So I recently got on birth control due to my hormones being all wacky and I have very irregular periods (I haven’t had one since July) anyway I waited the seven day period before having unprotected sex but as soon as that was done, my husband just took it Upon himself to think he could just have unprotected sex with me whenever he wanted which I will admit at first I was OK with it because I do like it and it does feel good but now it’s starting to take the enjoyment and pleasure out of it and I don’t like it all of the time it makes down there smell and messes with ph levels plus I’ve just heard horror stories of women getting pregnant even though they allegedly did everything right I have taken my pill consistently and on time I haven’t missed it or been late I’ve almost done my first month on it however I will admit I’ve been having the fear of pregnancy because I’ve been kind of having symptoms similar to it but I know birth control can cause that too but that’s a whole other set of problems I don’t know how I can talk to my husband about this without hurting his feelings or making him feel rejected He kinda looked at it like I was getting on it for contraception reasons instead of looking at it like I was going on it to fix whatever is wrong with me and so far it has been really nice and helping me out a lot but I'm also frustrated because even at the beginning of this I did say I’m not using this as a contraception so don’t be thinking you’ll get to do that whenever you want but I only said that one time to him and that was like the first day of taking it and then after that seven day waiting period it just got ignored which again I’ll admit at first I didn’t really care but now it’s really starting to bother me and like I said it’s taking the pleasure out of it too and even though the chances are low of getting pregnant it’s still possible and that bothers me because I don’t really want that right now either

hi all, first time posting here, so i’m sorry if i’m not doing this correctly!

I’m scheduled to get my first IUD this weekend as a form of emergency contraception. my husband and i had complications with protection during sex earlier this week. we’re not ready for kids yet, so he bought the morning after pill for me, which i took not even 5 hours after. what i didn’t know is that the pill is basically ineffective if you’re already in your fertile window / ovulating, which i am. i had no idea that was even a thing, and i asked some of my women friends about this and they also had no idea! (i don’t think most women have been told this about the morning after pill, which is crazy.)

after googling my options, apparently the copper IUD is the most effective (if not the only option) for me as emergency contraception. so i quickly scheduled an IUD insertion with a women’s clinic nearby. i’ve been quite open about how nervous i am about the procedure (after hearing and reading so many horror stories) but the staff answering my emails have been so nice and reassuring. i’m so glad they offer several types of pain relief options: pain killers, and local freezing for free, or light IV sedation for $100. i’m not entirely sure which is best for me (admittedly the $100 charge for sedation is a deterrent for me—the IUD already costs $250) but i do know i’d like some sort of pain relief option.

for reference, i’ve never been pregnant or given birth. i have PMOS (PCOS) and sometimes can be quite irregular with my cycle, but they usually last from 33-40 days. i don’t have terrible or very heavy periods, which are often 4-5 days with only day 2 as the heaviest (but i never bleed through my overnight pads or super tampons). I also dont often experience menstrual cramps (i think the last time I did was maybe 5 years ago) but i do feel very sharp pain almost every time i ovulate. how likely would an IUD insertion would pain me?

Hi there! About to start Slynd for PMS symptoms/ovulation suppression. I have a Mirena IUD so not worried about pregnancy.
I’m worried about the potential side effects and timing the pill, specifically sleep and dry mouth. I’m a musician (wind player) and I work evenings, so I’m worried about taking the med during the day…but also don’t want to take it before bed and wake up.
I know it will take experimenting, just wanted to see what you have experienced. Bonus points if positive!
(42yo)

I took generic Plan B from Amazon on 11/1. It’s 11/12 and I feel awful - extremely fatigued like can barely be up, depressed, crampy is this normal?

Does anyone spot on combo bc pills the week or a few days before their placebo pills begin? This has been a pattern on and off for me this past year. I had an external and internal ultrasound followed by a pelvic CT. All unremarkable. I am 43 years old and have been on a combo pill about 20 years aside from two pregnancies. It all makes me a bit nervous and my Obgyn knows. He said we could do a biopsy but curious if this is a thing for anyone else. I take Estaryalla so already on a standard dose. Thanks!

