Question:
I REALLY need birth control.
I would like the monthly injection as I gained a ton of weight with Depo. My PCP doens't have Norvell or Novell and I am desperate to get the injection. I live in Portland so if anyone knows where I can get this please let me know! I'll pay anything not to have another child right now!!!!! — jenn2002 (posted on June 3, 2002)
June 3, 2002
Well dont take this the wrong way but I find condoms are very effective. I
am pre-op still and I havent used any birth control accept condoms and I
still have no children thank god. I hope you find your solution.
— Jenna M.
June 3, 2002
I too love the convenience of Depo, and am lucky enough not to have the
side affect of weight gain (or perhaps it's just so insignificant beside my
total weight I don't even notice anymore?), but my suggestion is you look
into your local planned parenthood branch. Even if they can't offer it to
you, they can tell you where to find what you're looking for. (Now that I'm
married, you couldn't pay me to use a condom, but that's a personal choice)
— Heather K.
June 3, 2002
I was wondering if you have considered an IUD? No injections, no pills,
nothing to remember!! The ob/gyn inserts it in an office visit and it can
stay in for up to 10 years! Talk about effortless birth control!! It is
imperative no to have a child when you are losing so much weight! The IUD
has been absolutely fantastic for me!!! Good luck!!
— Jean T.
June 3, 2002
I have been married almost 7 years and the only form of birth control we've
ever used is condoms... no kids to date. :) Yes, condoms are not the most
fun form of birth control... but they are the most effective. And in the
first 18 months post-op, getting pregnant can be dangerous. If you can't
find the medication you're looking for... Wal-mart's got the latex. Best
of luck to you. :)
— juliehedges
June 3, 2002
Everyone always mentions IUDs but to get one you have to have already had
atleast one child. I am on the lunelle shot and have not gained any weight
and don't have any side effects.
— jenna F.
June 4, 2002
Try the monthly shot Lunelle. In a large city like Portland the local
pharmacy should carry it.
— PT LawMom
June 4, 2002
ATTENTION!! If you are considering the patch form of birth control, BEWARE,
in patients over 200lbs it is not NEARLY as effective. I am a genetics
major and have done numberous internships...don't mess with hormone levels
if you're not going to do it right. Try the pill, almost no side effects or
weight gain. :-)
— Paula Prichard
June 4, 2002
I read your question to mean that you were looking for somewhere to FIND
birth control, not requesting information about specific methods. I would
recommend that you call or visit Planned Parenthood. They will always have
the largest number of available options in your community, regardless of
where you live. They are a very helpful organization.
— BethVBG
June 5, 2002
If you are looking for BC - like the injections of Lunelle, you need a
script from your doc - take it to a pharmacy to get it filled - they will
give you the vial,s, but not syringes.. Sometimes you will have to wait a
day or 3 if they don't have it in stock - then go back to your doc to get
the injection. Kind of a pain, but if you know a nurse, or have a nurse at
work (like I do) they can do it, I have even heard of those being taught to
do it themselves. They are not like allergy shots which must be done in a
medical ssetting (very very very rarely you can have a severe allercgice
reaction to the componenets in allergy shots).
— M. A. B.
June 5, 2002
Let me rephrase my statement. In my personal life and my own research I
have not found a doctor that will allow me to have a IUD. This is because
if you have not had a child the IUD can be very difficult to insert. With
this said the best BC for those that have not had a child seems right now
seems to be Depo(which I took) and Lunelle(which I am now on). I am not
saying that Pills aren't affective I am only stating that research shows
these two to be the most effective forms for those that have not had a
child.
— jenna F.
June 5, 2002
I only had time to look at these two sites.
http://sexuality.about.com/library/weekly/aa012201.htm?once=true&
You CAN use an IUD if...
You have had at least one baby (pregnancy stretches the uterus and reduces
the chance that your body will expel the device).
http://www.pplm.org/iud.html
WHO IS BEST SUITED FOR AN IUD?
An IUD is best suited for women who have completed at least one full-term
pregnancy, are in a mutually monogamous relationship, have no history of
tubal pregnancies or pelvic infections, and do not have a painful or very
heavy menses at present.
— jenna F.
June 8, 2002
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