Which contraception method is best?

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hey guys,

my wife and i have been married for over a year and she has been using the pill (i.e. Minerva). she was getting headaches during the inactive pills so she changed to Yaz. this pill had even worse side-effects, so we discussed what to do and decided she should go off the pill altogether. we are going to use the rhythm method together with condoms for contraception.

i'd like feedback from people regarding which is the best and healthiest method of contraception. are there any couples out there who have just used the condom and found this to be an effective method of contraception?

any comments would be appreciated.

thanks!
 
tom110584 said:
hey guys,

my wife and i have been married for over a year and she has been using the pill (i.e. Minerva). she was getting headaches during the inactive pills so she changed to Yaz. this pill had even worse side-effects, so we discussed what to do and decided she should go off the pill altogether. we are going to use the rhythm method together with condoms for contraception.

i'd like feedback from people regarding which is the best and healthiest method of contraception. are there any couples out there who have just used the condom and found this to be an effective method of contraception?

any comments would be appreciated.

thanks!
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you guys should get some medical advice regarding the issues and symptoms your wife is having with the pill, see a specialist, have you considered or tried the injection?
 
Fader4 said:
you guys should get some medical advice regarding the issues and symptoms your wife is having with the pill, see a specialist, have you considered or tried the injection?
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For sure, go and sit and have a conversation with her gynie. He/she will know more about your wife's physiology and be able to advise on the best solution.
Ask about the loop also, there are two flavours, one with added hormones and one without.
 
tom110584 said:
hey guys,

my wife and i have been married for over a year and she has been using the pill (i.e. Minerva). she was getting headaches during the inactive pills so she changed to Yaz. this pill had even worse side-effects, so we discussed what to do and decided she should go off the pill altogether. we are going to use the rhythm method together with condoms for contraception.

i'd like feedback from people regarding which is the best and healthiest method of contraception. are there any couples out there who have just used the condom and found this to be an effective method of contraception?

any comments would be appreciated.

thanks!
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No disrespect to me or my peers here on the forum, but it would be better that you discuss this with a gynaecologist where you'll get the correct professional treatment/advice. Never take a chance with your health.
 
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Why? If you ask me there are plenty qualified online techs to answer this question.

If the pill does not agree with her, you either use condoms and condoms suck when your g/f decides to go off them, get snipped or something for her if you don't plan on his having kids.

I am not sure if the morning after pill works but you could try that and see how it goes unless you are one of those happily banging 4 times a week. You could also go check yourself out, perhaps you cannot have kids and well then you are sorted.
 
I have a friend using the three-monthly injection. She has no side-effects, although it's obviously depends on the individual.

As has been said--speak to your doctor (which you will have to anyway if your wife is inclined toward preferring the needle).

Advantages:
* Highly effective at preventing pregnancy.
* Injected every 12 weeks. The only continuing action is to book subsequent follow-up injections every twelve weeks, and to monitor side effects to ensure that they do not require medical attention.
* No estrogen. No increased risk of deep vein thrombosis (DVT), pulmonary embolism (PE), stroke, or myocardial infarction.
* Minimal drug interactions (compared to other hormonal contraceptives).
* Decreased risk of endometrial cancer. Depo-Provera reduces the risk of endometrial cancer by 80%.[20][21][22] The reduced risk of endometrial cancer in Depo-Provera users is thought to be due to both the direct anti-proliferative effect of progestogen on the endometrium and the indirect reduction of estrogen levels by suppression of ovarian follicular development.[23]
* Decreased risk of iron deficiency anemia, pelvic inflammatory disease (PID), ectopic pregnancy, and uterine fibroids.
* Decreased symptoms of endometriosis.
* Decreased incidence of primary dysmenorrhea, ovulation pain, and functional ovarian cysts.
* Decreased incidence of seizures in women with epilepsy. Additionally, unlike most other hormonal contraceptives, Depo-Provera's contraceptive effectiveness is not affected by enzyme-inducing antiepileptic drugs.[24]
* Decreased incidence and severity of sickle cell crises in women with sickle-cell disease.[18]

Edit: Oh, and just to be clear, read the disadvantages as well. Bone density loss, bleeding and lots of other fun things there too :)
 
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Coitus interuptus works well ... :)
 
regarding getting 'snipped'. i've read that doctors often refuse to do the procedure if you're under 35 and have no kids. i'm only 26 and thankfully don't have any little ones bounding about. any of you guys out there managed to get a vasectomy regardless?

the next time i go to the doctor i will ask if they can check to see if i'm even fertile. bonus if i'm not as my wife and i don't want kids in the future.

wouldn't it be nice if there was an on/off switch on females that determined whether they would fall pregnant or not. i know there are a lot of people out there who are battling to have children despite their best efforts so that sort of thing would help those people on either side of the fence.
 
If the doctor refuses go to another one, I was under 35 with no kids.
A vasectomy can be reversed.
 
satanboy said:
If the doctor refuses go to another one, I was under 35 with no kids.
A vasectomy can be reversed.
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anatomically its easy to reverse, but you start to make antibodies against your own sperm after a while (after having had a vasectomy) - so it isnt that easy to reverse the whole process. thats why they dont recommend doing it under 35.

oh and you know what they call people practicing the rhythm method and coitus interruptus?
parents.

all contraceptives have side effects. but why not discuss with the gynae the possibility of an IUCD (intra uterine contraceptive device) like mirena. it lasts 5 years, and works out much much cheaper than the pill.
 
the withdrawal method doesn't even make sense to me. i don't know how couples can use this as a viable method of contraception. it's fulfilling on both a psychological and physical level in my opinion... what is wrong with just using a condom (male) if you know you're going to use it correctly?
 
tom110584 said:
regarding getting 'snipped'. i've read that doctors often refuse to do the procedure if you're under 35 and have no kids. i'm only 26 and thankfully don't have any little ones bounding about. any of you guys out there managed to get a vasectomy regardless?

the next time i go to the doctor i will ask if they can check to see if i'm even fertile. bonus if i'm not as my wife and i don't want kids in the future.

wouldn't it be nice if there was an on/off switch on females that determined whether they would fall pregnant or not. i know there are a lot of people out there who are battling to have children despite their best efforts so that sort of thing would help those people on either side of the fence.
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The doctor can only advise, not tell you what to do or what you want.
I had tubal ligation at age 26 after the birth of my son. (female tube is stapled - in my case with tiny clips)

This procedure is considered permanent, but can be reversed.

Read more here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tubal_ligation
 
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