DS and birth control pills

OK so I'm thinking about going back on birth control pills.  Do we even absorb them properly after surgery.  I want to start soon, since I want to bypass my next period and set my cycle.  I'm just not 100% certain, the other option I was thinking was the IUD but right now I'm leaning more towards the pill and would like to start it this week.
 

No,  we don't all absorb those hormones effectively.  If you want a hormonal birth control method,  consider Nuvaring.

Do not get an IUD if you have never had children.

I thought I remembered hearing that but wasn't sure where.   I want to stop my next period as much as birthcontrol, though I do need an effectve bc method.  I've had two kids and had an IUD in the past.
 

Why? I have the Mirena IUD and have never had children. The insertion was painful, but I haven't had any complication and now after 3 months I love not getting my period anymore. Gynocologists have stopped giving that advice, it's perfectly safe for nulliparous women.

Whatever you say or anyone says...there is a risk of uterine puncture with an IUD. It's a small risk, but it's a risk.  If you want to have children - do not take the risk.  I've seen the risk come true - it's not worth it.    There are other forms of birth control,  but you only have one uterus.

Sure, it's a risk, but the risk is about 1/1000. I can't live my life everyday worrying about risks that minute. I mean, the leading cause of death for children is traffic accidents, but parents still strap in their kids to cars everyday, because it's easier and more convenient than most of the alternatives, so they are willing to assume the risk. I would liken the Mirena IUD to those risks (except that an IUD would have even lower risks than car travel daily over a 5 year period) - most people have no complcations, it gives the absolute best pregnancy prevention, it's extremely convenient as it lasts for five years and over five years it is very cost effective, but once in a while, some woman, somewhere, will have a severe complication like a perforation. I recognize that it is possible it could be me, but I recognize that there is a 99.9% chance that it's not going to happen. I'll take those odds everyday.

But if you're one of the women whose uterus get*****tured and can never have children,  you might be very very sorry that you took that chance.  There are other forms of reliable birth control.  But no second chance if you're one of the unlucky few.

You would have to establish that another form of birth control has risks that are more acceptable. Birth control pills carry a risk of stroke in some women and depo-provera has a tendency to cause weight gain which can lead to all kinds of other health issues that are far more likely like heart disease and diabetes.

I respect that you are saying it is devastating to the one woman who loses her uterus. What I'm saying is that it's equivalent to the woman who loses her child in a car accident. We don't tell everyone not to put children in cars though, right? For me, I've had negative side-effects with the pill and depo. The Mirena, aside from the painful insertion, has been a godsend. It's worth the teeny, tiny risk to me, and I imagine it is to many others as well.

No, it is not the same as a car accident.  Because a car accident is not something you can necessarily avoid.  But you can certainly decline to use an IUD.

You are welcome to take the risk of not being able to have children,  if you want to.  But I think it's important to let women know that the risk exists.

If you are sure you want children,  don't take the risk.  It's not worth it.  Sure,  it's 1/1000 (I think),  but if you're that 1/1000,  the statistics mean nothing.

You can avoid car accidents (mostly) by not using cars. Many people do it. I live and work in a major city so my husband and I don't own one - therefore my risk is substantially decreased (this isn't why we don't own a car - it's just more convenient when you live downtown. But for full disclosure I work as Prosecutor and handle regulatory offences whi*****lude traffic related charges, including charges laid at collisions). I would consider car use and birth control as very similar in many ways as they are nearly universal in use, at least at some point in your life. My point is that all forms of birth control carry different risks, whether it is a risk of pregnancy, exposure to hormones, risk of blood clots, risk of perforation, etc.

I'm aware of the risk, though I understand I have passed the most dangerous period which is insertion and the first 6 weeks after. My gynocologist told me about it right before she prepped me for insertion. I can't imagine any gyno wouldn't so this thoroughly. If we spent our lives worrying about every little thing that carried a 1/1000 risk of severe or serious complication, we'd do very little!