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Contraceptives (Birth Control) Information
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Replies: 61Last Post April 1, 2007 4:08pm by Miss Prophetess
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The school sends home a letter about condoms. They give out condoms. But if your parnet returns the letter, then u cannot have condoms. If u go to get it they check the list and thenif ur on it, no condoms!

As If that's gonna stop students. U can just go to the 99 cent store or to the gas station to get them.  

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Norplant as you call it (implant to everyone else)

'irregular bleeding (including spotting, extra long periods, and break through bleeding) '

You can also not have periods at all, where as one of my mates is on for 7 weeks and off for 2.

Also some last 3 years not 5, here in the UK now you cant get the 5 year ones its only the 3 years one.

aparently it makes your body think you are pregnant which stops it fertilising eggs, so some people tend to pee more and become more tired

I saw someon wrote it costs them $27 for the pill each month, we get all that free! why you made to pay for it? thats just stupid cos that will stop people getting contreception if they have to pay

As some one else wrote the condom should be whats used is stupid, id rather the implant like i have to the condom, and most guys say they feel shit anyway. I dont like them and they are less trusty then the pill or implant, they split, i got pregnant from using a condom, never again

Post edited at 12:07 pm on Aug. 20, 2006 by PerfectFairy


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The pill & shot both... increased my sex drive....  does that make me a freak?

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1. What contraception are you currently using? Are you happy with it or have you had side effects?

male condom, yeah im fairly happy with em, just dont want em 2 split or anything :/ had no side effects so far :)

2. Which do you consider the best for teenagers to use?

male condom, they're so easy 2 use, its hard 2 put them on wrong cos they giv u a leaflet in the box if u dont kno, they teach u how to put them on in school, they protect from sti's, and they like 96% effective at preventing pregnancy.

3. Do you think birth control should be easier to get? Should we skip doctor appointments? Should it be free?

yeah i think they should be more easier than they are, although it is easier now than it was yrs ago, i think we should be able to get the pill without having to go see the doctor, but i think you can from family planning clinics :/ and yeah i think all contraception should be free, if they want to prevent unwanted pregnancies/teen pregnancies

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Its always a hassle getting  birth control a lot of the time its not in a persons area. I know my pill wasnt so i always had to travel. I dont trust any really. I was using condoms and the pill was very careful with them but still in 124 days ill have 3 kids and im only 20!
I give up!

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1. What contraception are you currently using? Are you happy with it or have you had side effects?

Im on Alesse, my period came two weeks early, it hasnt stopped yet. im going to let it get into my system before i go see the doctor again.

I had a question tho, if my period stops when im suppose to be taking the sugar pills can i have sex on those days? or because im not taking the real pill is it not safe?

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I stopped taking the pill because i wasnt happy with the side effects. the psycho nurse gave me a real hard lecture about it too
"u might get pregnant and then ull have to abort then blah blah psychological effects etc" which i found unfair.
it was free for me but im in the UK, its easy to get too and confidential.
im sticking to condoms for now which i get every few months from the same place.
has anyone heard of spermicide? some kind of spray that kills sperm cells...not seen any around does anyone know if its any good?

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i heard that spermicide is like 75% affective.

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1. What contraception are you currently using? Are you happy with it or have you had side effects?  

Currently on the pill, its free in the UK. Got it from a family planning clinic, didnt need to have a cervical exam, just a few simple questions about my past

2. Which do you consider the best for teenagers to use?

Condoms should always be used. If you are both virgins, I'd recommend going on the pill. When you have sex for the first time, it should be romantic, but if you do go on the pill, make sure you both stay faithful

3. Do you think birth control should be easier to get? Should we skip doctor appointments? Should it be free?

Birth control was very easy to get for me. I also got 24 free condoms from the family planning clinic at the same time, which I occasionally use. Doctor appointments should never be skipped if you have been having sex, STI's should be just as important to worry about as pregnancy.


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Has anyone used or know someone who has used the pill ortho-novum 1/35 norinyl? If so can you reply to this or send me a message on the effects you experienced.

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i take the pill but its so hard to remember to take so iam gonna start getting the shot once every three months!!!

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jsia


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the pill is never released.

Did you mean the egg is never released?

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1. What contraception are you currently using? Are you happy with it or have you had side effects?
I'm on 'The pill' (Levlen).I haven't noticed any side effects,except i haven't had near as many mood swings!!I'm really happy with it,i can delay my perios if i really need to,but this sortof went to my head when i first got it,i skipped one period,then delayed the next for a week.The actualy periods are lighter too.
2. Which do you consider the best for teenagers to use?  
The Pill combined with Condoms.
3. Do you think birth control should be easier to get? Should we skip doctor appointments? Should it be free?
Yes,it should be easier to get,in the form of condoms though.I think they should be free,but as for The Pill and other forms of contraception,i think they should definetly be prescribed by a doctor only.

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Quote: from Artistic Drain at 6:08 pm on July 26, 2006

The patch is so new that it is not in the source I was using. And since it is so new, side effects are not known. Like, some of those have only been approved in Canada since 1994, and they still don't know enough about long term effects.

But yea, the patch is something that should be discussed with your doctor.


about that i heard from this guy that studys about that n he said the patch isnt good for every1 because it depends on the height. n if ur really short its really bad for u because u can get sick. thats what the guy said. he said it happen to his gf n shes been sick n throwing up. so she stop using it. so u guys have to be careful.

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I think i will take the pill

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