Ivhie
06-11-2003, 07:10 PM
I'm sure this question has been asked numerous times. I'd just like a lot of feedback from a lot of different women. Which is the best kind of birth control: pill, shot, patch, etc? Tell me about good and bad experiences, side effects, price, availability...anything. Also, does anyone know about Planned Parenthood? How do you qualify for free/inexpensive health care and birth control? Is it based on income? Any info is great. Thanks guys.
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muslimlady
06-11-2003, 07:48 PM
Ivhie.I ALSO LIVE IN EUGENE! wow! I also go to the planed parenthood on 6th street. They are great, and private! I made an appt, and when i went in they had me fill out a form asking me my income, and i said i was a student and had none at the time( even if you have income you can get it on a sliding scale)and they gave me services for a year free! I had the IUD put in me there, but i did not like it. so i am on the pill. they give me a 6 month supply. ( but i have to go there because i think i am pregnant, ha ha I can get pregnent very easy, just thinking about it almost! ha ha)I already have two....ha ha OOPS!
anyway the one in Eugene is VERY GOOD and i LOVE THEM! they are in the health unit on the 2nd floor.
anyway the one in Eugene is VERY GOOD and i LOVE THEM! they are in the health unit on the 2nd floor.
Ivhie
06-11-2003, 07:53 PM
Thank you so much, that's extremely helpful because you go to the one that I might. I pretty much ruled out the IUD as a choice because I read about weird side effects. Was the pill alright though?
susgan
06-11-2003, 09:29 PM
I have been out of the loop for some time now, but will tell you my experiences. I was on the pill for about 8 yrs. and started having problems. They were that when I was on the 7 days that were the nothing pills, I never had a period. They tried many diff. brands/dosages and it was finally decided, that in my best health interest I would never be prescribed birth control pills for fear that a lack of a period could and most likely would lead to cervical cancer. This all came about as my husband and I were buying our 1st home( age 24). Well 4 weeks after closing I realized I was pregnant.I had packed out calendar when we moved and lost track of out fertile days :) I had been off the pill for about 6 months. It was Fall here in Ohio and the slogans at the time at the local car lots was "Buy a car, get a pumpkin". So we decided our family motto would be "Buy a house, get a baby"
21 yrs. of marriage, 3 wonderful sons age 18, 16, 13 I have not needed nor have missed the pill. My husband has had a vasectomy about 12 yrs.ago. Now that I am almost 43 I have to rely on hormones again to make me have periods as I am not in menopause but without the damn hormones my body will not have a period. Life is grand. I suppose it could be alot worse.
This is my experience....probably not a whole heck of a lot of help, but felt the need to respond. Hope you find what you are looking for :) Good luck
Susan
21 yrs. of marriage, 3 wonderful sons age 18, 16, 13 I have not needed nor have missed the pill. My husband has had a vasectomy about 12 yrs.ago. Now that I am almost 43 I have to rely on hormones again to make me have periods as I am not in menopause but without the damn hormones my body will not have a period. Life is grand. I suppose it could be alot worse.
This is my experience....probably not a whole heck of a lot of help, but felt the need to respond. Hope you find what you are looking for :) Good luck
Susan
mlgable
06-12-2003, 11:03 AM
Before even thinking about depo please be advised it can have nasty long term almost permanent side effects. There are a few women who do well with it but that is very few in comparison to the number of horror stories of what has happened to women who take it. One person I know quite well and when her hubby found the info and they took it to her doctor the doc apologized profusely saying if she had only known she would have never prescribed the shot for her. Birth control pills work well for most women and since each person reacts differently to medications your best bet would be to let the doc help decide what might work best for you should you decide to go that route. If you haven't had kids yet they usually don't recommend and IUD. Good Luck.
Ivhie
06-12-2003, 02:14 PM
Thanks you guys. I have posted this question on several other women's health message boards and this is the best response I've gotten so far. Keep 'em coming!
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kanattoo
06-12-2003, 02:34 PM
I tried the bc patch and it was very irritating to my skin and I normally don't have sensitive skin at all. I tried it in all the spots you can use it and they all made me very itchy and when I took it off, my skin was very red and it made little pimples on my arm. It really didn't help with making my period lighter or less cramps either. Hope this helps!
muslimlady
06-13-2003, 06:03 PM
Ivhie,
great, the one i told you about is so great. You can go there and they will tell you about each one. (birthcontroll) I went first and i did not want to deal with taking the pill every day.( i am bad at remembering them, My two kids are proff of this! ha ha Love them anyway! LOL) So i went and talked to them, and they told me about the DEPO shot. I WAS SO HAPPY, until i gained 20 pounds! ha ha And not to mention i had my period for three months non stop! I then went and had them put in the IUD, but i was always scared of the fact i had something inside me not natural. like it was going to fall out of me any minute, ha ha and one day it started hurting me and i did have VERY BAD periods on them as well, ( or it could of been side effect from the depo they said) so i was scared of it and they took it out for me. so now i am back on the pills, ha ha
also you can call the the one on 6th street ANYTIME and have a nurse call you back. like i had a question yesterday and called them and the nurse call me back and it seemed like she remembered me, asking me how was the family.
they have all the birthcontrol there, even the morning after pill. and i do think they are very very nice.
when you go mention you met me. tell them you met that muslim lady....ha ha they will know who your talking about. ha ha the first time i went i had my son with me and i had to take an exam LOL so one of the nurses played with him and i had my exam. ha ha
they are very nice.
JUST GO CALL THEM!
great, the one i told you about is so great. You can go there and they will tell you about each one. (birthcontroll) I went first and i did not want to deal with taking the pill every day.( i am bad at remembering them, My two kids are proff of this! ha ha Love them anyway! LOL) So i went and talked to them, and they told me about the DEPO shot. I WAS SO HAPPY, until i gained 20 pounds! ha ha And not to mention i had my period for three months non stop! I then went and had them put in the IUD, but i was always scared of the fact i had something inside me not natural. like it was going to fall out of me any minute, ha ha and one day it started hurting me and i did have VERY BAD periods on them as well, ( or it could of been side effect from the depo they said) so i was scared of it and they took it out for me. so now i am back on the pills, ha ha
also you can call the the one on 6th street ANYTIME and have a nurse call you back. like i had a question yesterday and called them and the nurse call me back and it seemed like she remembered me, asking me how was the family.
they have all the birthcontrol there, even the morning after pill. and i do think they are very very nice.
when you go mention you met me. tell them you met that muslim lady....ha ha they will know who your talking about. ha ha the first time i went i had my son with me and i had to take an exam LOL so one of the nurses played with him and i had my exam. ha ha
they are very nice.
JUST GO CALL THEM!