What kind of birth control do you use?

havefuninsun · 10-25-2006, 10:41 AM

A recent visit to the Dr. revealed high blood pressure, and the Dr. immediately telling me to stop taking the pill, which has been my friend for a long time. Sad day, indeed. So now, I'm revisiting the issue.

What do you and your SO use? I don't want more kids, but the hormones that are in the pill were kind to my cycle and made everything more manageable (lighter, less cramps, etc.). There is an IUD out there that releases a small amount of hormones that keep things more manageable, plus they're 99.8% effective. Permanent fixing doesn't fix my other issues, eventhough I'm not adverse to it.

So, what works for you guys? And for those who use the IUD, what is your experience?

Thanks!!

looking2swing · 10-25-2006, 10:50 AM

At home, we only rely on the fact that my tubes are tied. However, when we play it has to be wrapped up! I'm clean and want to stay that way.

telly2 · 10-25-2006, 11:01 AM

well i got fixed as no other BC was allowed, i am diabetic over 30 and smoke, so no pills patches atc. I could hae used to depo but had bad experience with that, and kids are done. As for your other ailments regarding your period, well i guess you will have to live with them. Sooner or later this day was going to come. I don't mean to be harsh but that is a fcat, you can't stay on the pill forever.

On the up side if it is that bad maybe a hysterectomy is in your future, at least i think it is an upside, no more worries about pap tests etc......

Well any way good luck and i hope you find something that works for you.

jennandjamesinm · 10-25-2006, 11:44 AM

I just recently got the Mirena IUD and I love it. No pills to remember everyday, no condoms (with James), and no worries with messy diaphrams (sp). I've used the pill, Depo, diaphrams, and condoms and hated all of them, The Mirena is the easiest form of birth control have ever used. The insertion process is easy, the was a little bit of cramping for like 10 seconds and that was it. I was under the impression that you had to wait a week before you could have sex, LOL my GYN told me that it was effective immediately, boy was I happy!!! you have to check for the strings every month after your cycle to make sure it is there - that takes like 2 seconds, just check, don't tug on the strings (you don;t want to pull it out). I had a little more cramping than normal with my first cycle and a couple of extra days of spotting, but I feel that it's worth the trade off. Also, as you use it, over a year, there is a decrease in flow, and alot of women have no cycle at all. All positives in my book. If you aren't done having your family, or aren't 100% positive yet (our situtation), this is the way to go. When we are done with having our family, we are BOTh getting fixed - hey what's good for the goose, is good for the gander!
Jenn

Spoomonkey · 10-25-2006, 07:00 PM

Thanks for giving two options

We are both fixed - which makes things very relaxed. Should we ever have a child, will name him Jesus...

Spoomonkey

**good times** · 10-25-2006, 08:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Spoomonkey

Should we ever have a child, will name him Jesus...

Jesús, your child would be Mexican?

Sorry buddy, I just couldn't resist.

We are the same, both fixed, I don't know what we would name our child though.

riswingcpl · 10-25-2006, 09:22 PM

Put us in the "both fixed" category too. G actually had a tubal reversal when we married so she could bear my only child (any wonder why I love this woman???

). We tried like hell to have another, but it wasn't in the cards... her tubes closed up again. She offered to have the surgery AGAIN, but I said no...that's going way beyond the call of duty. When her gyno got concerned about the possibility of an ectopic pregnancy, I got snipped.

M

Spoomonkey · 10-25-2006, 09:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by good times

Jesús, your child would be Mexican?

Well - I can't keep my eye on Mrs Spoo all the time

Spoomonkey

ShellyM · 10-25-2006, 10:07 PM

I'm surgically safe.
I had tubal ligation after our 3rd child was born.

havefuninsun · 10-26-2006, 08:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Spoomonkey

We are both fixed - which makes things very relaxed. Should we ever have a child, will name him Jesus...

Spoomonkey

HAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHA!!!! OK, people are staring at me now ... HAHAHAHAHAHAAHA!! Thanks for sharing that!!

I love it when my day can start off on such a good note

DGrey · 10-26-2006, 07:24 PM

I'm on the Pill because I can get pregnant but not carry a child anymore and when we play, it's condoms as well.

E

TerryforSex · 10-27-2006, 09:52 PM

reading everyones feedback i may be the one that only practices natural planning. once it was a surprise....the other 2 were planned.

sexyshelby · 10-27-2006, 10:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TerryforSex

reading everyones feedback i may be the one that only practices natural planning. once it was a surprise....the other 2 were planned.

Well, you see, that "once" is the reason I don't use natural planning. Once is too much for me.

~SS

oddcouple2841 · 12-07-2006, 06:51 AM

The Mr is fixed and I recently went back on Depo (shot every three months), but condoms are a must with us. Don't want any little nasty diseases that I can't get rid off.

