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[lithera]

Keen.

I was looking around on the Planned Parenthood of Western Washington site. (I needed to find a phone number so I could make an appointment.) In the fall they are going to have a patch for birth control. Put it on once a week and you're set, live the nicotine patches.

Sign me up. I am so there. I don't want to get the shots because not having a period at all, I think, would kind of freak me out (and has in the past due to birth control), but this sounds like a good deal.

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[stormkitten.livejournal.com]

Actually, the shots aren't that bad. I was on them for a year and change, and they were easy, not that expensive, and it didn't send my weight through the roof.

Of course, I liked not having my period. Made a welcome change. :)

[lithera.livejournal.com]

I guess it would be something to try. If it was expected not to have it, that would be different, I suppose. That and it would be one less thing to worry about on a daily basis. It just seems odd to me to stop a process like that entirely.

[stormkitten.livejournal.com]

Never bothered me, but to each his own. I suppose.

[murphysraven.livejournal.com]

I was on the shot for two years, I loved not having a period, but I did gain a lot of weight, it also had a dampening affect on my sex drive, not good when in a relationship. But going off of it was hell. I didn't start having persiods for 6 months, then it was crazy periods, I bled for almost 2 months strait, heavy. Thought I was going to become anemic (sp?). I had to go onto the pill just to even out my cycles.

[suedoo.livejournal.com]

I actually went off the shot for that very reason... it just didn't seem right not having my period. Of course, as soon as it started up again, I realized how nice it was NOT having it. :)

I want the patch, too!! I hate the pill as my hours are so sporadic that I can't ever seem to find one good time to take them. A patch would be fantastic. Let me know if you find out more about it!!

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[lithera.livejournal.com]

I'll let you know.

[foxfyre.livejournal.com]

They're also coming out with a pill that you can take either once a week or once a month. Seemed interesting to me, since I hate having to remember to take the things every day. And yes, I forget frequently--good thing I'm not sleeping with anybody, huh? ;p

[murphysraven.livejournal.com]

now that sounds good to me. I would think a patch wouldn't stay on the skin for a whole week. Heck my nicotine patches barely stayed on for a day.

[foxfyre.livejournal.com]

Yeah, no kidding. I'd be worried about losing the thing. Plus I just don't like the idea of sticking something like that to my skin. I mean, common sense would suggest that anything with enough adhesive to stay on for a week is going to sting coming off again. ;p

[m00t.livejournal.com]

I wonder if they'll have a male equivilent at some point.

From what I've seen of the male shots they aren't a terribly attractive alternative. (The one time I saw a show with someone taking one the guy hobbled around 2 days after each shot to the leg. *wince*)

I think it'd be nice to alleviate the burden of contraception for women.

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[lithera.livejournal.com]

Well, U of W was working on something. I heard about a pill they were working on sometime last year. I have no idea what happened to it, though.

[m00t.livejournal.com]

Huh.
I haven't heard much at all in recent times. People seem to be happy to saddle the problem on women for the most part. >=T