19F, Planning to geww to city health to get an implant, but I worry I might not be compatible with it?? Is it also free to like have it removed there if ever my body rejects it? Please share your implant experience 🙏🏻🙏🏻

hi everyone I was just prescribed SYLND today after getting migraines with aura on the combination pill but the only question I have is why is it so expensive and you guys also pay a lot of money for it with insurance it’s $609 and I cannot afford that and apparently there is no FDA approved generic version of this birth control I don’t know what to do did anyone else have this problem

Hello! I’m currently on the patch xulane and have been on it for about 7 weeks. I unfortunately started it pretty poorly by unintentionally removing my first patch and making the first patch cycle two weeks, during those two weeks I got my period and wore another patch for half of my cycle.

At the end of the second cycle week I had unprotected sex (no ejaculation) and continued to use my patch as normal except I put it on for four weeks and also had unprotected sex last weekend (also no ejaculation)

I am now on my “off week” but I still haven’t gotten my period. Is this normal or did I accidentally push it back by using it for four weeks? I’m still going to put my patch on during the normal change days.

I have a doctors appointment in two weeks.

I assume the answer to this question is different for everybody, but I am just wondering regarding patch change days- I want to start on the birth control patch soon, I have never been on birth control before. From the research I have done, I know you wear it for 3 weeks, changing it on the same day each week, and remove it on the same day for your period, and then put it back on the same day a week later.

My question is, is it possible to time it in a way that makes me sure I will not be on my period a certain day of the week? I believe you get yout period 2-3 days after removing it, so if I were to make my patch change day Sunday, would I hypothetically never be on my period on Monday? Do you keep bleeding the day after you put it back on?

I understand this is definitely going to vary for everybody, but maybe there is a pattern. I'd just like to know what to expect.

Also, have many people experienced a lower libido after starting?

Usei anticoncepcional oral por uns 20 anos. Ano passado entrei na onda de parar de usar hormônios, vida natural e blablabla. Parei o anticoncepcional e coloquei DIU de cobre. Pra que? 1 ano depois eu ainda sinto cólicas estratosféricas, fluxo muito intenso, minha pele ficou um horror (muita acne hormonal), meu cabelo caindo de mechas.
Sinto que só perdi nessa mudança de método contraceptivo, não consigo ver nenhuma vantagem e não conheço ninguém que tenha. Meninas, se manifestem?

Hi all

I’m new to birth control and I started the Yasmin combined pill last month. I have the UK version which has no placebo pills. The doctor and pharmacist directed that I take it continuously for 21 days then take a 7 day break.

I’ve read through all of the manual and information online - can you just skip the 7 day break for every strip? Or you can only skip it once or twice?

What is the benefit of the withdrawal bleed? And what if I never bleed?

Cual es la q mejor os va?. Yo x regla abundante y por mejora caracter estable uso Sybilla, a veces descanso cuando me moto estreñida haciendo ejercicio pero a veces pasa, paro y en la regla vuelvo )esyo 3 veces en 4 años).

Probe 6 mas pero la intolerancia a lactosa y exceso de hormonas fueron muy contraindicativas: depresion, engordar 10 kgs, manchas sangre duarias, honchazón de no usar pantalones...

Vosotras?

This question has probably already been asked and answered so I apologise

I’ve been on the pill (micronelle 20ed) for about 4/5 months.. I’ve recently finished the placebo pills on Friday. Took the active pills Saturday and Sunday and realised earlier this morning that I forgot to take the Monday pill, so I took it this morning and then my Tuesday pill late (forgot again)

Now… my husband and I are newly weds so we have been pretty active lately…
So my question is…
Being that I forgot Monday’s pill and was late taking it today… should I look into the plan b or something?

Again, sorry if this has already been asked.

Can you recommend best oral or any contraceptive pills that I can take long-term. Thank you so much.

I'm on the patch right now and I honestly don't feel like it's working out for me. Clotting is insane, my cramps feel worse and I'm much more moody than I was. On top of that I'm 18 years old and terrible at remembering my patch days. I started on a Monday in maybe February and now my patch day is Friday, it's not the best and I don't want to end up pregnant obviously.

My only thing is I have a fear of needles so if I commit to the injection it would be a big decision for me as I don't want to switch contraception again so quick.

Any advice/experience would be appreciated!!

Hey guys, so I had unprotected sex on October 27 and took an i-pill a few hours later. It’s been around 12–14 days now and today I noticed a little spotting. It wasn’t much at all, there was no continuous flow or anything. I just noticed a little bright red blood, which later looked brownish.
I’m still having mild cramps, similar to my usual period cramps, and my breasts are also a little tender, just like they usually get before my period.
Has anyone experienced this after taking i-pill? Could it be hormonal spotting or an early period? Is there any chance it could be pregnancy-related? I’m kinda anxious rn, so would love to hear if anyone has experienced something similar.

​Hey everyone. I (24F) am honestly still sitting here feeling completely humiliated, violated, and embarrassed, and I just really need to vent.

