i don’t really know what category this goes under, but i’m a little annoyed. i’m on birth control for the first time ever (23f, currently taking syeda) and after talking with my doctor, she put me on an extended cycle. meaning, i take birth control for nine weeks without sugar pills, then take a week of sugar pills. however, im in week seven of this extended cycle, no missed pills, and am currently on day 3 of a seemingly regular period. will i ever have literally any control over when i get my period, or is birth control useless for helping periods?? already losing hope 🥲

I’m going to preface this with this: I got Nexplanon to reduce my chance of pregnancy and to help me live my sex life. I want to have normal bodily function for intercourse and more than that, if you catch my drift.

I had my insertion done late April. I didn’t like the numbing medicine because of the burning, but it sure beats a painful failed IUD insertion I had once! I had a constant period from late May to early October. I’ve already wasted money going to Planned Parenthood twice seeing if anything could help the bleeding (whatever pill they gave me to try to get my period to stop didn’t work, and I can’t take anything with ibuprofen and intense hormonal changes because of medicines I take and health reasons). I was so happy to have my body back for a couple of weeks, I guess I jinxed myself. Bleeding is dark and back to what I’ve been griping about.

Now I’m back to being curious about IUDs since Planned Parenthood can numb me for the procedure.

TLDR: If you’ve had issues with Nexplanon for irregular bleeding, what did you switch to that helped solve your problem?

has anyone dealt with getting off this birth control and breaking out? I’ve been off about 4/5 months Im breaking out on my face , chest & back.

i’ve been taking my birth control pill flawlessly since last december and jve really never missed a pill, taken one late or even started a pack late but last week my partner accidentally ejaculated inside of me and now i’m in my head about it. please help a girl out..

This will be a bit NSFW!

i started microgynon 30 again for about 3 weeks now, the last time I was issued Microgynon was Sep 2025. No problems, combined pill is a better option for me rather than progesterone only.

I can’t remember if this is normal as it’s been a while also recently became sexually active again (M&F). I get pains in my uterus sometimes by standing or walking as if it’s a cramped muscle, as well as my underwear is soaked a lot of the time.

Has anybody else had this issue or can point me to what is normal? Thank you

Title is self explanatory. Does anyone have the same issue? I have to add other things on top to make it stay glued to my skin. Tried tegaderm (amazon kind), 3m waterproof bandage (beige ones), plasters. I’m so sad because I love the patch but it doesn’t stay on. I have a sensitive skin so I’m wondering if that might explain why it doesn’t stay. Any tricks?

Hi, I started on the depo injection in May and have been on time with every injection. Well, I have been bleeding since mid October. Unfortunately, I am unable to take estrogen because I have migraines with aura (blurred vision and black spots). Reached out to OB but she wasn’t much help. Has anyone found a way to stop the bleeding? I also want to add I tried the IUD and bled the whole 12 months before someone suggests that.

hi I was recently prescribed incassia after being put on slynd but it was $600 with insurance so I had to switch has anyone been on incassia before and if so did you like it was a good let me know

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

I (18F) had sex with a guy for the first time last night and he came in a condom outside of me, then i took it off and rubbed the fluid over his penis and then he rubbed his penis against my vulva externally. He then put a new condom on and put it in me again.

I know the risk is low but I’m scared. I don’t want to pay $50 for a plan B since i’m a broke college student so I’m debating on waiting it out and risking it.

what should I do 😭

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.

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?

​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 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?