Ladies only please!!!

There are many topics addressing this already. Search "birth control".

I have been on Trivora (sp?) for over 5 years now. I haven't noticed any side affects.

Ovcon 50. It's a much higher dose than is normally given, but I was having a lot of issues with other brands. I've been on it a little over a year and had no side effects.

I took Ortho tri cyclin for 10 years. However, I got tired of taking a pill everyday and ended up with an un-planned child. However, I have switched to a copper IUD and love it. No worries or concerns for 10-15 years. The type of IUD that I have does not have any effect on TOM since there are no hormones. So if you need something for that this will not work.

Orth Lo for me as well. It's been great. I needed something with lower estrogen due to breast cancer running in my family. Was on YAZ previously and loved it!

I'm currently on Nuvaring, but have not had much luck with it. You wear it for 3 weeks, then take it out for a week, and put a new one in. During that "off" week, you get your period. For whatever reason, mine refuses to show up until the day before I put the ring back in, and that's just not a lot of fun at all. It's effective, and I haven't really had side effects, just annoyed with the timing of my period.

My husband got a vasectomy! lol That works for me! I was on the pill for awhile years ago, that worked ok. Haven't been on anything in a long time. I'd talk with the gyno.:flowerforyou:

I'm on Kariva and it works well for me. I need a series of pills that have three levels of hormones - 3 weeks active, 2 days placebo, and 5 days of a very low dose. The low dose ones are low enough that I still get my period, but high enough to keep some hormones in me. I've been on these for... 5 years? and they work perfectly.
When I first started BC I was on the traditional 3 weeks active, 1 week placebo and I would get horrible migranes and tender breasts due to the drop and spike in hormones. I was only on those for a few months before I switched (I finally realized what was causing everything and contacted my doctor) to Kariva and I haven't had any problems since.

But of course, talk to your doctor and figure out what works best for you.

i'm using Implanon - the implant that lasts 3 years. No side effects, no problems

My period did not stop but my pain got less as well as PMS hehe

Depo-Provera... "the shot." Now they recommend you only do it for 1-2 years, then switch to something else to rebuild your calcium levels, but I've been going for like 10 years straight. There's no estrogen, so they recommend it if you have high blood pressure. You can read a bunch of horror stories online, but remember that every person is different and those are exceptions, not the rule. I've never had any problems... every three months i get a little bit crampy and crabby (a few weeks before I'm due for the next shot), but way better than before I was on any BC. Also, it can make some people either gain weight (or make you more hungry?). I haven't figured out which exactly, but it's something to point out if you're on this site. It's really nice not to worry about it every day, no periods, and you have like a two-week window to get your shot. But don't forget or the dr. will give you hell!