I was on the pill for years in my early 20s-Microgynon and a couple of different ones that I can't remember the names of as the GP kept switching it to try and alleviate side effects of weight gain and headaches. I then had the implant which was hellish-gained 3st, lost all libido, very depressed. I went back on the pill because I couldn't bear it but then gave up on that too as we got married and decided to just use condoms as, although we weren't trying to have a baby, it wouldn't have been a disaster, and it avoided hormonal contraceptives. That was fine, if finickity and not very sexy, as condoms are! We then stopped using them for a year or so until I got pregnant and our baby is now 5 months. We've been using condoms since she was born but I'm worried because we really, really don't want to get pregnant again any time soon and I can't help but view condoms as safe-but-not-that-safe.
Instinct says anything with hormones in has the potential to be disastrous. I have been working really hard to lose weight and don't want anything making it more difficult, plus I'm prone to depression and don't want to end up back on anti-depressants.
The IUD looks perfect except for the side effect of having longer, heavier periods. Mine are 10-12 days ordinarily and very heavy for about a week of that time so I'm loathe to use something that will make them worse.
So which is the best of a bad lot?! Condoms, which are less effective, the pill which might mess with my head and body again, or the IUD which could make my periods worse? Argh. I suppose I could pick one of the latter two and try it for a bit but I just don't want to be faffing around with this.
Maybe we should just abstain for a couple of years...
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Which method of contraception would you use if you were me?
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Pippaandpolly · 06/02/2012 13:44
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