the pill before I ever had sex. Just don't pressure her into anything she doesn't want to do. If you're both really concerned, see if she's willing to go to Planned Parenthood for a birth control consultation. Maybe you can go in with her, so you're on the same page about everything.
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Vinny the Shark posted:My girlfriend and I have been together for about 2 months now and we're ready for sex. We're both sexually inexperienced.(I'm a virgin and she's only done it twice) It goes without saying that I'm going to use a condom- no way no how am I not using one. However, I would also like her to be on some form of birth control as well, since I'm not confident I would be able to use a condom correctly my first few times, plus I just don't think condoms are enough protection. I've discussed this with her and she told me she would consider using the Depo Provera shot. I asked if she would consider other methods but she doesn't think she'd remember the pill and doesn't like the idea of any implants. Overall, though, she seems pretty reluctant about it and thinks that condoms are enough. I had sex with just condoms for like the first year we were doing it and we had no pregnancy scares. Just take care to do it properly, don't hurry, and store your condoms in a reasonable place (not a warm place like your wallet or pocket).
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Vinny the Shark posted:My girlfriend and I have been together for about 2 months now and we're ready for sex. We're both sexually inexperienced.(I'm a virgin and she's only done it twice) It goes without saying that I'm going to use a condom- no way no how am I not using one. However, I would also like her to be on some form of birth control as well, since I'm not confident I would be able to use a condom correctly my first few times, plus I just don't think condoms are enough protection. I've discussed this with her and she told me she would consider using the Depo Provera shot. I asked if she would consider other methods but she doesn't think she'd remember the pill and doesn't like the idea of any implants. Overall, though, she seems pretty reluctant about it and thinks that condoms are enough. I think Nuvaring is the only "starter" not-pill option I'd feel good recommending to someone nervous about birth control since it's once a month and has a pretty low and stable hormone dose. The patch is a bit notorious for causing nausea but it's another option too. I do recommend though that if you guys choose to just use condoms for awhile, buy some Plan B head of time just in case. I guess that's just something I'd personally feel better to have around.
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In addition to what's been said, I also want to add he should practice putting condoms on. Do it when you're alone so you can play around a little and figure it out.
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Thanks for the advice, ladies (and dudes). I may try going off the pill for a month or two and see how that goes and look into Implanon later on. Eggplant Wizard posted:
The kinkiest of birth controls.  quote:Also, I hope your partner is also being treated for it, because he could easily be passing the yeast infection back to you without it affecting him.  I've tried. He can't really afford the doctor's visit and he says he's not comfortable taking my Diflucan. He's never shown any symptoms of it either, though I know some guys don't. Our sex life has been pretty much non-existent for the last few months, so I don't think the latest outbreak was caused by him, but the previous ones, who knows. I did finally get him to agree to try a cream though. This may not be the right thread for this, but is there anything recommended for treating yeast infections in men besides Monistat and Diflucan?
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Reformed Tomboy posted:In addition to what's been said, I also want to add he should practice putting condoms on. Do it when you're alone so you can play around a little and figure it out. I was thinking this too when I read his post. Practice makes perfect!  Also, personally I don't know if the Depo shot would be a great starter, but I have to admit I'm a bit biased against it. If she has bad side-effects, she's stuck with it for however many months until the shot wears off. And it's progestin only if I recall correctly, which can cause annoying stuff like irregular bleeding/spotting. But then she might not have that, it's hard to say. I know I've posted this like a million times before, but I used to be terrible at taking pills on time until I learned to set an alarm on my cell phone. Now I haven't missed a pill by more than maybe a few minutes in almost 3 years of taking it. Some kind of cheap digital watch or timer could substitute if she doesn't have a phone. The routine gets pretty ingrained. Most of the time I don't even need the alarm anymore, it's just automatically "8:00 = pill" now. And I can't emphasize enough how absent-minded I normally am, it was just a matter of training myself.
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Well, that would be one thing to get sorted out. Could you pay for the doctor's visit? Or he could probably go to Planned Parenthood (They aren't just for birth control). As for other methods of treatment, I'd ask that in The Goon Doctor.
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Pfizer has recalled several lots of "Lo/OvralŽ-28 And Norgestrel/Ethinyl Estradiol Tablets" due to "possibility of inexact tablet counts or out of sequence tablets" (press release) The press release has a list of the affected lots. They're saying you should return any packs you have to your pharmacy, notify your doctor, and immediately begin using another form of contraception. I hope no one reading has been affected!
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I take the generic Cryselle, which is put out by Watson Pharmaceuticals. I'm guessing this recall is just related to Pfizer products?
