looking to use a spermacide maybe...good
idea or bad..and how do you do it, is it
just an insertion right?...has anyone used
any and did it cause any irritation?
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Llewellyn
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Joined: 21 Jan 2007 Posts: 1743 Location: NY
Posted: 07-19-07 19:54pm
Spermicide is a decent backup method. I
would not recommend it as your sole method
of birth control due to its high failure
rate.
Yes, you insert the spermicide before sex.
Make sure you read the directions. The
one that I used had to be inserted 15
minutes before sex.
The first time I used it, I did have some
burning. I did not have burning after
that first time though. After a couple of
weeks of use, I got what seemed to be a
urinary tract infection or something
similar. Not sure if the two were related
or if it was coincidence. It cleared up
on its own after three miserable weeks,
and I have not used the spermicide since.
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worrywart001
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 27 May 2007 Posts: 200
Posted: 07-19-07 19:57pm
Llewellyn
wrote:
Spermicide is a decent
backup method. I would not recommend it
as your sole method of birth control due
to its high failure rate.
Yes, you insert the spermicide before sex.
Make sure you read the directions. The
one that I used had to be inserted 15
minutes before sex.
The first time I used it, I did have some
burning. I did not have burning after
that first time though. After a couple of
weeks of use, I got what seemed to be a
urinary tract infection or something
similar. Not sure if the two were related
or if it was coincidence. It cleared up
on its own after three miserable weeks,
and I have not used the spermicide
since.
oy...see..i dunno, i feel like that would
cause some irritation..i'm on Yaz for
birth control..before that we used
condoms..but i dunno, i read on here that
someone got pregnant while using condoms
and the pill and it just freaks me out, i
really felt safe using the pill up until
then...I really dont wanna make him go
back to condoms but...we might have to
talk about it...i dont know...i can't get
pregnant though..my family is extremely
religious...they DONT approve of sex
before marriage...i dunno what i'd do
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Tylanas
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Posted: 07-19-07 19:59pm
It's really, really unlikely to get
pregnant on the pill when used right. With
condoms, your chances are basically nill.
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aszalajka
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 29 May 2007 Posts: 103 Location: ,
Posted: 07-20-07 08:12am
the only time i used spermacide when i
wasnt on the pill, but it was already on
the condom. i think it was made by trojan,
but im sure other brands make it also. i
hated the smell of it!!! LOL
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Georgia59
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Joined: 11 Apr 2007 Posts: 5557 Location: Along the Mississippi, USA
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Posted: 07-20-07 09:30am
When I used spermicide it was horribly
irritating and it burned and I got what
Lewellyn described- something like a yeast
infection. I hated it. I just go it alone
with the pill.
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freyja
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 28 Nov 2006 Posts: 14
Posted: 07-20-07 12:35pm
Hi there,
I use the vcf film as a backup to my pill
(Lutera). I love it. I haven't
experienced any burning or anything from
it.
The only bummer is that you have to insert
it a minimum of 15 minutes beforehand so
that it has sufficient time to dissolve,
so it's not the most spontaneous thing in
the world...but aside from that, I think
it's great. It has no smell, it's not
messy; you can't even tell it's there.
And the little bit of extra protection it
provides really helps me keep my mind at
ease!
