The Birth Control Thread - Because Aunty Flow Motherfucking Blows

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Android raptor dijo:
2 years into the Superior IUD Lifestyle now, if your body can handle them I highly recommend it. The hormonal kind, not the copper kind that supposedly make your periods worse instead of better or getting rid of them. You still do get hormonal cycles, but first me I feel like overall they're a lot milder (the effect shark week hormones had on my mental health was honestly my biggest issue). It can take a few months to fully kick into effect and getting them placed sucks ass, but holy shit still thr best 130 or whatever it was bux I've ever spent.
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Can confirm it'll be very painful when getting it inserted, especially if you're a virgin (like me). Periods were horrible and I wanted less of them. I got them, but I can tell when I'm getting ready to have it because I get horrible cramps thanks to the IUD. They're thankfully brief. Very rarely, if I laugh or get up too fast I can feel a pinch on the left side of my pelvis, but otherwise it's pretty good. 8/10. Won't do a reinsertion when I'm 30 though. I can't go through that again.
 
Redeemer and Destroyer dijo:
Can confirm it'll be very painful when getting it inserted, especially if you're a virgin (like me). Periods were horrible and I wanted less of them. I got them, but I can tell when I'm getting ready to have it because I get horrible cramps thanks to the IUD. They're thankfully brief. Very rarely, if I laugh or get up too fast I can feel a pinch on the left side of my pelvis, but otherwise it's pretty good. 8/10. Won't do a reinsertion when I'm 30 though. I can't go through that again.
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My periods more or less went away entirely so for me, I plan on getting them reinserted until I either hit menopause or get a hysto or deactivate my uterus in some other way. Getting them inserted is definitely a pain especially if you're a sped like me who forgot to pop some ibuprofen beforehand. I got some pretty nasty cramps for the rest of the day and waiting on a ride afterwards was pretty unpleasant. But for me, a day or so of pain for like 7+ years of no more Satan's Waterfall is beyond worth it.
 
I've had the copper IUD for 5 years now and I am one of the seemingly few people that hasn't had any issues. Even though I've never given birth the insertion wasn't that bad and my periods are actually better than when I was on the pill (sooooo much breakthrough bleeding). I've even skipped some months which never happened pre-BC. Not sure if I'll do it again when the 10 years are up for practical reasons, but I have no regerts.
 
Redeemer and Destroyer dijo:
Can confirm it'll be very painful when getting it inserted, especially if you're a virgin (like me).
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Being a virgin doesn't really matter to much. Only thing that affects how painful an IUD will be to insert is the experience of the provider.

I'd recommend a WHNP at a high-volume OBGYN clinic since they're usually doing several a day.

General IUD pain stuff:

1. Some providers will do a lidocaine injection if you ask, which means you won't feel anything except the lidocaine injection if they do it correctly. Make sure they have experience doing this though otherwise the injection might be quite painful or it might not work.

2. You can get an ultrasound to skip the uterine sounding step. Uterine sounding is usually the most painful part. Either is necessary to check the depth and position of your uterus. The IUD applicator has a little slide button on it that you set to uterine depth in order to position it correctly, just FYI. Again, make sure they have experience doing this too if you ask for an ultrasound.

3. Ibuprofen is the best thing to take beforehand.

4. The tenaculum (the thing that looks like scissors but with spikes on the end of it like something out of a horror movie) looks scary but it's necessary to hold your cervix in place while the IUD is inserted. Your cervix actually doesn't have many pinpoint pain receptors in it, it's mostly stretch receptors (which is why childbirth is so painful.) So it's more the expectation of pain than actual pain caused by the tenaculum. Don't be afraid of it.

5. You'll probably experience some cramping about ten minutes after the IUD goes in. This is entirely normal and it'll go away.

That's about it. If you feel them bump the top of your uterus with the IUD when they're trying to insert it they probably don't have much experience.
 
It's been over 10 years since I have taken BC because it made me absolutely INSANE. You could honestly be in the same room as me and breathe slightly louder than usual and I would take it as a personal attack and go on some hormonal rampage.

Wondering if anyone else had such extreme mental side effects such as this, it took about 3 years for me to figure out it was the BC causing my emotional issues, the particular one I was taking was called Trifeme.
 
anliteralidiot dijo:
Without PLing, I have a depo shot just in the package. Anyone in here a med-friend who would know how to dispose of it?
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Toss it in the trash. Not even kidding, it's still packaged.