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I'm getting my tax return soon and I think I'm going to make the trek down to NJ to get an IUD finally. My biggest fear is using it with a menstrual cup. I know plenty of you ladies do that. I use a Keeper Mooncup US and I am very reluctant to give it up. I always break the suction first before pulling it out, but one place said you have to be careful not to pull the strings and pull your whole IUD out at the same time. This...seems kind of crazy to me. How hard do you have to yank to pull the whole thing out?
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Shnooks posted:I'm getting my tax return soon and I think I'm going to make the trek down to NJ to get an IUD finally.  I feel as though you'd know something was wrong before you yanked it out though- if a big plastic bit has to poke against your cervix to get out, I'd imagine there would be pain. I remember reading something about waiting a couple of weeks after insertion to start using a menstrual cup again, but I could be wrong. However, it may not be an issue. My period became either just light spotting or non-existent from about 5 months after I got my IUD, and I know a lot of other women have reported similar things.
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Shnooks posted:I'm getting my tax return soon and I think I'm going to make the trek down to NJ to get an IUD finally. I was a little concerned when I first got my Mirena, and the doctor who put it in was totally against cups for some weird reason she didn't really explain. But after a while, it's just like - that poo poo is in there solid. It's not going anywhere, especially from a cup being put in and out. I mean, I don't get crazy yanking my cup out or anything, but just gently, steadily pulling on it breaks the suction just fine and doesn't make me feel like there is any danger of doing any damage. And my IUD is SO much better than the ring. I don't know how my boyfriend put up with me, all those months of being crazy insecure and emotional. e: And yeah, I bought a new MeLuna right before I got my IUD in September and have hardly gotten to use it since.
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Shnooks posted:I'm getting my tax return soon and I think I'm going to make the trek down to NJ to get an IUD finally. I've been using my diva cup with my paragard since the week after the iud was put in. It has been fantastic. Just make sure you are breaking the seal before pulling the cup out in the beginning. I'm a year out and I just yank the cup out normally but in the first few months when my cervix was still a bit tender if I yanked it would ache for a bit.
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Earlier on in this thread there was a chat about condoms and lots of recommendations. One of them recommended a condom that is frequently used by men in porn that is really thin but incredibly strong. Interested in giving that a try. Can anyone remember the name? Also, what decent variety packs are out there? I've been using Durex Extra Safe and she's on the pill too. I havent manage to cum from sex yet which is a little frustrating (solely my fault though, she's amazing). I keep losing the erection when I'm inside her. As far as I can tell from this thread, condom + pill is probably the safest you can get without going to an IUD, am I right in saying this? All that said I'd still be tempted to pull out too but I'd love to try cumming inside her (within the condom obviously)/
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Here's a link to an example of the types of variety packs you can get. As far as the actual risk of pregnancy with all this goes, a condom and the pill is about as safe as it gets. If you're constantly worrying about knocking her up, I can see why you might be having trouble maintaining an erection. As long as she's taking her pill properly, there's no need to panic about it. Whilst using a condom as well is never an especially bad idea, the pill can be used reliably as a contraceptive by itself. Try to chill out!
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THE_Chris posted:Earlier on in this thread there was a chat about condoms and lots of recommendations. One of them recommended a condom that is frequently used by men in porn that is really thin but incredibly strong. Interested in giving that a try. Can anyone remember the name? I don't want to derail the birth control thread into a "help guys get off" discussion but it might be helpful to you to practice masturbating while wearing a condom, and not using a death grip while doing so.
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Bollock Monkey posted:Here's a link to an example of the types of variety packs you can get. Will try! Ordered a sampler pack (along with some Crowns) at Condomania. Will be a change from the super thick durex ones.
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I won. My insurance will be covering an IUD. I'm not sure how much right now, but they will be covering at least part of it.
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Geolicious posted:I won. My insurance will be covering an IUD. I'm not sure how much right now, but they will be covering at least part of it. Yayyy that's awesome.  Hopefully they don't totally shaft you in the end. Good luck!
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Kerfuffle posted:Yayyy that's awesome. Actually, they were really nice about it and said they were grateful that I had brought that to their attention as they did not want to be in any sort of violation. I did have to laugh at "shafted in the end" in regards to an IUD, though.
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Girlfriend is using the Nuvaring and today I saw the condom had broken after I had pulled out when finished. So she used a Plan B, which she had gotten from the reproductive health services in town when she started on Nuvaring. I feel like I shouldn't be worried at all since she is using the Nuvaring and then used Plan B minutes after we saw the condom was broke. But I am still a little worried. Am I being irrational?