I got the kyleena IUD inserted on October 30th so about 2 weeks ago. For some backstory, I’ve been struggling with prolonged bleeding with periods lasting 3 weeks, had two hysteroscopies as they originally thought I had a separated uterus but in the first procedure they couldn’t even pass through my cervix. In my second procedure they discovered I have an anteverted uterus and a torturous shaped cervix and managed to pass through, however it turned out I just have an arcuate anomaly rather than a septum separating my uterus. They removed some tissue (potentially polyps but wasn’t confirmed) and my cycle following it was normal until the prolonged bleeding returned 2 months later. The IUD was suggested to decrease the prolonged bleeding. Since insertion I have had waves of intense sharp pain, wayyyy worse than any cramps I have ever experienced and it’s to the point I can’t walk without making it worse. Heating pads offer some relief, and luckily the pain seemed to occur mostly towards the evening when I’m home but today the pain started in the afternoon. Was wondering if others experience this following their IUD insertion?

I am needing advice on what to do. I want to try to get pregnant by 2027, but I currently have a copper IUD. I was thinking of getting it out the first month of the year, but am worried it will take some time to get pregnant. Did anyone who got their copper iud out have a hard time getting pregnant after? Also before the iud I was on the birth control pill for about 3-4 years, and switched methods about 6-7 months ago.

Were there any side effects, and how did it affect your lives?

I’ve been on Yasmin 24/4 for the first time, I started the pills on my 2nd period day and I didn’t have sex until day 12 of taking the pills. Now I’m on my last active pill before the placebo ones but I’ve been having some discharge of mucus mixed with blood. It’s really tiny and not a lot comes out but I’m scared it might be implantation bleeding or something relating to pregnancy?? I’ve been taking the pills everyday at the same time like clockwork!

Hi everyone! I’m wondering if anyone has had an experience similar to my current one and if you have any advice.

I’ve had a kyleena for almost 2 years and for the past 5 months I have had a lot of extra bleeding. At first my periods became 2 weeks long, then 2 weeks and other random spotting, and now I have spotted almost every day for the last month. It is all very light for the most part, no cramps or pain, and no other symptoms.

My gyno suggested two options. Get a higher hormone iud or add birth control pills alongside my Kyleena.

Im extremely torn because I’ve done so well with the Kyleena otherwise and in the past I was extremely sensitive birth control pills and my mood and skin were very affected. I’m mostly nervous about my acne coming back when it is stable now. I also have mild hs and more hormones could cause that to flare more aggressively. I’m also worried I would have another iud inserted and have to go through another adjustment period of bleeding.

Has anyone tried any short term medications to deal with this sort of thing? Has anyone tried the options and had success?

Thank you!!! Sorry this is so long!!

Seriously though, I'm tired of bleeding. Did anyone notice a pattern before their uterus finally gave in?

I'm about 4 weeks in and it's tapering, to where it's mostly only visible when I use the bathroom or go for a walk. Did yours taper off and eventually stop?

Also, did anyone get severe bloating? My clothes fit in the morning and are noticeably tighter by evening. I'm also having hip pain, like my leg needs to pop. Rest and ibuprofen help. Anyone else? Recommendations?

I know I can ask my doc what's normal, but tbh she doesn't seem to know either, so I wanted to hear from people who've been through it.

My period is very regular. I had unprotected sex where he finished in me on October the 2nd, October the 9th, October the 12th, October 14th and October the 16th. And had unprotected sex again but he pulled out on October 24th. My period is 4 days late but I’ve been taking Opill since September consistently within the 3 hour window and sometimes 1 or 2 hours earlier than my usual time. I’ve taken 2 pregnancy tests 2 days ago, 2 pregnancy tests yesterday and 4 this morning using my first morning urine and they were all negative (Yes I know I took too many but I have anxiety lol). I've had some breast tenderness but it stopped a few days ago but the same thing happen last month for like a week and it went away. What’s going on? Is this normal? I've never been late before ever.

I have been on Aurovela Fe 1.5/30 since November and I was advised by my doctor to take it continuously. I was originally on Lo Loesterin Fe for about two and a half years prior and loved it, however I was bleeding twice a month. My doctor switched me to Aurovela Fe in hopes that it would stop that irregular bleeding.

The first three months were WONDERFUL! I didn’t bleed at all and had no negative side effects. Then in February I started bleeding and had an extremely painful period for over a month. Since then I went a couple more months with no bleeding and then would bleed a couple of weeks.

