Guest guest Posted July 20, 2007 Report Share Posted July 20, 2007 Hi Kendra, I took depo for a while, but it killed my sex drive and I'm really not fond of condoms, but am a good girl about them as needed. I'm quite happy with Camilla which is a very low-dose progesin ill, also known as Microonor. I don't menstruate at all on this, which is necessary for me in order to keep my endometriosis in check. Good luck with your choices, Alana Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 20, 2007 Report Share Posted July 20, 2007 Sometimes I can't believe that I'd be thinking such things either. But babies are so darn cute! And the BC was totally messing up my body chemistry. On Jul 20, 2007, at 1:29 PM, blueyedaze@... wrote: > !!!!!! I can't even believe you. =) LOL! Honestly, the baby bug has > been > biting our asses hard lately, too. =P Jenn Malatesta nekrosys@... nekrosys.net Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 20, 2007 Report Share Posted July 20, 2007 I think that's a fairly well-established fact, especially for me. On Jul 20, 2007, at 1:55 PM, Milinovich wrote: > Ya'll are nutz. That's all I'm saying Jenn Malatesta nekrosys@... nekrosys.net Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 20, 2007 Report Share Posted July 20, 2007 In a message dated 7/20/2007 1:57:49 PM Eastern Daylight Time, dvlwksp@... writes: Ya'll are nutz. That's all I'm saying Hahah! Hell no cuz these tubes are TIED! I can dream of another all I want. LOL! Amy Wife to Will 11/3/95 Mama to Olivia Isabelle 9/18/03 & Phineas Maximilian 11/30/05 ************************************** Get a sneak peek of the all-new AOL at http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 20, 2007 Report Share Posted July 20, 2007 In a message dated 7/20/2007 4:12:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time, nekrosys@... writes: Sometimes I can't believe that I'd be thinking such things either. But babies are so darn cute! And the BC was totally messing up my body chemistry. Well, I'm here for ya whatever may be! My womb has a big " closed " sign on it, so I can live vacariously through you. I held a five month old yesterday and was like " need. one. NOW! " Heh. Amy Wife to Will 11/3/95 Mama to Olivia Isabelle 9/18/03 & Phineas Maximilian 11/30/05 ************************************** Get a sneak peek of the all-new AOL at http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 20, 2007 Report Share Posted July 20, 2007 I have been on Depo for about 5 years now and I LOVE IT!!! I wont get off it! I dont feel it is unhealthy at all because it strips your lining so there is nothing to shed, so there is no build up. On the pills where you only have a period once every 3 or 4 months, the blood in the lining isnt shed until you take the sugar pills and let it shed, so that in my opinion would be unhealthy if you went over the 3 or 4 month timeline without taking the sugar pills. I havent had any mood issues or other side effects on depo either. My friend, non SMA did though. She bled for 3 straight months. So it doesnt work for everyone, but it works for me so I am set! I have a friend with SMA who was on the pill and she got a blood clot. It had nothing to do with her age or smoking or whatnot, it was her lack of mobility. So I refuse to take the pill as risk is much higher on that. --- Jenn Malatesta <nekrosys@...> wrote: > Up until about a month ago, I had been on Depo shots > or almost *10 > years*! Way, way too long in my opinion. At first > it was nice not > having a period, but then I began to feel maybe it > wasn't so healthy > after all. It definitely adversely affected my mood > and I think it > hasn't helped with my never ending quest to lose > weight. I've not > had any blood clots though. > > I just decided to take a break from birth control > and take my > chances. I honestly wouldn't mind having another > kid at this point, > especially because fiberoptic intubation has come > such a long way in > the past decade. I didn't have to be intubated > while awake at all > during my gallbladder surgery last year. Anyway, > I'm feeling a bit > better now that the hormones in my system are > balancing out. > > My cousin is on the OrthoTriCyclen-LO now, also > after being on Depo. > She likes it much better. > > So I guess my advice is: avoid the depo shot > > On Jul 20, 2007, at 2:15 AM, Kendra wrote: > > > To all my fabulous ladies out there, I was hoping > we could discuss > > different methods of birth control you have used > and which you > > find/found better than others and why > > Jenn Malatesta > nekrosys@... > nekrosys.net > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been > removed] > > ________________________________________________________________________________\ ____ Pinpoint customers who are looking for what you sell. http://searchmarketing./ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 21, 2007 Report Share Posted July 21, 2007 My gynae put me on Triphysol after I was admitted to hospital with a cyst on my ovary in 1997. The cyst was caused by taking too many pain killers during every menstrual cycle. The gynae assured me the cyst wouldn't return (she was right), but she didn't warn me against the side-effects (nausea, actual vomiting, headaches, mood swings, lack of sexual drive, etc.) of Triphysol. Anyway, as luck would have it, just when I decide to stop using Triphysol I became seriously involved with a guy LOL...before that no1 was interested in me in that way! Fionna (SMA Type II) South