getting on birth control? |
 Jan 22 2006, 11:05 AM
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when you get on birth contol wut do you have to do?
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Jan 22 2006, 11:16 AM
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Well first you have a doctor prescribe it to you. After that, you normally have to wait until right after your period to start it. If you take the pill, you take it everyday except when you're on your period. I don't know details about any other form of birth control.
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| *Zatanna* |
Jan 22 2006, 12:06 PM
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You will have to have a pap smear first. If all goes well, your ObGyn can prescribe you bc. You really should do some research before though. There's several different types of bc. And if you smoke or drink, you need to take that into consideration as well. Also, if you're not good at taking medication on a regular schedule, you might want to consider Depo Provera. Oh and the HMO/IPA analyst in me says to make sure you find out what your benefits are beforehand.
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| *mzkandi* |
Jan 22 2006, 12:16 PM
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Moved to Health
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Jan 22 2006, 12:41 PM
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 i've never wanted anything rationale. Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 8,449 Joined: May 2004 Member No: 19,045 |
QUOTE(Zatanna @ Jan 22 2006, 11:06 AM) You will have to have a pap smear first. If all goes well, your ObGyn can prescribe you bc. You really should do some research before though. There's several different types of bc. And if you smoke or drink, you need to take that into consideration as well. Also, if you're not good at taking medication on a regular schedule, you might want to consider Depo Provera. Oh and the HMO/IPA analyst in me says to make sure you find out what your benefits are beforehand.  I didn't get a pap smear? I just went to my regular doctor and asked him to prescribe it to me! Anyway, after you and your doctor decide which type of BC is right for you, you take it once and day, at the same time. If you skip 1 day, it is okay to double up on the next. Any more than that, it is unsafe and makes you feel like shit if you take more than two. |
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| *Zatanna* |
Jan 22 2006, 12:45 PM
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QUOTE(Rachel is love @ Jan 22 2006, 9:41 AM) I didn't get a pap smear? I just went to my regular doctor and asked him to prescribe it to me! Anyway, after you and your doctor decide which type of BC is right for you, you take it once and day, at the same time. If you skip 1 day, it is okay to double up on the next. Any more than that, it is unsafe and makes you feel like shit if you take more than two. LOL! Really??? Most HMO/IPAs require you to have a clean "women's visit" in the calendar year you are asking for the presciption. You are so right about the doubling up thing. It can work, but more than that can be unsafe. :( |
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Jan 22 2006, 01:11 PM
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i've never wanted anything rationale. Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 8,449 Joined: May 2004 Member No: 19,045 |
QUOTE(Zatanna @ Jan 22 2006, 11:45 AM) LOL! Really??? Most HMO/IPAs require you to have a clean "women's visit" in the calendar year you are asking for the presciption. You are so right about the doubling up thing. It can work, but more than that can be unsafe. :( Haha yeah, how weird is that?! I should probably go to a gyno. though. I am 18 and sexually active. I just have no clue where one is around here. |
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Mar 30 2006, 08:34 PM
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 × Dead as Dillinger. ♥ Group: Member Posts: 1,527 Joined: Mar 2006 Member No: 384,615 |
QUOTE(Rachel is love @ Jan 22 2006, 11:41 AM) I didn't get a pap smear? What is a pap smear again? But whatever it is, I didn't get it either. I'm so lucky; I haven't had ANY side effects yet. Well..it might have lowered my sex drive..I can't like, masturbate at home anymore. It SUCKS. |
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| *AngelicEyz00* |
May 19 2007, 09:24 PM
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I got my first pap smear early this month. It was so awkward!
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May 19 2007, 09:29 PM
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 i'm maggie =] Group: Member Posts: 3,607 Joined: Jan 2006 Member No: 361,616 |
QUOTE(x__Elle. @ Mar 30 2006, 6:34 PM) What is a pap smear again? But whatever it is, I didn't get it either. I'm so lucky; I haven't had ANY side effects yet. Well..it might have lowered my sex drive..I can't like, masturbate at home anymore. It SUCKS. its when they swab the inside of your vagina, am i correct? and im guessing they test it for diseases or health problems and such. |
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May 20 2007, 02:16 PM
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i never got a pap smear, but i did have to go to a gyno for a what they call an "annual."
from what i heard, a pap smear hurts but an annual is just more awkward. |
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May 21 2007, 09:32 PM
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well when i got on birth control, i didnt need to get any kind of exam or anything.
i just went to planned parenthood and they never told me i had to take it right after my period or whatever, i just started it the day i got it but then i started getting my period when i wasnt supposed to and now i have been on my period for weeks. it sucks. and i dont know why. "/ |
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| *AngelicEyz00* |
May 22 2007, 07:43 PM
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QUOTE(ashleybby @ May 21 2007, 07:32 PM) well when i got on birth control, i didnt need to get any kind of exam or anything. i just went to planned parenthood and they never told me i had to take it right after my period or whatever, i just started it the day i got it but then i started getting my period when i wasnt supposed to and now i have been on my period for weeks. it sucks. and i dont know why. "/ You're not really on your period. The same thing happened to me. I was bleeding for about 6 or 8 weeks when I first got on birth control (or it was something like the weeks between my first and second periods while on the birth control). It should go away after your second period. If not, call planned parenthood and let them know. |
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May 22 2007, 08:31 PM
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Senior Member Group: Member Posts: 126 Joined: Feb 2007 Member No: 501,647 |
^ahh thank you
i am so glad to know that im not the only one that has or had this problem. its been like 5 weeks now so hopefully everything will get normal soon. |
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| *AngelicEyz00* |
May 22 2007, 08:42 PM
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Yeah. You're body just has to get used to it. Once it does, all is well
 Well actually, there are the stupid, semi-embarassing side-effects 
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May 23 2007, 06:18 PM
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Senior Member Group: Member Posts: 126 Joined: Feb 2007 Member No: 501,647 |
^wait...what side-effects?
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