What birth control are you using?

michspor
michspor Posts: 57
in Health and Weight Loss
Hello ladies,
I have been on birth control for about 17 years. I have heard it can make you gain weight. I recently gotten off of the pill and am looking to try something different. I really do not want to do an IUD or implant. Can you tell me what works for you and side effects? (would really like the hubby to do the snip snip... but I don't think its going to happen:blushing: )
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  • Nukkers
    Nukkers Posts: 139 Member
    I know you don't want an implant, but I have Implanon and I loveee it! It works GREAT, and haven't had any side effects.
  • MrDude_1
    MrDude_1 Posts: 2,510 Member
    Nuva-ring. look into it.

    and since I aint gunna be no baby-daddy...... VCF on top of that. lol.
  • _AllieCat_
    _AllieCat_ Posts: 515 Member
    An ugly girlfriend works for me ;-)

    Side effects are callouses on my right hand

    ^^ HAHA yes!

    We use good ol' rubbers because I cannot take the pill because of medical reasons. I did however take the pill before I knew I had a blood condition and it made me gain 10lbs of water-weight and I was borderline suicidal on them.
  • dodihere
    dodihere Posts: 490
    None. I've been crossing my fingers for 18 years.
  • dodihere
    dodihere Posts: 490
    An ugly girlfriend works for me ;-)

    Side effects are callouses on my right hand

    ^^ HAHA yes!

    We use good ol' rubbers because I cannot take the pill because of medical reasons. I did however take the pill before I knew I had a blood condition and it made me gain 10lbs of water-weight and I was borderline suicidal on them.

    My daughter also has a blood condition and will not use birth control
  • JessicaMurch5515
    JessicaMurch5515 Posts: 150 Member
    Nuva-ring. look into it.

    and since I aint gunna be no baby-daddy...... VCF on top of that. lol.

    I used Nuvaring before I got my Mirena and liked it a lot. The only reason I switched is because my new insurance wouldn't cover it.
  • Hurricane_C
    Hurricane_C Posts: 806 Member
    I also have Implanon and I love it!!! Its pretty pricey, but it lasts for 3 years. Your arm is sore for about 5-7 days after (at least mine was) but its so great not to have to worry... also I don't have a period with it... I've had some irregular bleeding lately but that was fixed with a week of low dose estrogen (most progesterin only birth controls can cause this problem as well.)
  • Abells
    Abells Posts: 756 Member
    i use generic ortho tri cyclen

    honestly it causing you to gain weight is somewhat of a myth. It can cause a bit of water retention but you can counter that and it can be an appetite stimulant. little bit of will power and you will not gain on BC I have not and I just started it -- I actually just lost
  • Lyerin
    Lyerin Posts: 818 Member
    Tubal ligation. Minimal recovery and permanent.
  • confettibetti
    confettibetti Posts: 405 Member
    Nuvaring and I L.O.V.E. it!
  • sarahharmintx
    sarahharmintx Posts: 868 Member
    Paragard IUD. No hormones. No weight gain. No side effects. Last for 10 years. Insurance covered 100%.
  • MdmAcolyte
    MdmAcolyte Posts: 382 Member
    I had the essure procedure... look it up ~ I recommend it all day long, its final, and my sister and my friends have fallen suit. Its permanent, and I never had to think or wonder or pray anymore ~ ever again. Hahahaha
  • stagknight
    stagknight Posts: 130 Member
    Separate bedrooms and self control
  • Beastette
    Beastette Posts: 1,497 Member
    Emasculation. I crush bcp into his oatmeal. His voice gets a little high, but otherwise, we're happy. Just don't tell him.
  • Rickswife2010
    Rickswife2010 Posts: 24
    An ugly girlfriend works for me ;-)

    Side effects are callouses on my right hand
    :laugh:
  • midcoast_mommy
    midcoast_mommy Posts: 127 Member
    I really liked Nuvaring when I was on it. It made me feel more like myself than the pill did. I had no side effects. The only thing I didn't like was it slipped out a couple times during sex. I stopped using it so we can get pregnant.
  • Troll
    Troll Posts: 922 Member
    Im on Depo Provera . been on it for 6 years with no ill effects at all!
  • ymvestal
    ymvestal Posts: 84
    Hysterectomy...best thing I ever did...no side effects! :happy:
  • CaseyP1207
    CaseyP1207 Posts: 148 Member
    My left hand...
  • Illona88
    Illona88 Posts: 903 Member
    LEVONORGESTREL/ETHINYL ESTRADIOL, also known as Microgynon 30.

    It's the standard prescribed birth control in my country and the one with least side effects.

    I don't have any problems with it.
  • mangoduck
    mangoduck Posts: 35 Member
    I had the Mirena and loved it. The only pill I liked was Loestrin Fe. The patch annoyed me and the ring annoyed my body. If I had to do it again, I'd go with the Mirena.
  • BAMFMeredith
    BAMFMeredith Posts: 2,810 Member
    I'm on Implanon, which I totally love, but in an effort to save a little money and go the non-hormonal route, I was thinking of using the Todd Akin method, and just making sure that all my future sexual encounters are legitimate rapes.
  • TheFinalThird
    TheFinalThird Posts: 315 Member
    We use menopause. It works great. I'm too scared to get near her for anything to happen.
  • jcm529
    jcm529 Posts: 36
    I know you don't want an implant, but I have Implanon and I loveee it! It works GREAT, and haven't had any side effects.

    This! I'm a huge fan of mine!!
  • RadiantxReality
    RadiantxReality Posts: 27 Member
    Pull n pray until I can start the Pill again.
  • Icaw
    Icaw Posts: 58 Member
    Alesse. It's an "ultra low dose" pill. I have experienced no side effects to date.
  • eatcleanNtraindirty
    eatcleanNtraindirty Posts: 444 Member
    Pulling out - it has no side effects.
  • sammniamii
    sammniamii Posts: 669 Member
    They make a type of spermicidal insert that we use, or just plain old condoms. My blood pressure got too high and they took me off the pill, gave me norvaring.... which I stopped using when I found out could be worse for me because of the very reason they took me off the pills.

    I've thought about an IDU, but the one time I asked the doc told me since I've never had children it really wasn't an option.
  • aaeros
    aaeros Posts: 157
    Damn, that must be it. I got snipped 10 years ago.. So that's where all this weight is coming from!
  • ymvestal
    ymvestal Posts: 84
    I did this and not only did it completely mess up my cycles, but 5 mos after I went back to the pill (which I took EVERYDAY) I was pregnant with a 3rd child I wasn't expecting to have. Don't get me wrong, he's a blessing, but I certainly wasn't ready for the news...and becasue my cycles were so messed up from the depo shots, I didn't even know I was pregnant until just before the 2nd trimester!

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