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Contraception

Just wondered it seems like quite a few people dont have the full picture about contraception. As iv already mentioned my mum was a sexual health nurse so i know quite a lot id say but it seems like the range of contraception available is promoted enough and a lot of the time people would probably get on a lot better with something other than the pill. How many of you have been given information on a range of contraception when at the doctors? e.g. injection, implant, patches, the pill, diaphram and funny springy thing that goes inside u (forgot name)??

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Reply 1
* the coil
Reply 2
SexyKe
Just wondered it seems like quite a few people dont have the full picture about contraception. As iv already mentioned my mum was a sexual health nurse so i know quite a lot id say but it seems like the range of contraception available is promoted enough and a lot of the time people would probably get on a lot better with something other than the pill. How many of you have been given information on a range of contraception when at the doctors? e.g. injection, implant, patches, the pill, diaphram and funny springy thing that goes inside u (forgot name)??


I wasn't but i went there and said 'i want to go on the pill', so the doctor just gave me the prescription.
Reply 3
I went and my doctor discussed all the possibilities with me, she was very good and explained all the pros and cons of each type. I had read up on some methods before hand and so I was able to give my views on certain things. x x x
Reply 4
bohogirlie
I wasn't but i went there and said 'i want to go on the pill', so the doctor just gave me the prescription.



omg! Thats so annoying. I really think they should tell you about other stuff, im not being funny but you probably wouldnt know the pros and cons of all the methods and they are worth considering. Also did he tell you about the different types of pills or just give you the one he thought?
Reply 5
clairey87
I went and my doctor discussed all the possibilities with me, she was very good and explained all the pros and cons of each type. I had read up on some methods before hand and so I was able to give my views on certain things. x x x



Good on ya *smiles again*
Reply 7
SexyKe
omg! Thats so annoying. I really think they should tell you about other stuff, im not being funny but you probably wouldnt know the pros and cons of all the methods and they are worth considering. Also did he tell you about the different types of pills or just give you the one he thought?


He just gave me the one he thought...I think the one he put me on is the pretty bogg standard one, which most first time users go on. But, i had problems with it so i had to change, and he just put me on another. When i went back to the doctors last week to go back on the pill, i told the doctor that i had had problems with cilest in the past and the last pill i was on was micronor, but i wanted to go back on a 21 day one. He looked at a few different types of 21 pills, but eventually said i should plump for micronor. Tbh though, i've had a different doctor everytime i've done to the surgery with regard to contraception, thats 4 different doctors.
Reply 8
I guess part of the reason it really winds me up is that everyone keeps getting at young people about the teen preganacy rate but if we dont get the full picture then obviously its not our fault. FOr example; giving someone the pill who is really forgetful isnt the smartest thing so another method would be better and then there is less chance she will f*** up and get pregnant. I may be worng here but i think quite a few tenn pregnancies are due to failure/misuse of contracetion.
Reply 9
-Emmz-

Yeah, that is one good-ass post by lessthanthree!
Reply 10
The only reason I went to the Dr for the contraception is because I was prompted by my mum. Maybe if parents were also educated about the options then they would encourage their kids? I also request the same DR every time I go. There should be so much more sex-education in schools!
Reply 11
Hmmmm, all girls talking about contraception; just shows how it gets left up to us, eh ladies??!!
Reply 12
Well, you didnt really leave it open to lads did you, I didnt see anything about condoms in the list!
Reply 13
SexyKe
Hmmmm, all girls talking about contraception; just shows how it gets left up to us, eh ladies??!!


If that's your experience, you want to stop hanging around with tossers (excuse the pun!).
Reply 14
I'd love to dicuss something other than the pill because I don't take it properly and that's no good at all. Maybe I'll bring it up next time. But my doctor is **** :mad: he tried to STOP me from going on the pill in the first place by scaring me an telling me I was too young!
Reply 15
deej2
Well, you didnt really leave it open to lads did you, I didnt see anything about condoms in the list!



Fair comment, would have given you rep but cant "you have given out too much in last 24hrs" *hurumph*

On which point im gona shut up anyways being as i got neg rep for daring to start a thread :mad:
Reply 16
SexyKe
Hmmmm, all girls talking about contraception; just shows how it gets left up to us, eh ladies??!!

Would you really leave it up to a man? I don't like thinking this, but I don't feel that I could trust someone else to, for example, take the pill at the right time every day, if they ever invented a male equivalent of the pill. Especially as it would be me getting pregnant...this is really hard to explain, but it's not that I feel like it's my responsibility, it's just that I'd rather not take the risk...
So does anyone else feel the same way?
Reply 17
SexyKe
Fair comment, would have given you rep but cant "you have given out too much in last 24hrs" *hurumph*

On which point im gona shut up anyways being as i got neg rep for daring to start a thread :mad:


Awww, who neg repd u?
Reply 18
blissy
I'd love to dicuss something other than the pill because I don't take it properly and that's no good at all. Maybe I'll bring it up next time. But my doctor is **** :mad: he tried to STOP me from going on the pill in the first place by scaring me an telling me I was too young!

Sounds to me like you need a new doctor!
Reply 19
deej2
Awww, who neg repd u?



I dont know; it doesnt say. Is there a way of finding out?