Mrs

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He's fixed	17	35.42%
She's fixed	20	41.67%
The Pill	13	27.08%
IUD	4	8.33%
Depo Shots	2	4.17%
The Patch	0	0%
Condoms	9	18.75%
foam/cream/spermicide	1	2.08%
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10-25-2006, 10:41 AM	#1 (permalink)
havefuninsun insert witty banter here Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 1,190 Location: Virginia Status: Couple Swing Lifestyle Name:havefuninsun	What kind of birth control do you use? A recent visit to the Dr. revealed high blood pressure, and the Dr. immediately telling me to stop taking the pill, which has been my friend for a long time. Sad day, indeed. So now, I'm revisiting the issue. What do you and your SO use? I don't want more kids, but the hormones that are in the pill were kind to my cycle and made everything more manageable (lighter, less cramps, etc.). There is an IUD out there that releases a small amount of hormones that keep things more manageable, plus they're 99.8% effective. Permanent fixing doesn't fix my other issues, eventhough I'm not adverse to it. So, what works for you guys? And for those who use the IUD, what is your experience? Thanks!!

10-25-2006, 10:50 AM	#2 (permalink)
looking2swing Swingers Board Addict Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 140 Location: Reno Status: happily married couple Swing Lifestyle Name:badswamper	Re: What kind of birth control do you use? At home, we only rely on the fact that my tubes are tied. However, when we play it has to be wrapped up! I'm clean and want to stay that way.
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10-25-2006, 11:01 AM	#3 (permalink)
telly2 Swingers Board Addict Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 275 Location: copper cliff ontario canada Status: female of couple	Re: What kind of birth control do you use? well i got fixed as no other BC was allowed, i am diabetic over 30 and smoke, so no pills patches atc. I could hae used to depo but had bad experience with that, and kids are done. As for your other ailments regarding your period, well i guess you will have to live with them. Sooner or later this day was going to come. I don't mean to be harsh but that is a fcat, you can't stay on the pill forever. On the up side if it is that bad maybe a hysterectomy is in your future, at least i think it is an upside, no more worries about pap tests etc...... Well any way good luck and i hope you find something that works for you.
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10-25-2006, 11:44 AM	#4 (permalink)
jennandjamesinm Care to join us??? Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 1,460 Location: Northwest Mississippi Status: Couple Swing Lifestyle Name:jennandjamesinms	Re: What kind of birth control do you use? I just recently got the Mirena IUD and I love it. No pills to remember everyday, no condoms (with James), and no worries with messy diaphrams (sp). I've used the pill, Depo, diaphrams, and condoms and hated all of them, The Mirena is the easiest form of birth control have ever used. The insertion process is easy, the was a little bit of cramping for like 10 seconds and that was it. I was under the impression that you had to wait a week before you could have sex, LOL my GYN told me that it was effective immediately, boy was I happy!!! you have to check for the strings every month after your cycle to make sure it is there - that takes like 2 seconds, just check, don't tug on the strings (you don;t want to pull it out). I had a little more cramping than normal with my first cycle and a couple of extra days of spotting, but I feel that it's worth the trade off. Also, as you use it, over a year, there is a decrease in flow, and alot of women have no cycle at all. All positives in my book. If you aren't done having your family, or aren't 100% positive yet (our situtation), this is the way to go. When we are done with having our family, we are BOTh getting fixed - hey what's good for the goose, is good for the gander! Jenn
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10-25-2006, 07:00 PM	#5 (permalink)
Spoomonkey Chimpin' Ain't Easy Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 6,739 Location: Ohio Status: Married Monkeys - will you be our vine? Swing Lifestyle Name:Spoomonkey	Re: What kind of birth control do you use? Thanks for giving two options We are both fixed - which makes things very relaxed. Should we ever have a child, will name him Jesus... Spoomonkey
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10-25-2006, 09:22 PM	#7 (permalink)
riswingcpl Swingers Board Addict Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 172 Location: Rhode Island Status: couple...male half posting	Re: What kind of birth control do you use? Put us in the "both fixed" category too. G actually had a tubal reversal when we married so she could bear my only child (any wonder why I love this woman??? ). We tried like hell to have another, but it wasn't in the cards... her tubes closed up again. She offered to have the surgery AGAIN, but I said no...that's going way beyond the call of duty. When her gyno got concerned about the possibility of an ectopic pregnancy, I got snipped. M
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10-25-2006, 10:07 PM	#9 (permalink)
ShellyM Jay's Bumper Buddy Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 2,299 Location: San Marcos, TEXAS Status: On the prowl for man meat Swing Lifestyle Name:lost_j1	Re: What kind of birth control do you use? I'm surgically safe. I had tubal ligation after our 3rd child was born.
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10-26-2006, 07:24 PM	#11 (permalink)
DGrey Swingers Board Addict Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 386 Location: Exit 13A Thank you very much! Status: Married Female Swing Lifestyle Name:DGrey	Re: What kind of birth control do you use? I'm on the Pill because I can get pregnant but not carry a child anymore and when we play, it's condoms as well. E
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10-27-2006, 09:52 PM	#12 (permalink)
TerryforSex Here to Stay Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 69 Location: R.I. Status: Married Female	Re: What kind of birth control do you use? reading everyones feedback i may be the one that only practices natural planning. once it was a surprise....the other 2 were planned.

12-07-2006, 06:51 AM	#14 (permalink)
oddcouple2841 Here to Stay Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 75 Location: Linton, IN Status: Couple Swing Lifestyle Name:lntncpl	Re: What kind of birth control do you use? The Mr is fixed and I recently went back on Depo (shot every three months), but condoms are a must with us. Don't want any little nasty diseases that I can't get rid off. Mrs
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