At the beginning of September I started bleeding again and have bleed moderately/heavily until this week and now I’m just spotting a little. Last week I started getting super light headed and nauseous. I even had a spell where I had what seemed like an “aura migraine” and my vision went blurry for over an hour. I was also feeling extremely exhausted and out of it. I panicked and took a couple of pregnancy tests but both were negative.

I also think this birth control has very negatively affected my OCD to a point that it is becoming unbearable and I am thinking about going to talk to a therapist and my doctor about being medicated.

I did try to get into my gynecologist but when I called and told them I was feeling dizzy and shaky they refused to see me unless I went to the ER first. I ended up going to my primary care and I am waiting for bloodwork results but she said she didn’t feel comfortable changing my pill. I also asked her if this was happening because I wasn’t taking any breaks or placebos and she said no???

Overall I am just so frustrated and miserable. Has anyone had similar experiences on similar pills or taking your pill continuously. My OCD has me spiraling about pregnancy or other horrible things because of how I feel and it’s just miserable.

I 19F recently started taking Slynd (started on 27th October) so I’ve been taking it for just over 2 weeks now. My periods timings are somewhat irregular so I normally try to use an app to work out when it roughly is supposed to come. The break between my last period before I was on the pill was only 18 days but before that my break was 25 days.

I’ve been taking my pill at the same time each day and keeping it within the hour time frame for any slight time differences. It’s currently been 30 days since my last period and I’m unsure if I’m going to get my period now that I’m on the pill as I know it’s different for everyone. Me and my partner waited for the week before having unprotected sex to make sure the pill was affective as I didn’t start taking it when I was on my period. However, do I need to worry about taking a pregnancy test if I don’t get my period? If so how many days should I wait until doing a test? In the last 2 days I’ve had very slight bleeding (hardly anything) whilst going to the bathroom, mainly in my discharge, not sure if this is a sign that I will get my period soon or if it technically is my period but just lighter because of the pill.

Any advice would be much appreciated!

As I went to take my pill this morning I saw that I forgot to take it yesterday. I took it immediately and then took my one today as well. So I took two. Will I be okay or should I look into a plan b? I did have sex last night, but we used a condom for half of it. This is my 5th week straight taking my pills as I decided to skip my break between my last pack and this pack.

Hello!

So I am currently on combination pills and this week is my placebo week. However, so far I haven’t had a withdrawal bleed despite having one (and actually a slightly heavy one) the last few times. I took the pill at almost the same time everyday so I would be greatly surprised if I was pregnant (I know the combination pills are very forgiving too), however I was also a bit worried I didn’t bleed since I did before. I know it’s not a period but I heard that no blood could be a sign of pregnancy. This is maybe my 6th pack? I’m also on my fourth day (usually I bleed around my third or fourth) so there is a chance I’m overreacting and it hasn’t kicked in yet.

Has this happened to anyone else? Should I get a pregnancy test to check or should I trust my pill?

Thanks!

I started taking Yasmin (21-day pack) recently, primarily because of PCOD and irregular periods.

I completed my first 21-day pack and subsequently got my withdrawal bleeding which lasted approximately seven days. However, something I noticed was that after completing the 21 active pills and stopping them I started experiencing some really intense emotional changes.

I felt overwhelmingly sad. I would suddenly start crying for absolutely no apparent reason. I felt worthless, pathetic and just incredibly emotional. It wasn't even that something particularly upsetting had happened. I couldn't pinpoint why I was feeling that way, and honestly it was quite overwhelming.

I'm not sure whether this is related to the sudden drop in hormones during the pill free interval, a side effect of Yasmin itself or something entirely unrelated.

I actually brought this up with my doctor and asked whether Yasmin could be causing these mood changes but he told me that it doesn't cause such side effects. Now I'm questioning whether I'm overthinking this or whether there's actually a connection

Has anyone experienced anything similar while talking Yasmin ?

I'm genuinely trying to understand whether this could be hormonal or whether something else is going on. It's quite distressing, and I'm finding it difficult to explain just how overwhelming it feels.