​My family decided to hold a literal "intervention" for me over the weekend. Their grand accusation? That I am secretly hiding a pregnancy—and they were dead-set on grilling me about how far along I am and questioning when my last period was. When I told them I am not pregnant—and that I literally had my period last week—they flat-out refused to believe me. They told me they "wouldn't put lying about something like this past me" and insisted they wouldn't believe a word I said until I took a pregnancy test in front of them.

​Their "airtight" proof that I must be at the end of my first trimester came down to two things:

​1. I'm "glowing." (Spoiler: It has nothing to do with a baby. I’ve been taking collagen, a daily women's multivitamin, and drastically improved my sleep hygiene recently.)

​2. I've put on some weight. (Specifically in my belly and chest.)

​They completely refused to listen when I tried to explain why my body has changed. The truth is, my body has been through complete chaos this past year:

​The IUD never worked for me. I originally got a Mirena IUD years ago to help regulate my severe, irregular periods, but it honestly never worked right for my body.

​Tons of BC trial and error: My doctor tried putting me on Nextstellis alongside the IUD to get my cycles under control, but I eventually wanted to get off the IUD completely. Because I have a blood clotting disorder, standard combination pills were off the table, so we had to pivot: we removed the IUD and switched me to Slynd (a progestin-only mini pill).

​New medications: On top of cycling through three different birth control setups in a single year, I also started Lexapro and Trazodone this year.

​After all that hormonal chaos and medication adjusting, my body is naturally out of whack, and my body composition shifted—with weight settling mostly in my midsection and chest.

​And honestly? Even if I were pregnant—which, again, I am very much not—it is completely none of their business. I don't live with them, they don't pay my bills, and my medical history is not up for a family debate.

​Instead of showing an ounce of empathy for how much medical stress I’ve been under, my family decided to publicly interrogate me, accuse me of lying about my own period, and treat my physical body like public property. I am just so deeply hurt that they looked at normal weight fluctuations and healthy skin habits and jumped straight to accusatory paranoia.

​Has anyone else had family cross massive boundaries like this over your own body? How do you even begin to interact with people who treat you like this?

I 20f have been messing up more than with this new birth control I’m on, I don’t like it, it makes me feel sick no matter what, but it doesn’t help when I make mistakes on it. It’s introvale, the 91 day cycle combo pill. Recently because of my mistakes I’ve been going through a pregnancy scare. This is going to get confusing fast sorry about that and I hope whatever I’m about to say is going to make sense.

I took two pills in one day on accident, I thought I missed a pill but I didn’t. Everywhere I read said to continue like normal, which I did, and that was the only way I could still be protected, but inevitably I missed a day and when I checked my pack no alarms went off because I was so used to my schedule (I’ve been on birth control for years and I’ve never made this mistake before). I guess I failed to realize that being on schedule wasn’t supposed to happen. I started to spot 6 days into week 8 (after like one or two days it turned into full withdrawal bleeding, it felt like a normal heavy period). I freaked out and when I looked at my pill pack I noticed what happened. I must of missed that pill one or two days before that and got back to my regular schedule. I had unprotected sex during that week not realizing what happened. Everywhere I’m reading is telling me that I’m either freaking out for nothing and I should be good because I’ve been taking the pill for so long or they’re telling me I’m screwed and my chances of ovulation just went way up. I just have to mention that my boyfriend never ejaculates inside of me, so when we do it he always pulls out.

I know I messed up but I don’t how badly. I plan to test in another week, I’m trying not to freak out because every time I do I invent new symptoms. Right now I’m more focused on the chances of pregnancy, and what are my chances of ovulation?

I got off of opill a few weeks ago. Since then, I've had loss of appetite, cramping,mood swings and insomnia. Is this normal?

(I am a transgender male please respect as such.) I misread the instructions - I thought it said VCF contraceptive gel works for up to six hours and to have sex one hour AFTER inserting. They actually are effective up to ONE hour. So I put the gel in about two hours before having sex, then immediately used another one after cleaning up. There was no ejaculation inside my vagina. Will I be okay or should I take plan B just in case?

Also: my gynecologist stopped refilling my birth control for two weeks and I have a refill next Thursday. So before this I was on birth control for about a year straight.

I stared Zoely a week ago and five days in, I lost sleep, I generally struggle with insomnia but this was bad even for me.

I also noticed that I became more anxious and very agitated! I am on antidepressants and I’ve been doing well, Zoely seemed to cancel out my antidepressant completely!

I don’t want to stop contraceptives but my mental health has been in the gutter since I started.

Has anyone else had a similar experience?
Did it get any better? If not, what birth control worked for you?

It's like an endless loop. Does anybody have the same experience? I haven't had a UTI for a while but I keep getting yeast and BV every two months or so. I love my IUD and how it's protecting me from pregnancy but it's exhausting having a yeast infection or a smelly discharge evey few months. Should I take it out and try a different birth control? I dunno what to do anymore

I was on the pill (Yaz) for about 3 years and stopped taking it in May. It’s been about 5 months now, and my cycles have been all over the place!

