I screwed up my birth control. [more inside]
posted by idiotfactory on Aug 6, 2007 - 11 answers

Near-manic episodes caused by the pill... or is it too soon? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Jul 19, 2007 - 16 answers

Can birth control prevent ovulation a day or two before it occurs? [more inside]
posted by Phire on Jul 18, 2007 - 21 answers

Could birth control cause a phobia to rear its ugly head? [more inside]
posted by ElectricBlue on Jun 30, 2007 - 13 answers

What New York City health clinics, or women's centers, or whatever -- ideally with a sliding scale -- offer Implanon (contraceptive arm implant)? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Jun 29, 2007 - 4 answers

I'm going back on the pill again and wondered what the best course of action is... [more inside]
posted by sweetlyvicious on Jun 27, 2007 - 10 answers

NuvaRing out for 1/2 hour longer than it ought to have been... looking for advice and experiences. [more inside]
posted by exlotuseater on Jun 26, 2007 - 12 answers

Is being paranoid of dying a normal thing? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Jun 12, 2007 - 20 answers

Hormonal Birth Control woes... [more inside]
posted by sunshinesky on Jun 8, 2007 - 36 answers

Is my NuvaRing making my period wonky, and will it eventually stop? Has anyone had similar side-effects from starting on the Ring? Womanly cycle details inside. [more inside]
posted by schroedinger on Jun 8, 2007 - 12 answers

is depo-provera affecting my ability to lose weight? [more inside]
posted by kerning on May 23, 2007 - 23 answers

What's your take on "Taking Charge of Your Fertility," especially to prevent pregnency without birth control?
posted by dial-tone on Apr 24, 2007 - 20 answers

Help me find the best form of birth control for me! [more inside]
posted by Mrs PuGZ on Mar 21, 2007 - 31 answers

Birth Control filter: Is it going to negatively affect my health if I skip taking my birth control pills for a month (during which time I will assuredly be abstinent) and then go right back on them once I'm back home where I can renew the prescription for cheap? [more inside]
posted by np312 on Mar 6, 2007 - 25 answers

New diaphragm: Tips, tricks, and spermicide recommendations, please. [more inside]
posted by otherwordlyglow on Feb 8, 2007 - 6 answers

Tell me about your IUD experience? [more inside]
posted by mustcatchmooseandsquirrel on Dec 17, 2006 - 19 answers

Problems with the NuvaRing. What can I do? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Nov 11, 2006 - 7 answers

i'm do for my yearly womanly checkup, but there is just one catch... [more inside]
posted by illegiblemess on Oct 6, 2006 - 26 answers

Generic brands of the Birth Control Pill: Are they really as terrible as I'm hearing? [more inside]
posted by Miko on Sep 19, 2006 - 26 answers

How long should I try OrthoTricyclin Lo before switching? Experiences with other Pill brands and switching and anectdotal evidence encouraged. Explanation is part of the [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Sep 9, 2006 - 16 answers

I am just about to start using bcp for the first time in my life. My gynie prescribed Yaz, which I understand is quite new. Has anyone here been on it? Any comments, impressions, advice?
posted by barrakuda on Aug 28, 2006 - 22 answers

Women of MeFi, your experiences with Seasonale? [more inside]
posted by anjamu on Aug 25, 2006 - 21 answers

Is there any way for me to get birth control pills for my girlfriend? I am 20, she is 17. [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Jul 4, 2006 - 35 answers

Can anyone recommend a good, woman-friendly physician or nurse practitioner at Kaiser-Permanente's Sunset Boulevard Los Angeles facility? [more inside]
posted by Scram on May 28, 2006 - 6 answers

Asking for the girlfriend (if that wasn't clear): My significant other is plagued by oral contraceptive -induced sunlight sensitivity. [more inside]
posted by glibhamdreck on May 12, 2006 - 12 answers

After long term use... [more inside]
posted by Mrs. Smith on May 10, 2006 - 6 answers

Should I use birth control to skip my period? [more inside]
posted by nakedsushi on May 1, 2006 - 51 answers

Last night: condom slippage. Today: want emergency backup contraception. [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Feb 24, 2006 - 42 answers

So, I just started Nuvaring (warning: music), which my doctor convinced me to try before getting an IUD, and I was wondering if anyone out there had any experience with it, good or bad. [more inside]
posted by Kellydamnit on Feb 1, 2006 - 26 answers

What is the real-world probability of my getting pregnant while taking antibiotics and oral contraceptives? [more inside]
posted by fuzzbean on Jan 13, 2006 - 15 answers