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Harry Privates posted:Am I being irrational? Yes. What exactly do you think Nuvaring is? Vagina jewelery?
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Kerfuffle posted:Yes. What exactly do you think Nuvaring is? Vagina jewelery? What, you mean to tell me that doesn't count as an engagement ring?  To reiterate, if the Nuvaring was being used correctly, there was absolutely no need to use Plan B since it wouldn't even have any effect on her chances of getting pregnant.
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So finally after 4 years I'm going to get the Mirena! Since my insurance refuses to cover it and both planned parenthood of MA and RI require payment in full on day of services, my boyfriend is driving me an hour up to New Hampshire on the 17th where I'll be getting it for free if everything goes well (the most I would have to pay is $165 for a numbing agent they said). I scheduled it during my period and I usually use a menstrual cup. The day of the appointment, is it best I wear a pad or tampon there? Should I buy some for the bleeding afterwords? I haven't worn anything besides a pantyliner since I was like 12 :| it seems totally trivial but I was thinking about it.
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Shnooks posted:I scheduled it during my period and I usually use a menstrual cup. The day of the appointment, is it best I wear a pad or tampon there? Should I buy some for the bleeding afterwords? I haven't worn anything besides a pantyliner since I was like 12 :| it seems totally trivial but I was thinking about it. You can wear a tampon there and take it out just before the precedure. They gave me one of those HUGE pads to wear after they put in the IUD and I could use tampons directly after if I wanted. I ended up wearing panty liners during the spotting phase for a month after because there wasn't enough bleeding (for me) to justify buying a whole box of light tampons and panty liners were a hell of a lot cheaper.
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Shnooks posted:The day of the appointment, is it best I wear a pad or tampon there? Should I buy some for the bleeding afterwords? Either would be fine - you'll have some privacy to deal with it either way. They'll give you pads for right afterwards. I used my cup for the next day or so as it was juuust a bit much for pantyliners, but for the spotting pantyliners were good enough. I'm on my first period since getting the copper IUD. I'm normally very regular and this time it came about half a week earlier, but the heaviest flow was from the FOURTH day of the period. Some period cramps (whereas normally I have none). In fact, have been cramp-y on and off for the two to three weeks after the fitting - not debilitating but bad enough for me to need a good bit of effort to get on with normal stuff, rather than succumb to the temptation of lying in bed for half the day with a hot water bottle. I've taken lots of hot baths and had really big meals to feel better. Also, Ibuprofen, which prior to the IUD I've never felt the need to take. Sometimes I get angry that it's just girls who have to deal with all this crap.
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I'm sure this is nothing to be alarmed about, but I'm just wondering why this happened. I've been on the pill for a few months now, and in the past I've gotten cramps on the off week, as well as a period. This time though, I have no cramps at all, and my period came a day later than normal. It's usually been the same for every single cycle, and suddenly it has changed! What happened? Its worth noting I have lost a couple pounds, but it's nothing significant. (125 down to 120) That's the only thing I can think of thats changed within the last month
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Lanthanum posted:I'm sure this is nothing to be alarmed about, but I'm just wondering why this happened. I've been on the pill for a few months now, and in the past I've gotten cramps on the off week, as well as a period. This time though, I have no cramps at all, and my period came a day later than normal. It's usually been the same for every single cycle, and suddenly it has changed! What happened? It might just be that it's getting shorter. I've been on the pill almost 3 years now and every once in a while my period will just get shorter by a day or so. Without the pill it lasted about 6 days, then when I first started the pill it went to 5, then a few months ago it shifted again and suddenly went to 4 days long. There wasn't any kind of trigger, it just kind of happened one month and has been like that ever since. I'm not an expert, but I remember hearing that hormonal birth control can cause your uterine lining to become thinner (for the duration you're taking it) since it's not going through the whole cycle of building up to get ready for a pregnancy, then breaking down like it would when you're ovulating. Hence why the bleeding is (usually) lighter and shorter. You might want to look that up though just to be sure. Or talk to whoever prescribed the pills if it's really worrisome to you.
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Lanthanum posted:I'm sure this is nothing to be alarmed about, but I'm just wondering why this happened. I've been on the pill for a few months now, and in the past I've gotten cramps on the off week, as well as a period. This time though, I have no cramps at all, and my period came a day later than normal. It's usually been the same for every single cycle, and suddenly it has changed! What happened? When I was on the pill my first few months were like that and then maybe the 4th month or so I just didn't get my period at all on my placebo week. No warning, no spotting, just no period at all. Hormones are weird, I wouldn't worry about it coming a day late
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