S.D. asks from Indianapolis, IN on July 04, 2007
I Don't Want to Get Pregnant!!!
Nevermind...no one was reading my question. No help at all!
So What Happened?™
Good Lord...read what people want to hear from you before you write with info they specifically say they DON'T want!!!
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S.C. answers from Fort Wayne on July 05, 2007
I would say that you may want to consider alternate forms of bc. There are lots of different pills on the market that are low in estrogen (that's what gives you the side effects). I take ortho tricyclinLO (sp?) and it's a very low estrogen pill with far less of the side effects you described. There's also what they call the "mini pill" that has no estrogen at all in it. That's what they gave me when I was nursing. The generic name is "errin." Until you can talk to your doc, I would use condoms. You can't rely on taking your temp alone. If you truly don't want to get pregnant, you need to be using some method of bc, but that's just my opinion.
J.D. answers from Lexington on July 09, 2007
There isn't anything you can do but do you realize that temperture taking only tells you that you've ovulated after you have done so? You usually ovulate before there is a spike in your temp. Once your temp jumps up that means you have just ovulated. We tried to conceive for 2 1/2 yrs before having our son and my dr. had me do the temp. thing to make sure I was ovulating and that is how I found out that the temp thing doesn't necessarily tell you when your ovulating instead it tells you that you have ovulated after the fact. You may want to try another form of BC.
Good luck
A.T. answers from Lexington on July 10, 2007
Hi S.! I was watching your thread for advise for myself! I didn't respond because I didn't have an answer to your ACTUAL question. I was amazed at people's answers to what you weren't asking :) Good luck with everything!
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K.B. answers from Louisville on July 07, 2007
I didn't want to get pregnant, and couldn't remember to take birth control, so we used condoms, and didn't get pregnant. You should really think about doing more to prevent an unwanted pregnancy before the fact. Sorry, just my opinion.
A.R. answers from St. Louis on July 05, 2007
I am thinking exactly the same as Shannon...she gave you a veeery good advice!
good Luck!
E.M. answers from Louisville on July 06, 2007
welll not that i like this option but there is alway abortion, but if you are ok with being pg but dont want or cant keep a baby now there is always adoption. many people cant have babies and would love one. but if i were you i would call your ob and see what they say good luck hun!
A.R. answers from Lexington on July 07, 2007
Are you looking for a form of birth control? If you are looking for ideas in that department you might check out an IUD. When they came on in the 70s (I think)they had some major design flaws, but they have been taken care of. I had two children back to back, literally, they are a year and 12 days apart so finding a birth control that really worked was important for us. I got the five year IUD and have had lots of success with it. I had a friend that got the copper IUD which is a 10 year IUD, who got sick and got it removed. It might be worth checking out and researching. The other great thing is that it was an in office procedure so my insurance covered the whole thing!
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