What contraception do you use?

DucksNuts · 07-05-2007, 06:46 PM

I know, its a borderline TMI question....but I was just wondering what you or/and your partners use?

I (and most of my friends) have a Mirena IUD and although it seriously messes with you for the first few months, its awesome for the 5 years that its in there.

Condoms (natch) for new n non-ongoing encounters.

I ask, because I have been astounded by the number of people that still put all their faith in Coitus Interruptus or Rhythm Method.

elSicomoro · 07-05-2007, 07:21 PM

Yay for birth control pills! And as soon as I get new insurance, I'm getting snipped. Double yay!

monster · 07-05-2007, 07:56 PM

IUD -but it's not very popular over here. (non-hormone version for me -I have enough of my owh

)

Bullitt · 07-05-2007, 11:02 PM

A length of lamb intestine covered in Chuck Norris' sweat as a spermicide. Bruce Willis brand can be used alternately.

Clodfobble · 07-05-2007, 11:34 PM

None-none-none at the moment, plus crossed fingers for extra luck...! But back in the day, birth control pills all the way. Plus condoms too, when the guys were brand new. Later in the relationship I might or might not allow the condoms to fall by the wayside, depending on the guy and the level of trust and the long-termness and all that.

I also liked that with the pill I could occasionally just skip a period when I wanted, just by not taking the placebo week and going straight to the next month. I know I did that for my wedding, and a few other times like beach vacations and such.

DucksNuts · 07-06-2007, 12:02 AM

Ohhh - see, I got pregnant on the pill and so did heaps of other couples I know.

It is handy being able to skip a month tho, but my Mirena means that I go months without a period anyways.

Aliantha · 07-06-2007, 01:50 AM

I got preggers on the pill too. Now I'm off all contraception and can't get lucky. I'm thinking of going back on the pill. lol

Griff · 07-06-2007, 06:43 AM

symtothermal- We've been using it successfully for about a decade. It is obviously not a method for singles. I always thought Pete was more emotionally volatile when on the pill despite being on a low dose. Her Mom had trouble with it as well.

Griff · 07-06-2007, 06:45 AM

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Originally Posted by Aliantha

I got preggers on the pill too. Now I'm off all contraception and can't get lucky. I'm thinking of going back on the pill. lol

You can use the symtothermal method backwards to identify your most fertile days.

skysidhe · 04-22-2008, 01:27 PM

Back in the day, I knew there were only three days in the month one was furtile. Well I avoided that whole week but only works if you are regular like clock work.

Tink · 04-22-2008, 04:02 PM

snip, snip. The only way to go.

LabRat · 07-06-2007, 08:08 AM

In case you were wondering, from the institute of reproductive health at Georgetown: Symptothermal Method

Griff, how effective has that been?

I have used the pill since I was 19, condoms before that. Nothing right now. After baby #2, I'm not sure what I'll do. I know it will be a C-section, so I might have the doc take care of me while he's in there...but that's a ways off.

Griff · 07-06-2007, 08:24 AM

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Originally Posted by LabRat

Griff, how effective has that been?

It has worked perfectly for us. Pete has always been pretty regular though. I'll point her to this thread when she gets back in town. See I just send her away when she's fertile.

FWIW- As far as surgeries go, getting the guy done is less serious.

TheMercenary · 07-06-2007, 08:29 AM

Bilateral Tubal Ligation. Fairly effective.

limey · 07-06-2007, 03:08 PM

I got sterilised when I was 42 or so. Up to that it had been variously the pill, condoms or the cap. They were all OK, but sterilisation is the way to go IMHO. No more worries :p no more scares

07-05-2007, 06:46 PM	#1
DucksNuts Bitchy Little Brat Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Queensland, Australia Posts: 5,067	What contraception do you use? I know, its a borderline TMI question....but I was just wondering what you or/and your partners use? I (and most of my friends) have a Mirena IUD and although it seriously messes with you for the first few months, its awesome for the 5 years that its in there. Condoms (natch) for new n non-ongoing encounters. I ask, because I have been astounded by the number of people that still put all their faith in Coitus Interruptus or Rhythm Method.

07-05-2007, 07:56 PM	#3
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	IUD -but it's not very popular over here. (non-hormone version for me -I have enough of my owh ) __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

07-05-2007, 11:02 PM	#4
Bullitt This is a fully functional babe lair Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Akron, OH Posts: 2,324	A length of lamb intestine covered in Chuck Norris' sweat as a spermicide. Bruce Willis brand can be used alternately. __________________ Kiss my white Irish ass.

07-06-2007, 01:50 AM	#7
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	I got preggers on the pill too. Now I'm off all contraception and can't get lucky. I'm thinking of going back on the pill. lol __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

07-06-2007, 06:43 AM	#8
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	symtothermal- We've been using it successfully for about a decade. It is obviously not a method for singles. I always thought Pete was more emotionally volatile when on the pill despite being on a low dose. Her Mom had trouble with it as well. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

07-05-2007, 07:21 PM	#2
elSicomoro Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 12,486	Yay for birth control pills! And as soon as I get new insurance, I'm getting snipped. Double yay!

07-05-2007, 11:34 PM	#5
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	None-none-none at the moment, plus crossed fingers for extra luck...! But back in the day, birth control pills all the way. Plus condoms too, when the guys were brand new. Later in the relationship I might or might not allow the condoms to fall by the wayside, depending on the guy and the level of trust and the long-termness and all that. I also liked that with the pill I could occasionally just skip a period when I wanted, just by not taking the placebo week and going straight to the next month. I know I did that for my wedding, and a few other times like beach vacations and such.

07-06-2007, 12:02 AM	#6
DucksNuts Bitchy Little Brat Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Queensland, Australia Posts: 5,067	Ohhh - see, I got pregnant on the pill and so did heaps of other couples I know. It is handy being able to skip a month tho, but my Mirena means that I go months without a period anyways.

04-22-2008, 01:27 PM	#10
skysidhe ~~Life is either a daring adventure or nothing.~~ Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 6,828	Back in the day, I knew there were only three days in the month one was furtile. Well I avoided that whole week but only works if you are regular like clock work.

04-22-2008, 04:02 PM	#11
Tink Why oh why? Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Seattle Posts: 186	snip, snip. The only way to go.

07-06-2007, 08:08 AM	#12
LabRat twatfaced two legged bumhole Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 3,143	In case you were wondering, from the institute of reproductive health at Georgetown: Symptothermal Method Griff, how effective has that been? I have used the pill since I was 19, condoms before that. Nothing right now. After baby #2, I'm not sure what I'll do. I know it will be a C-section, so I might have the doc take care of me while he's in there...but that's a ways off. __________________ Strength does not come from how much weight you can lift, or how many miles you can run. It comes from knowing that you set a goal, and rose to the challenge. Strength comes from within. Last edited by LabRat; 07-06-2007 at 08:13 AM.

07-06-2007, 08:29 AM	#14
TheMercenary “Hypocrisy: prejudice with a halo” Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Savannah, Georgia Posts: 21,393	Bilateral Tubal Ligation. Fairly effective. __________________ Anyone but the this most fuked up President in History in 2012!

07-06-2007, 03:08 PM	#15
limey Encroaching on your decrees Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: An island within the south-west coast of Scotland Posts: 7,016	I got sterilised when I was 42 or so. Up to that it had been variously the pill, condoms or the cap. They were all OK, but sterilisation is the way to go IMHO. No more worries :p no more scares __________________ Living it up on the edge ... of civilisation, within the southwest coast of

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