Africa Re: Birth Control Hi Kendra, I took depo for a while, but it killed my sex drive and I'm really not fond of condoms, but am a good girl about them as needed. I'm quite happy with Camilla which is a very low-dose progesin ill, also known as Microonor. I don't menstruate at all on this, which is necessary for me in order to keep my endometriosis in check. Good luck with your choices, Alana Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 21, 2007 Report Share Posted July 21, 2007 *LMAO* That's what I said for about a year after each of my girls. NO WAY! Then when they get a bit bigger and lose that " babyness " a little you start looking around and thinking that it might not be so bad to have another little one in the house. My girls are 11 and 7 and right now I'm fighting off that bug like crazy! I'm going to get completely done with school before I even allow myself to really consider the possibility. That will be another 3 yrs or so! So by the time I could actually have another my girls would be 11 and 15! Would I REALLY want to start over at that point? UGH! For now I just borrow other people's babies and give them back when they poop or cry *LOL* Love and Hugs Jeni Re: Birth Control In a message dated 7/20/2007 10:29:43 AM Eastern Daylight Time, nekrosyscinci (DOT) rr.com writes: I just decided to take a break from birth control and take my chances. I honestly wouldn't mind having another kid at this point, especially because fiberoptic intubation has come such a long way in the past decade. I didn't have to be intubated while awake at all during my gallbladder surgery last year. Anyway, I'm feeling a bit better now that the hormones in my system are balancing out. !!!!!! I can't even believe you. =) LOL! Honestly, the baby bug has been biting our asses hard lately, too. =P Amy Wife to Will 11/3/95 Mama to Olivia Isabelle 9/18/03 & Phineas Maximilian 11/30/05 ************ ********* ********* ******** Get a sneak peek of the all-new AOL at http://discover. aol.com/memed/ aolcom30tour Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 21, 2007 Report Share Posted July 21, 2007 Kendra, I started on BC pills in college. I was put on Orthrotricyclin (OTC) and within a couple of months I was diagnosed and hospitalized w/a DVT in my leg. Although I'm weak, I think I can move my limbs pretty well and was shocked I still got a blood clot. I know you have much more mobility than I do and are going to maybe try OTC Lo. Unfortunately there`was no lo when I started taking BC pills. Just now you are at a higher risk for clots. When I started dating and BC was more of an issue again, the docs suggested progesterone only pills. I was also told about the IUD if the pills didn't work to my liking. Besides birth control, I was hoping for less and lighter periods. They were pushing me to go under for the IUD placement b/c I'm tiny and it would be extremely uncomfy for me. Like Alana, I'm now taking Camilla. It took a few months but I have lighter and shorter periods. Since its been 6 months, I'm trying to track my period and see if there's a schedule. Supposedly progesterone, although taken everyday w/no sugar pills, will allow your body to get on its on cycle schedule and after a while it will be predictable. Hope this helps, Kimi }i{ Visit my myspace page and blogs: _www.myspace.com/ksmile96_ (http://www.myspace.com/ksmile96) }i{ " When you're gone, the pieces of my heart are missing you. When you're gone, the face I used to know is missing too. When you're gone all the words I need to hear to always get me thru the day and make it ok. I miss you. " -Avril Lavigne In a message dated 7/20/2007 4:05:47 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, alrt@... writes: Hi Kendra, I took depo for a while, but it killed my sex drive and I'm really not fond of condoms, but am a good girl about them as needed. I'm quite happy with Camilla which is a very low-dose progesin ill, also known as Microonor. I don't menstruate at all on this, which is necessary for me in order to keep my endometriosis in check. Good luck with your choices, Alana ************************************** Get a sneak peek of the all-new AOL at http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 19, 2008 Report Share Posted December 19, 2008 Had to take a dose of birth control (as plan ...any advice to get through this. Mostly dealing with nausea and sore throat and some mucus. Should I continue on all 6 Tbsp of coconut oil...nystatin...pau d'arco or reduce till i feel better? Amy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 20, 2011 Report Share Posted April 20, 2011 Bee, Some of the discussion recently got me thinking about what safe birth control options are available. I looked in your archives. I didn't see anything about the sponge or the diaphragm. Would those be safe options or do they utilize that nonoxynol 9 compound? Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 21, 2011 Report Share Posted April 21, 2011 Thanks . I had looked at that link initially and didn't find much that was helpful. At second glance, however, I came across something called the fertility monitor. It's a little computer that charts the presence of hormones and predicts days that have high and low chances of conception. I'm actually not looking for myself right now, but I do occasionally advise others on these matters in my line of work. The pill always bothered me for moral reasons.and then later health related reasons when I found out more about it. It's nice that there are some other options out there. Thanks for re-suggesting the page. Chris From: [mailto: ] On Behalf Of Stiles Sent: Thursday, April 21, 2011 8:45 AM Subject: Re: [ ] Re: Birth control > > Hi > I just wanted to point out that the article Bee posted mentions the rhythm method, which is unreliable because it uses a generic model of a 28-day cycle, which obviously many women deviate from. There's a link in that article to another site that discusses natural family planning and other methods which are NOT " the rhythm. " These other methods promote awareness of your fertility by taking your temperature and checking your cervical fluid. I recommend the books " Taking Charge of Your Fertility " by Toni Weschler and " The Garden of Fertility " by Singer if you want to try natural birth control. > > > > > > > Bee, > >> > > Some of the discussion recently got me thinking about what safe birth > control options are available. I looked in your archives. I didn't see > anything about the sponge or the diaphragm. Would those be safe options or > do they utilize that nonoxynol 9 compound? > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 21, 2011 Report Share Posted April 21, 2011 Anyone have any articles on why the pill is harmful. My girlfriend wants me to convince her. Thanks. . Sent from my iPhone On Apr 21, 2011, at 11:49 AM, " PB " <pb316@...> wrote: > Thanks . I had looked at that link initially and didn't find much > that was helpful. At second glance, however, I came across something called > the fertility monitor. It's a little computer that charts the presence of > hormones and predicts days that have high and low chances of conception. > > I'm actually not looking for myself right now, but I do occasionally advise > others on these matters in my line of work. The pill always bothered me for > moral reasons.and then later health related reasons when I found out more > about it. It's nice that there are some other options out there. > > Thanks for re-suggesting the page. > > Chris > > From: [mailto: ] > On Behalf Of Stiles > Sent: Thursday, April 21, 2011 8:45 AM > > Subject: Re: [ ] Re: Birth control > > > > > Hi > > > > I just wanted to point out that the article Bee posted mentions the rhythm > method, which is unreliable because it uses a generic model of a 28-day > cycle, which obviously many women deviate from. There's a link in that > article to another site that discusses natural family planning and other > methods which are NOT " the rhythm. " These other methods promote awareness > of your fertility by taking your temperature and checking your cervical > fluid. I recommend the books " Taking Charge of Your Fertility " by Toni > Weschler and " The Garden of Fertility " by Singer if you want to try > natural birth control. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Bee, > > >> > > > Some of the discussion recently got me thinking about what safe birth > > control options are available. I looked in your archives. I didn't see > > anything about the sponge or the diaphragm. Would those be safe options or > > do they utilize that nonoxynol 9 compound? > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 21, 2011 Report Share Posted April 21, 2011 Hi all This topic reminded me of what I went thru...son born in 1961 when I was age 18. I went to the public library to find books on contraception but whoa ! First I had to bring in my birth cert. & marriage license. Then the nasty librarian agreed to order 2 books on contraception. Both books gave a history of birth control thru 5,000 years, back when women inserted empty seed pods into themselves in hopes no sperm would reach its destination. We've come a long way. Good luck. Susie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 21, 2011 Report Share Posted April 21, 2011 Try www.ditchthepill.org. I found it earlier today. Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 21, 2011 Report Share Posted April 21, 2011 > > Bee, >> > Some of the discussion recently got me thinking about what safe birth control options are available. I looked in your archives. I didn't see anything about the sponge or the diaphragm. Would those be safe options or do they utilize that nonoxynol 9 compound? +++Hi I am not familiar with nonoxynol 9 compound. Here's Alternative Birth Control Options on my website: http://www.healingnaturallybybee.com/articles/res1.php All the best, Bee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 21, 2011 Report Share Posted April 21, 2011 > > Hi > I just wanted to point out that the article Bee posted mentions the rhythm method, which is unreliable because it uses a generic model of a 28-day cycle, which obviously many women deviate from. There's a link in that article to another site that discusses natural family planning and other methods which are NOT " the rhythm. " These other methods promote awareness of your fertility by taking your temperature and checking your cervical fluid. I recommend the books " Taking Charge of Your Fertility " by Toni Weschler and " The Garden of Fertility " by Singer if you want to try natural birth control. > > > > > > > Bee, > >> > > Some of the discussion recently got me thinking about what safe birth > control options are available. I looked in your archives. I didn't see > anything about the sponge or the diaphragm. Would those be safe options or > do they utilize that nonoxynol 9 compound? > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 21, 2011 Report Share Posted April 21, 2011 Bee, That link you sent me references nonoxynol-9, which I why I was curious about it. Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 21, 2011 Report Share Posted April 21, 2011 My husband and I faithfully use NFP or natural family planning technique which involves watching your mucus to know when you have dropped an egg and then refrain from intercourse while the mucus is clear and stringy! Sorry to be so detailed but it works!!! That way you aren't following any set rhythm but your own!!!! > > Bee, > > > > Some of the discussion recently got me thinking about what safe birth > control options are available. I looked in your archives. I didn't see > anything about the sponge or the diaphragm. Would those be safe options or > do they utilize that nonoxynol 9 compound? > > > > Chris > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 22, 2011 Report Share Posted April 22, 2011 > Bee, That link you sent me references nonoxynol-9, which I why I was curious about it. +++Hi Sorry, I have not read the article for a long time, and I did not write it. It was submitted by a member of this group April 12, 2006. As the article states: Definitely avoid any condoms with the spermicide Nonoxynol-9. It has been shown to cause tears in the vaginal tissue. From ALL ABOUT Nonoxynol-9 Spermicide But later studies in humans showed it could also damage the lining of the vagina and the rectal membrane. The damaged membranes then can't block infectious agents from entering the body. So while the early studies showing that N-9 was effective in killing viral agents weren't refuted, the later studies showed the damage the spermicide caused to membranes outweighed any viral-killing benefit it provided, Mayer explained. Bee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 22, 2011 Report Share Posted April 22, 2011 > > Try www.ditchthepill.org. I found it earlier today. > +++Hi I caution anyone about that website, even though they are correct about synthetic hormones. They are not correct about taking bio-identical hormones, since taking any kind of hormones, whether natural or synthetic, has a much more powerful effect on the body's health than other kinds of substances. I learned about bio-identical hormones through my friend, when she was 70 years old. Even though I warned her not to take them, she would not take my advice since her Osteopathic doctor prescribed them. After taking bio-identical hormones for 4 years she started bleeding, and got it checked out. Her uterus was building up a lining as if she were pregnant, and she also had a cyst on her ovary and a polyp in her uterus. She stopped taking them and within 4 months her bleeding stopped and the cyst and polyp disappeared. The reason hormones have such a powerful effect on health is because hormones have many functions as the body's messengers. They are referred to as " signalers. " NOTE THIS: They are so important that all other signals within the cells are ignored when a hormonal signal is sent. Not only do hormones send signals throughout the body to keep the communications lines open, but they also can help perform specific biochemical functions. For example, if you cut yourself, your body sends out signals to repair and replace tissues, which are growth hormones. The main reason women have female-related problems is because their sex hormones, such as estrogen, progesterone, etc. are imbalanced and/or lacking. There are two types of hormones in the body: 1) Anabolic hormones that involve anabolic processes (anabolism), build molecules, tissues and even organs in the body, which includes sex hormones, insulin, and growth hormones produced in the pituitary gland in the head which are responsible for tissues repair, cell regeneration, and building new tissues as needed. 2) Catabolic hormones that involve catabolic processes (canabolism), break down substances into simpler ones, which include thyroid hormones which function as general stimulators of many cellular reactions, hormones produced by the adrenal glands such as cortisol, and others. The body strives to always balance out its anabolic and catabolic processes, however when it is unhealthy it isn't as able to balance them as it could when it is healthy. Also toxins, including birth control pills, drugs, etc. make all of the body's cell membranes stiff/rigid, which means any organs or tissues involved in producing hormones are not as able to do their job (function normally), and hormones that may be produced are not as able to get into stiff/rigid cells where they are needed to do their job. Such imbalances in hormones can happen long before puberty, and it can start before birth due to a poor " nutritional status " acquired from parents upon conception. The best in health, Bee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 26, 2011 Report Share Posted April 26, 2011 > > Hi all > This topic reminded me of what I went thru...son born in 1961 when I was age 18. I went to the public library to find books on contraception but whoa ! First I had to bring in my birth cert. & marriage license. > Then the nasty librarian agreed to order 2 books on contraception. Both books gave a history of birth control thru 5,000 years, back when women inserted empty seed pods into themselves in hopes no sperm would > reach its destination. > We've come a long way. +++Hi Susie, That is oh so very true my friend! We have come a long ways for sure. xxxooo, Bee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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