Comments on: Contraceptives http://karenrayne.com/2008/04/07/contraceptives-2/ Thu, 17 May 2012 23:57:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 By: Robert http://karenrayne.com/2008/04/07/contraceptives-2/comment-page-1/#comment-2653 Robert Tue, 08 Apr 2008 02:12:06 +0000 http://karenrayne.com/2008/04/07/contraceptives-2/#comment-2653 I'm not going to berate you for your choice of a "second line of defense", I applaud you for talking with your partner about birth control and making some decisions together. I think that probably puts you in the upper 5% of teenage responsibility. Most men, young men especially, still all consideration of birth control to women. HIV/AIDS has changed that a bit, not near enough. I’m not going to berate you for your choice of a “second line of defense”, I applaud you for talking with your partner about birth control and making some decisions together. I think that probably puts you in the upper 5% of teenage responsibility. Most men, young men especially, still all consideration of birth control to women. HIV/AIDS has changed that a bit, not near enough.

]]> By: Alice http://karenrayne.com/2008/04/07/contraceptives-2/comment-page-1/#comment-2652 Alice Mon, 07 Apr 2008 18:54:52 +0000 http://karenrayne.com/2008/04/07/contraceptives-2/#comment-2652 Yeah, I loved my copper IUD when I had it, too. I had to have it taken out last Thursday because it had slipped out of place. *sobs* Yeah, I loved my copper IUD when I had it, too. I had to have it taken out last Thursday because it had slipped out of place. *sobs*

]]> By: Kristal http://karenrayne.com/2008/04/07/contraceptives-2/comment-page-1/#comment-2646 Kristal Mon, 07 Apr 2008 14:56:54 +0000 http://karenrayne.com/2008/04/07/contraceptives-2/#comment-2646 I have used condoms, diaphragm, fertility awareness and the copper IUD. I am now the proud mother of a little girl conceived despite a condom AND diaphragm, so I am now wary of even that doubled-up method of birth control. Fertility Awareness works well if you're willing to avoid intercourse when the woman is fertile - easier for some couples than others. I *love* my copper IUD now, but have also heard that IUDs are often more recommended for women who have already had a baby - I guess because then there's more room in the uterus? I dunno. I'm not exactly a good example of birth control working right, but it's good to know that failures do happen, I suppose. I have used condoms, diaphragm, fertility awareness and the copper IUD. I am now the proud mother of a little girl conceived despite a condom AND diaphragm, so I am now wary of even that doubled-up method of birth control. Fertility Awareness works well if you’re willing to avoid intercourse when the woman is fertile - easier for some couples than others. I *love* my copper IUD now, but have also heard that IUDs are often more recommended for women who have already had a baby - I guess because then there’s more room in the uterus? I dunno.

I’m not exactly a good example of birth control working right, but it’s good to know that failures do happen, I suppose.

]]> By: Alice http://karenrayne.com/2008/04/07/contraceptives-2/comment-page-1/#comment-2643 Alice Mon, 07 Apr 2008 12:40:18 +0000 http://karenrayne.com/2008/04/07/contraceptives-2/#comment-2643 I have used the pill; condoms; fertility awareness; spermicidal inserts; and the copper IUD in my life. The pill made me too depressed to get out of bed in the morning, so I wouldn't recommend it to anyone. Spermicidal inserts are messy and not too reliable so I would only recommend them as a "second line of defense." Fertility awareness is wonderful and I would recommend it to anyone BUT only as a second line of defense UNLESS YOU ARE VERY, VERY SURE of what you are doing and in a monogamous relationship and an accident wouldn't ruin your life (like you're already married but don't want to have a baby for a couple of years but if you did have a baby it would be okay). The only method of contraception that I would recommend to anyone in any situation is condoms. I have been pregnant exactly one time and it was (very, very) planned, so it all worked for me. I have used the pill; condoms; fertility awareness; spermicidal inserts; and the copper IUD in my life. The pill made me too depressed to get out of bed in the morning, so I wouldn’t recommend it to anyone. Spermicidal inserts are messy and not too reliable so I would only recommend them as a “second line of defense.” Fertility awareness is wonderful and I would recommend it to anyone BUT only as a second line of defense UNLESS YOU ARE VERY, VERY SURE of what you are doing and in a monogamous relationship and an accident wouldn’t ruin your life (like you’re already married but don’t want to have a baby for a couple of years but if you did have a baby it would be okay). The only method of contraception that I would recommend to anyone in any situation is condoms.

I have been pregnant exactly one time and it was (very, very) planned, so it all worked for me.

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