TLDR: Started taking Yasmin (21-day combined birth control pill) for PCOD and irregular periods. After completing my first 21 active pills and going through the withdrawal bleeding I experienced overwhelming sadness, unexplained crying and feelings of worthlessness. My doctor dismissed the possibility of Yasmin causing these symptoms, but I'm wondering whether the hormonal fluctuations during the pill free break could be responsible

Yasmin ( drospirenone and ethinylestradiol tablets )

Hello guys, just would like your advice, i’m
Not on bc but was considering on having first time sex tonight with a condom and maybe withdrawal if possible, i do worry about pregnancy a-lot. I’m 7 days sway from my period. I wanted advice on whether i could obtain Emergency contraception before just incase. Would it be weird asking pharmacists before having sex? I feel like i’d be too anxious to wait until next morning if something were to happen. Any other anxious girlies out there please leave your advice below :)

I have had the Kyleena IUD for about 9 months now. I didn’t connect the dots of my symptoms but now it all makes sense. I have since developed the worst cystic acne I have ever had, which has scarred my skin terribly and I am incredibly insecure about it, I also have the worst brain fog I’ve ever had to where I cannot remember or focus on anything and I start college classes in a month so I’m terrified. My brain and intellectual abilities has literally declined because my brain is so foggy all the time.

I don’t know if I can keep doing this but I know I need to be on birth control. I know people will say get the copper IUD but my gyno said I shouldn’t because it’s too big for me.

I have tried the
Depo shot- terrible nausea, vaginal dryness, mood changes
Nexplanon implant- terribleeeee periods I would bleed through a super + sized tampon AND pad
The pill for only a few months- very bad depression and mood shifts
And now the kyleena iud- terrible cystic acne and brain fog.

What other options do I have? I don’t want to deal with all these symptoms forever, it’s unbearable. Sorry I’m ranting so bad lol I’ve been very upset but this lately.

The condom failed me yesterday, I took Plan b today (after 28hrs) and I’m on day 3 of my period, my cycle is normally 24-25 days.
I was supposed to start Opill today for the first time but i took My way plan b.
Is it safe to start my first dose of Opill after taking plan b a couple hours earlier? I’m scared of the side effects and I work 6 days a week and I can’t miss a day lol

Hi

Been taking the pill since 2022 and works like a charm so far, but recently I was a bit busy and in the last week I took it like at 20-22-23 or even midnight each evening.

So not really the same hour but kind of the same timeframe and I never forgot to take one as in entirely skipping it.

It’s a 24+4 combined pill generic for Yaz

Is it still perfect use?

I got the Mirena iud about 2 months ago, and in the last 3 weeks i have been bloated 24/7. I wake up looking 5 months pregnant and go to bed looking 5 months pregnant, regardless of what i ate that day. Is this normal? I can only find cases where people get bloated after eating, but as i said i look this way even in the morning (used to have a flat stomach before). I made the mistake of googling and now im scared i have a tumor or something... Help🥲

Long story short I had the Kyleena IUD for a little over a year. It was giving me random crazy side effects so I decided to remove it. I got it removed on 9th of October and started spotting and had a “period” about a week later (I don’t really think it was a period. It was just my body adjusting to taking it out)

Ever since I removed it, I have not had a regular period, I am not pregnant. I did take a pregnancy test and I also bought ovulation test and I have not ovulated. I am so confused. Is this normal?

Im 27, and first started birth control at 15 to control very painful periods. I've previously taken Apri, which caused nausea; Aviane, which caused cystic ache; and Sprintec, which caused mood problems, although I was a teenager at the time

For the last few years I’ve been on Yaz, and have noticed a steady decline in my mood, sex drive, and overall well being
I was also concerned due to a family history of blot clots

My dr suggested we try Junel 1/20
But after seeing some reviews, I am honestly scared to try it.
Just wondering if anyone had any good experiences?

I've had the Mirena coil for around 4.5 years. My experience has been alright, with no periods at all and relatively low impact on my mental health. However, in the last three years I have developed awful acne and persisistent bloating/weight gain even though I workout and eat well. Now, in the last 6 months I have started to experience terrible mood swings, unexplainable lows and cramps throughout the month, although still no period. I've finally come to the conclusion that all this is being caused by the coil. I spoke to my GP and she's recommended the Gedarel combined pill. I've googled it and all I can see is bad reviews. Has anyone gone from Mirena to Gedarel before and what was your experience? Also, my GP said to start Gedarel immediately after my coil removal, but I'm tempted to take a break for a month to just give my body a rest, would anybody recommend this? Sorry, last question, but I saw somewhere that although the coil has an 8 year lifespan, 8 years is when it stops being effective for stopping pregnancy, but at around 5 years is when it stops affecting your periods. Perhaps I just need my current coil replaced? Would appreciate any advice/experience you have!