If a woman on birth control pills became pregnant, but continued to take the pills, what would happen to the fetus, if anything? This is idle curiosity - I'm not asking for a personal situation at all.
posted by agregoli on Jan 6, 2006 - 12 answers

[GirlFilter] I know that questions about birth control are about a dime a dozen on here, and I've read most of the stuff that relates to IUDs, but I have some questions that I hope people here can help me with that I don't think have been previously addressed. [more inside]
posted by Medieval Maven on Dec 27, 2005 - 17 answers

How can I convince my girlfriend to stop relying on condoms for birth control? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Nov 14, 2005 - 123 answers

Should I go to the U.K. to get a Gynefix IUD since I can't get it in the US? If so, where should I go? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Nov 2, 2005 - 5 answers

How have your experiences been with Natural Family Planning? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Oct 21, 2005 - 36 answers

Are there any birth control pills/shots/drugs that do not incite cold sores? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Sep 23, 2005 - 9 answers

Help me bonk my wife. We're at our wits' end with birth control. [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Sep 13, 2005 - 51 answers

Birth control and weight gain: will switching pills help? [more inside]
posted by hamster on Sep 6, 2005 - 9 answers

ShootingBlanksFilter: I'm a single male in my mid-twenties, whom after taking a long break from the opposite sex, is getting back into the game. However, reading about fertility control issues, and also having first-hand experience with this, I've come to realize that men do not have the same reproductive control options available to them that women do. So now I'm considering a vasectomy. [more inside]
posted by id on Jul 31, 2005 - 26 answers

Best birth control pill for depression? [more inside]
posted by ITheCosmos on Jul 19, 2005 - 24 answers

I have had irregular, painful menstrual cycles from the age of 14, but in my 20s they basically became inverse periods: a few days of not bleeding, with most at a low, constant flow, and a few like a normal cycle. When it’s bad, I feel like I have a constant low-grade flu, with fatigue, muscle ache, mental fogginess, and wild moods of sadness and anger. Several pelvic exams and sonograms have shown no fibroids nor anything anatomical that should be causing this. I’ve tried birth control pills (that caused weight gain and nausea, even at low doses), and the ring and the patch, which didn't help at all. I spent a few years on Norplant with no cycle at all, but terrible problems with weight gain that I am still struggling with. The only product I have had luck with was Lunelle, which is no longer available in the US. Has anyone else ever dealt with this and found something that worked? I’ve seen many gynecologists over the years and none have an answer. I'm in my early 30s now and seriously considering a hysterectomy because I can't live like this anymore.
posted by anonymous on Dec 25, 2004 - 8 answers

If someone became pregnant while on the shot, what would happen? This PDF says that the effects are minimal, but also sternly warns one to get off of Depo Provera immediately if pregnant, which leaves me thinking they're leaving something out. What are they afraid will happen? If birth controls change the uterine lining, doesn't that affect the fetus too? What happens to the children of the 3/1000 women who get pregnant on D-P? [more inside]
posted by heatherann on Dec 25, 2004 - 5 answers

BirthControl filter: Does anyone else experience fairly extreme side effects from hormonal birth control? I'm on Ortho-TriCyclen Lo (the low estrogen version) and have been for a year. Cons include complete loss of libido, about thirty pounds of weight gain, monthly morning-sickness type symptoms (during the first week of the cycle) and mood swings. Pros seem to be that the anxiety that hit me at thirteen and never lifted seems to be negated while on the pill. In fact, there is about a three-foot thick wall between me and any emotion whatsoever (unless I'm on the placebo). So...am I just a freak? Or has anyone else experienced anything like this? I'm especially concerned with the mental side effects - the extreme distance from emotion & enjoyment.
posted by anonymous on Dec 14, 2004 - 39 answers

I just started Seasonale about six weeks ago, and everything is going great, with one exception, the back pain. About ten years ago I ripped a disk in my lower back, which produced the inevitable sciatica. After working through it with physical therapy it pretty much went away, until recently it came back, about a week after I started the new pills. I have looked up the side effects, but back pain isn't mentioned. Has anyone else noticed a similar side effect with their b.c. pills?
posted by lilboo on Nov 30, 2004 - 3 answers

Ever get a "reversible" vasectomy, um, reversed? [all tucked inside] [more inside]
posted by mimi on Oct 6, 2004 - 9 answers

An ex-girlfriend of mine was telling me that she recently went off of birth control for the first time in years because she found out it was made through some form dehydrating female horses and then processing thier piss. Sounds like an urban legend to me, but I can't find anything on google in either direction. Any clues?
posted by woil on Aug 27, 2004 - 22 answers

Birth control question. [mi] [more inside]
posted by stoneegg21 on Feb 9, 2004 - 24 answers