I guess if you wanted to be super responsible you could look up the nearest site in the FDA's drug take-back program.
 
Oh fuck I hated the IUD... bled like a stuck pig for months on end. Wish they'd just yeeted my ovaries after the second...

Maybe they'll do it after I'm cancer free for the obligatory five years.
 
Why do they have such stupid names, I'm currently on one called "lolo". I hate calling in my prescription and having to say it.
 
anliteralidiot dijo:
Without PLing, I have a depo shot just in the package. Anyone in here a med-friend who would know how to dispose of it?
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Seconding just trashing it. You could also bring it to a local pharmacy, or find a public restroom with a sharps container (most hospitals and universities will have them) and toss it in there.

I adore my Mirena and wish I'd gotten it sooner. I was put off by the horror stories. Insertion was not painful at all. I highly recommend finding a provider who will put a little topical lidocaine on your cervix before going to town; I think it really helped. My provider also had an assistant whose sole job was to stand by my head and just shoot the shit about whatever, and it was really nice to have a distraction.
 
Not sure if it was mentioned. But there is a medical theory on birth control that the altering of menstrual cycles deprimes a woman's maturity. Supposedly, every menstrual cycle matures a woman into wanting a masculine mate and wanting a child. So in theory a woman with hormonal unbalance becomes disassociative to others and attracted to a cuter mate. Boy bands.

Is this true? Idk, but if it's not good for transoids would it be for women?
 
Astro Loafo dijo:
Not sure if it was mentioned. But there is a medical theory on birth control that the altering of menstrual cycles deprimes a woman's maturity. Supposedly, every menstrual cycle matures a woman into wanting a masculine mate and wanting a child. So in theory a woman with hormonal unbalance becomes disassociative to others and attracted to a cuter mate. Boy bands.

Is this true? Idk, but if it's not good for transoids would it be for women?
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I don't know about that theory, but birth control possibly changes who you're attracted to on a chemical level (there wouldn't be physical traits involved). https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/birth-control-pills-affect-womens-taste/

I'd take NYPost with a grain of salt, but apparently there is some credibility to what you're saying (women on the pill aren't attracted to super masculine men): https://nypost.com/2019/09/26/birth-control-pills-may-affect-you-are-attracted-to-experts-say/

I will attest to the emotional numbing mentioned in that article, but I absolutely love that. I hate having negative emotions and the pill got rid of my ability to cry or really be too upset about anything. (Versus extreme rage and depression for a week every month due to PMDD.)
 
Delaited dijo:
I don't know about that theory, but birth control possibly changes who you're attracted to on a chemical level (there wouldn't be physical traits involved). https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/birth-control-pills-affect-womens-taste/

I'd take NYPost with a grain of salt, but apparently there is some credibility to what you're saying (women on the pill aren't attracted to super masculine men): https://nypost.com/2019/09/26/birth-control-pills-may-affect-you-are-attracted-to-experts-say/

I will attest to the emotional numbing mentioned in that article, but I absolutely love that. I hate having negative emotions and the pill got rid of my ability to cry or really be too upset about anything. (Versus extreme rage and depression for a week every month due to PMDD.)
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Woah woah woah

You like feeling numb inside?! I literally detest that. Was on crazy pills for a long time and it was the worst time of my life. I hope you don't go through that.
 
Fialovy dijo:
Dumb Question: Does having a birth control implant technically make you a cyborg?
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:thinking:

I think you could make this argument. I'd personally only count things that are medically necessary or permanent. However, under this system, glasses would make you a cyborg while an IUD wouldn't, so I'm not sure it's the best definition.

Acceptable dijo:
Y’all. Why am I having extremely sore nipples with cramping and nausea. Google says I’m pregnant but the tests say negative 😭 I don’t want a baby
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Everything you listed can be a symptom of PMS or pregnancy. It's also worth noting that pregnancy tests will give false negatives if you take it too early -- it takes time for hCG (the hormone it tests for) to start being produced, and then time for it to build up enough for the test to detect. This article gives 10 days after conception to be detectable, but the rule of thumb I've heard is 4 weeks after your last missed period.

If you're worried about it, I would highly recommend getting abortion pills. If you need them, then you can use them. If you don't, then they keep for a few years and you'll have a backup. Can't point you to local resources without knowing where you are, but AidAccess seeks to provide them worldwide through mail.
 
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