Re: Before prenancy: Contraception options

[Guest guest]

Lindsey,

Like you Im in the same boat, married but waiting to concieve. I highly

recomend the Nuva Ring...its this little plastic ring you insert in the vagina

for three weeks of the month, it releases hormones...we've been using it for a

year with no problems and i love it because i only have to think about it once

a month

Christie

here is there website

_NuvaRing®: Once-A-Month Birth Control for Women_

(http://www.nuvaring.com/Consumer/index.asp?SetSession=Yes&strGUID={4FDF9BF9-36C\

B-4737-8082-00A7CB07AF22}

&SID=973001080)

[Guest guest]

About the pill i know several people who have gotten pregnant on

the pill...and they never had the gastric bypass. So a pill that is

slightly unreliable in the average woman, i would think would be as

if not more unreliable in GB RNY patients

I was put on the pill in late august of 2002( my husband and I wanted

to wait until my 1yr post op mark to even try) well I got pregnant in

late Oct.

I suggest the shot or the patch maybe.

Good luck to you

> Hello! I'm new to the group. Actually, I'm having my surgery next

> month, but I am really out to learn all that I can, and your group

> has been really great! Pregnancy after WLS is one of my biggest

> concerns, getting healthy and staying that way so we can have a

> healthy baby. But since I really do want to wait the 1-2 years

after

> the WLS before getting pregnant, I thought I'd go to you, the

> experts about all this, about the contraception issue.

>

> I keep getting such conflicting info about this. My surgeon says

> that oral BC pills are fine, since there is no perceptible

> malabsorption with the RNY, as so little of the intestine is

> bypassed. But then I see online that some people say it's never a

> reliable option afterward, because you just never know how you'll

> actually do that day in real life. You might dump or get sick that

> day, and who knows how much of your BC pill was absorbed?

>

> Ugh, what to do? Injections? Implants? Barrier methods are so blah.

> A diaphragm won't work since there will be lots of weight loss, and

> I have absolutely NO interest in condoms---we got married so we'd

> never have to use them again! I think I'll end up doing the BC

> pills and FAM (fertility awareness method, which I've done before

> effectively---like in the Weschler book, NOT the " rhythm method " ).

>

> Any advice?

>

> Thanks,

> Lindsey

[Guest guest]

My surgeon says

> that oral BC pills are fine, since there is no perceptible

> malabsorption with the RNY, as so little of the intestine is

> bypassed. But then I see online that some people say it's never a

> reliable option afterward, because you just never know how you'll

> actually do that day in real life. You might dump or get sick that

> day, and who knows how much of your BC pill was absorbed?

I also have not seen or heard of any studies that have shown

malabsorption for birth control pills because of our surgery. My

surgeon and OBGYN doctor both recommended the pill for me, and I was

able to wait until I was two years post-op to conceive. When used

correctly, only 3 out of 1000 women will get pregnant when using

birth control pills. My advice would be to take the advice of your

Doctor instead of just listening to what other people say!

http://my.webmd.com/hw/health_guide_atoz/tw9416.asp?navbar=hw237867

http://www.fda.gov/fdac/features/1997/babyguide.pdf

Best wishes on your upcoming surgery!

RNY 12/11/01 294/160

Mommy to Duel 5/28/97, Caitlin 1/13/99, and Baby Girl 10/11ish/04

[Guest guest]

Hello Lindsey!

My WLSurgeons group say to be on 2 forms of Birth Control for the

first 2 years to prevent pregnancy. I thought that meant that once

the 2 years was up that the malabsorbation would no longer be an

issue and that just the pill would be fine after my secound year so

thats all I use.. Mircette What I was on.. Which is supposed to be

once of the most effect Birth Control pill out there. Well I got

pregnant on it and all of my doctors believe that is was because of

malabsortion.

That being said....If your WLSurgeon is saying BC Pill is fine well

I personally would listen to him the reason being is I really

believe these doctors do these surgeries differently.. Heck Ask him

how many gals he has done surgery on and they have gotten pregnant

with on BC Pill with in the first year.. Maybe mine bypasses a lot

more of the intestines then yours so malabsorbation was an issue for

me but will never be a problem for you. If you trust your doctor I

think you will know he has your best interest in mind.

Just my opinion,

Noni

RYN May 17th 01

EDD June 14th 04

[Guest guest]

I was on birth control religiously the first year after surgery. Only after

I went off bcp's did I get pregnant -- the first cycle afterwards.

The thing about Birth Control is that you really need to decide what you

believe is best for you. Discuss this with your surgeon and your ob and even

your PCP. Find out what they would suggest and gather as much information as

you can. Knowing what every woman on here used at one point is not going to

help you much in deciding what YOU should use.