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Thinking About Using This Birth control....Should I?
Read all 3 responses: "I am thinking about going to get the birthcontrol "thing" that they ... It looks like a T and it is supposed to work for a long time. ...
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- I have had several friends that have used that kind of birth control and it has worked and when you decide to get pregnant they take it out. B.
- I had the copper iud. I bled for 3 months straight and finally had it taken out.
- Hi E.-- I think that you are referring to the Mirena IUD. I have had mine since Nov 07 and I absolutely love it! In fact my OBGYN has Mirena as well in addition to ...
Pregnancy After Depo Birth Control
My only concern is that I have been on the depo shot (birth control) for 7 years .... that it took that long for the depo provera to be out of your system. ...
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- I got pregnant with my son two months after being off of the depo shot. Good luck!
- I took the depo for shot for a couple of years after my first child. When we decided to try for our second my Dr. told us to expect it to take 6-12 months before my b...
- After depo, fertility returns at different rates for different women - in some cases it may be over a year, sometimes much sooner. If you are on the fence about a sec...
Nursing Moms & Birth Control
We don't plan to start trying for #2 until summer so birth control is necessary. ... As long as it's not an exceptionally long cycle it's probably ok. ...
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- Ok my kids are 4 & 5 so I'm thinking this mini pill came out since I had mine...My Dr. had put me on an Ortho pill that had NO ESTROGEN because I also suffer from seve...
- I know they say that while you're breastfeeding you shouldn't have a period, same w/ the mini pill but we've had 2 patiets in the past 3 months that are nursing and ha...
- Hi, A.. I felt like I was reading my own question! I, too, am 32 with a 15 1/2 month old who I just weaned a few weeks ago. A few days after I weaned her I had my firs...
Missing Periods with New Birth Control
Read all 13 responses: "I have been on birth control (the pill) for about ... I called my doctor and she wasn't concerned at all as long as my pregnancy ...
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- my best friend takes yaz and she rarely gets a period. and when she does it is spotting for a day or two and that is it. she told me it freaked her out at first but ...
- I wouldn't bother with any of that stuff. Try checking out Natural Family Planning! You wouldn't ever regret being more informed. It has served my whole family splendi...
- I don't think you have anything to worry about. I was on Yaz for about 3 years and basically my period all but disappeared with occassional spotting during the time I...
First Period Lasting Too Long?
Nov 9, 2009 ... My Mom ended up taking me in and long story short -- I was put on Birth Control as a medication to help regulate the hormones in my body. ...
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- My daughter went thru the same thing. She was having them for so long and then her third month she went over a month, so we called the dr and he put her on a low dose...
- Its "all depending" on circumstances. IMy 11 year old daughter has had her longest 12 days but I noticed she was taking alot of vitamin C and that was good but it prol...
- my 1st was 13 days. ugh! it was light all of them. without medicine i would still be irregular all these years later. as long as there are no problems (excess cramping...
So About This Mirena and Depo Birth Control...
I was told that I should use it so I can nurse and use birth control. ... I can' t remember if it was painful being put in, but the pain doesn't last long. ...
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- I had used the Depo for 2 years before I had my son and never had a problem, even got pregnant about 2 weeks after I went off of it. After I had my son I bled for alm...
- There have been several questions on here about Mirena, and lots of answers! About 95% of the answers have been positive. I think I only read 1 or 2 negative respons...
- I have the mirena and love it. I tried the nuva ring and it was too uncomfortable to me. I say go for the mirena and you can get preggo right after having it remov...
Birth Control Suggestions....
I need birth control but I don't want... --a bunch of hormones --to bleed for long periods of time --to gain weight --my period to stop --anything..."
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- The Merina IUD fits all of these except the period stopping issue. I had mine in for 6 months. My period never completely went away during that time, but it was sign...
- I have an IUD and it's been great. I rarely have periods anymore and it lasts for 5 years!! I love it!
- I am on Nuva Ring (spillng?) My doc told me it is the lowest in hormones and I leave it in for 3 weeks our for the fourth week and my period only last for 2-3 days. ...
The Return of Your Period After Labor
Sep 28, 2009 ... I'm interested to know how long it took for your period to return ... Edited: I was on birth control until a few weeks ago when my husband ...
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- After my 1st son, my period returned when he was 9 months old. I was still nursing at that time, although my milk supply was slowing down. With my 2nd son, my period r...
- I breastfed both my kids for 15 months each. My period came back at 6 months with my son and at 11 months with my daughter. My period was very heavy and uncomfortabl...
- Are you on any birth control? The Estrogen will boost your cycle to occur and then you should be ok, but if you already have it and its still not happening, then I'd t...
Birth Control over Age 35
So now I am trying to figure out what I should do for birth control. ... but I am also concerned about the risks of long term pill usage. ...
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- Hi S., I am a 35 year old mother of a 2 year old son. Also, like you, I developed gestational diabetes while pregnant. My doctor and I talked a lot about birth co...
- Hi S., I used the pill for about 10 years before I went off it to get pregnant. We had been married about 5 years at the time. I'm now 45 and while breast feeding m...
- I just turned 36. After my little girl was born I started using the Nuva Ring as birth control. I really like it because it isn't something that I have to remember e...
Birth Control
You can start birth control pills any time so long as you are not pregnant. If you have had unprotected sex since your last period you are suggested to take ...
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- When they give you birth control it starts on Sunday, it doesn't matter about your period because the pills will regulate it according to the pack.
- S., That's what my OB said to me after I had my daughter. However, the pill case start you off on a Sunday so its easy to follow and I don't have to worry about remem...
- S., I have always been a Sunday starter. When you start your pills on Sunday you have a better chance of having period free weekends. Hope this helps A.
