Magical Logic
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Dang Insurance
Posted: 12-07-06 18:37pm
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Well I was going to switch my birth
control to seasonale but my insurance wont
cover it and I cant aford to be paying
130 so I was thinking about getting on
depo provera shot what do yall think?
Right now I am on yaz and (tmi) it has
been making me bleed awhole lot
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Eyes Wide Shut
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Posted: 12-07-06 18:44pm
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My friend just got *off* of depo cuz she
bled for 3 straight months and it causes
*excessive* weight gain!!!
Talk to your Dr. First!
I heard "neuva ring" was the sh't!!
Sarah
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Bridget
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Posted: 12-07-06 18:55pm
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I've heard terrible things about depo.
I'm on yaz too, I started it like 2 and a
half weeks ago and i've been bleeding for
about a week and a half. How long have
you been on it? I was told to expect
breakthrough bleeding for up to 3 months
while my body adjusted to it.
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Nataliachick7
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Posted: 12-07-06 19:23pm
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I also heard terrible things about depo,
and the patch. Actually my gyno doesnt
even prescribe the patch anymore because
of all the lawsuits against it.
Im on the pill, nordette. I dont bleed
much, but I forget to take it so I am
loooking into either the iud or the ring.
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Magical Logic
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Posted: 12-07-06 19:26pm
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I am almost done with my first pak of yaz.
This is the first time I have ever been
on birth control. I been bleeding heavy
since 4 days after I started taking it.
The only birth control that my insurance
covers is levora,lessina,necon,ovcon or I
could go the the health center and I think
they have ortha tri cyclen which do u guys
think is the best? I got 2 free packs of
yaz from my doc so I need to figure out
which one I am gonna change to
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Nataliachick7
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Posted: 12-07-06 19:31pm
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wrote: | | i am almost done with my
first pak of yaz. This is the first time
I have ever been on birth control. I
been bleeding heavy since 4 days after I
started taking it. The only birth
control that my insurance covers is
levora,lessina,necon,ovcon or I could go
the the health center and I think they
have ortha tri cyclen which do u guys
think is the best? I got 2 free packs of
yaz from my doc so I need to figure out
which one I am gonna change
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im in levora. Its generic for nordette.
I havent had any problems with it.
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foxy
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Posted: 12-07-06 19:50pm
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And nordette is very inexpensive so you
wouldn't have to worry about insurance.
I used to pay $2.42 for a box ....Which is
one month.....And it is very effective.
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tigresacanela24
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Posted: 12-07-06 22:00pm
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Sorry can't help, I can't take any sort of
hormonal birth control.
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Jules
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Posted: 12-08-06 02:52am
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My personal experience with depo is that I
had extreme mood swings and I put on lots
of weight. I put on a good 28 lbs with
it very quickly!  I know it was the
depo because when I stopped using it, the
weight just fell off me.
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Becky
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Posted: 12-08-06 06:44am
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Yeah I heard bad things about depo. I'm
on the mirena coil which I adore but
obviously cause you guys have to pay for
your b/c it would probably be v.
Expensive
worth it though for 5 years of no babies!
Lol
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Kia
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Posted: 12-08-06 07:30am
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If you opt for getting the shot avoid depo
provera like the plague and opt instead
for noristerat or levonelle - yes most
people don't know there is more than one
kind.
The nuva ring has good reports so long as
you use it correctly - you may even remove
it during sex if you wish - so long as you
remember to replace it again afterwards.
Patch has poor reports, with a high
failure rate.
As this is your first month on birth
control - if I was your doctor i'd be
suggesting you stick with it for the 3
months, because it can take a while for
you cycle to settle down.
Yaz is relatively new on the market but
has undergone extensive testing. It is
quite a step up for oral contraceptives.
Mirena, which is one brand of the ius
(intra uterine system) is a copper and/or
plastic device which releases hormones
inside the uterus.
It has a long life (some ius say 10 years
- some ius say 5 years) but normal
fertility is restored upon removal.
The ius is the development on the older
iud (intra uterine device) which does not
contain hormones.
The differences are that an iud often lead
to heavier periods, while women on the ius
often report very light or no periods.
Chopping and changing birth control before
you give it a chance to settle is more
likely to end up with heavy bleeding,
break through bleeding and so forth.
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Becky
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Posted: 12-08-06 07:46am
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The iud lasts 10 years and the ius lasts 5
years
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Kia
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Posted: 12-08-06 07:50am
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Not in all cases.
Here's a more detailed view on the iud and ius
***edited because I am an fool***
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Magical Logic
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Posted: 12-08-06 07:52am
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Thanks yall. I cant stick with yaz for 3
months cause my insurance wont pay for it
if I knew this to begin with I never
would have got on it.
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Becky
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Posted: 12-08-06 07:52am
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I can't see anything kia... 
So can I get a mirena that lasts 10 years?
If so I want it!
No, mirena is one brand of the ius and
should be changed after 5 years.
Lots of people think mirena is the ius -
it's not it just one brand.
Like ortho tri cyclen is one brand of
birth control pill.
There is also femilis, fibreplant-lng and
gyne-fix.
Mirena is the most widely used form of the
ius and the only one available in the usa.
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Kia
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Posted: 12-08-06 07:57am
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| chase4
wrote: | | thanks yall. I cant stick
with yaz for 3 months cause my insurance
wont pay for it if I knew this to begin
with I never would have got on
it. |
ok, sorry, I must have misunderstood, I
thought you'd got that one on your ins
from your doc.
From the ones that your ins does cover ask
your doc which would be best suited to you
(they should base it on your medical
history - I know a lot don't but if you
ask which and why then they should).
Ortho tri cyclen has quite good reports,
it is tri phasic so a bit different to a
standard b/c pill.
And you need to make sure you take it
properly as the amount of active hormones
changes in the pills to mimick a natural
cycle.
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Melissa_20
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Posted: 12-08-06 08:48am
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I had a v, bad experience with the shot
and would never do it again.I think it
should be discontinued all together!
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Kia
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Posted: 12-08-06 11:02am
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| melissa_20
wrote: | | i had a v, bad experience
with the shot and would never do it
again.I think it should be discontinued
all together! |
i didn't have any problems when I used it
and I think depo provera should be
discontinued. It wasn't researched as
well as it should have been before
marketing it.
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Jules
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Posted: 12-08-06 11:07am
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| kia_breizzze
wrote: | | melissa_20
wrote: | | i had a v, bad experience
with the shot and would never do it
again.I think it should be discontinued
all together! |
i didn't have any problems when I used it
and I think depo provera should be
discontinued. It wasn't researched as
well as it should have been before
marketing it. |
.This worries me a lot because -on and
off- I used the depo for a couple of years
and the .Implanon implant for 3 years.
God knows what i've done to my body
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pumpkine0011
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Hey
Posted: 12-29-06 22:01pm
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I was on depo for eight years and I neever
got ap eriod, unless I was due for my
shot. And I only gained like 5 pounds on
it if that. Everybodys body reacts
differently to it.
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