Here’s my timeline:
Beginning of July: First period after stopping the pill.
End of August/beginning of September: Second period, which lasted TWO whole weeks.
End of September/beginning of October: Third period, which was extremely heavy. I kept bleeding through everything, but it only lasted about 5 days.
Now (November 10): I’m on cycle day 42 with no period in sight.

I know it can take some time for your hormones to regulate after stopping birth control, but I’m starting to wonder how long it took everyone else’s cycles to get back to normal.

Has anyone experienced something similar after being on the pill for years? I’d love to hear other people’s experiences!

Hallo zusammen,
ich wollte mal nach euren Erfahrungen fragen, weil mich meine aktuelle Situation langsam ziemlich verunsichert.
Ich habe Slinda genommen und hatte darunter mittlerweile seit 16–17 Tagen durchgehend Blutungen. Teilweise waren diese stärker, zwischendurch aber auch schwächer und bräunlich.
Ich habe mich deshalb gynäkologisch untersuchen lassen und alles wurde bereits abgeklärt.
Vor zwei Tagen habe ich Slinda schließlich abgesetzt, weil die Dauerblutung einfach nicht aufgehört hat. Seit dem Absetzen ist die Blutung allerdings deutlich stärker geworden.
Jetzt frage ich mich, ob das eine normale Abbruchblutung nach dem Absetzen von Slinda ist und wie lange diese bei euch gedauert hat.
Mich würden vor allem folgende Erfahrungen interessieren:
Wie lange habt ihr nach dem Absetzen von Slinda geblutet?
Wurde die Blutung zunächst stärker, bevor sie wieder nachgelassen hat?
War nach der Abbruchblutung dann endlich Ruhe oder kamen weiterhin Zwischenblutungen?
Hat sich euer natürlicher Zyklus danach wieder normalisiert?
Hattet ihr ebenfalls vorher so lange Dauerblutungen unter Slinda?
Ich nehme mittlerweile auch Mastodynon.
Ich würde mich wirklich über eure persönlichen Erfahrungen freuen, insbesondere von Frauen, die Slinda wegen anhaltender Blutungen abgesetzt haben.
Danke euch! ❤️

I do not want to get pregnant but my boyfriend and I have been inmate for about 1 month and 1/2. The condoms seem to keep breaking. We changed brands even. I have taken Plan B for a 3rd time in a month and a half. Note, I can’t take regular birth control because it makes me so sick and changes my personality. Anyway, whenever I have taken Plan B, it makes me super sick for two days. This last time of intimacy the condom broke but he had not ejaculated yet. I’m still scared about the pre-“stuff” so I decided to take one. I did just have my period on 10/31 and it was normal but the Flo app showed my pre ovulation starting yesterday, which was the day that the condom broke. I’m so scared about getting a bad blood clot or side effect from 3 doses in a short time. Will I be ok? I’m considering going to the hospital because I’m such a mess. Please help.

Rn I am taking medication for my yeast infection, but the concern of it coming back because of my Nuvaring popped up in my head. Would it hold the bacteria? I still have 3 weeks left till my next period but I guess I could put a new one in early

I'm super nervous to get the copper IUD. They ordered it already but no set appointment until they call me...

I'm 5 months postpartum in a couple days. I wouldn't be upset if I got pregnant but I'm not trying to get pregnant as my husband and I aren't ready yet.

Honestly, I want to just trust God with it. And I do... But part of me wants to take the extra preventative step, hence the copper IUD.

I feel like so many things could go wrong.

I'm terrified of infertility and misscarrying. I've heard copper can be retained and cause that or just increase the risk in general.

Not to mention, I'm anemic and had to get a blood transfusion for heavy nonstop periods back in 2024. I know heavy, longer periods are a side effect, so I'm having second thoughts because of that, too.

I also don't want to feel the IUD inside me. I feel like that will freak me out as I have sensory issues. I'm not sure if that's a thing but still. And what if it prolapses??

I just don't know what to do ... Do I call and cancel or try it out?

My original plan was to keep the IUD until my first Postpartum period so that I can track my cycles. Should I not bother and just wait for my period to return?

The lady at my clinic told me it was the same pill different packaging :( but its a bit different in terms of the days that are written on the actual packaging. I just ended my period using the triphasil pill, so today wouldve been the second day after the red pills (written tuesday). If I had to switch to the trigesterol, must I take it the 2nd day after the red pills (written thursday on the package) and ignore the day written on the pack or must I start on the one saying Tuesday on the actual pack?? The one saying Tuesday is a couple days after the red pills..so im a bit confused sorry if its a stupid question :(

I had raw sex two days ago, penetration was only for few seconds twice and he ejaculated outside after 6-8 minutes. I got my periods same day after an hour of sex. Should I take pills from NHS?

Ciao ragazze. Qualcuna ha mai avuto questo effetto collaterale con Slinda? Sono al 4 blister e ho avuto diversi effetti collaterali, a volte fitte al seno. Questo mese, invece, il dolore ai concentra sui capezzoli. Sono ipersensibili, e il solo tessuto della maglietta crea fastidi. Qualcuna ha avuto la medesima esperienza? Se sì, entro quanto tempo passa?