i have a sexual topic to discuss...
I've been on birth control for almost
three years. I started it for female
period issues (i get extremely sick when
my period starts without them, even though
I do not have a heavy flow.) I was
formally on ortho tri cyclen- lo, but I
switched to yasmin because ortho had me
spotting early.
I've been taking the yasmin for about 8
months. I've never skipped an active pill
while on yasmin, and if I ever take a pill
a bit late, it is never more that 3 hours
than normal (this is very infrequent,
simply forgetting if I am busy and then I
realize.)
in the past 4 months, I recently started
using bc for it's actual purpose.
And i'm very good at taking the pills. I
request that my boyfriend use condoms,
because I am quite paranoid. Before I was
on bc, I had a condom break on me, and
even though I was not pregnant, I don't
want to risk that again.
My boyfriend did not use condoms in his
last relationship, but he doesn't really
complain with my choice to do so.
Last night we had sex without a condom,
because we didn't have one with us...Not
like you need details, haha. And yes, I
took my pill this morning.
He would prefer that we did not use
condoms. I don't know if i'm quite ready
for that, even though I could name tons of
couples on birth control who skip
condoms.
I would like to consider other forms of
"second protection" along with my yasmin,
such as the vaginal contraceptive foam but
I have never tried any of these things.
Does anyone use foams, gels, or other
things along with their birth control?
What do you like? What works for you?
I would really appreciate some ideas. I
know eventually I will have sex without
condoms frequently, but would like
comments from users.
Thanks in advance.
Nm
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parishilton1
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 28 Jan 2008 Posts: 6 Location: ,
condoms Posted: 01-29-08 16:10pm
Have used for almost thirty years condoms
and vaginal foam NO SIDE effects and for
my wife and I 100% success all our
children perfectly planned.
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run4life10
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Posted: 01-29-08 16:51pm
Before I went on bc my boyfriend and I
used both condoms and spermicide gel, and
he also withdrew (we're also really
paranoid). I didn't mind the spermicides
too much, except that it was kind of
inconvenient and interfered with
spontineity. Of course we were using
condoms anyway so that wasn't a huge
issue. I believe there are some kinds that
you can put in hours before intercourse,
so you might want to check that out. There
are a bunch of different kinds. However,
spermicides aren't as effective as other
types of bc. Also, spermicides increase
the risk of urinary tract infections, so
that may be something you want to take
into consideration if you've ever been
prone to those. I've had to stop using
spermicides for that reason. But my
boyfriend and I have become comfortable
with just the pill. The pill is very
effective if it's taken correctly and
consistently, and would probably provide
the same level of effectiveness as using a
condom and spermicide together. That may
just be something you want to consider,
but I definitely understand the paranoia.
You could also just ask him to withdraw.
Definitely not a method that should be
relied on, but could be used in
conjunction with the pill. Of course
that's something you need to decide if
you're comfortable with.
