Tue, Apr-21-09, 12:24
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Senior Member
Posts: 8,750
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Plan: Atkins Induction
Stats: 170/166.5/150
BF:
Progress: 18%
Location: Western Illinois
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I took Yaz after years on Ortho Tri Cyclen and I loved it. It's lower hormone, so it doesn't mess with your body as much as the regular bcp's. Ortho Tri Cyclen Lo would also be a low hormone option (at least that one has a generic option, unlike Yaz, so it would save you money).
There are also other birth control options - no one says you have to get something hormonal. You can get an IUD that doesn't have any hormones, I believe (I think there are two types of IUD's, I don't know much about them so I can't go into any more details than that). There are also condoms - I know, not the idea for most married couples, but it's always an option. You can also follow FAM, where you take your temperature every morning and chart your temps and cervical mucus in order to know when you're fertile and when you're not (therefore when you can have sex and when you either need to abstain or use a condom). I used this method in order to get pregnant and I didn't think it was difficult at all! In fact, after I have my baby this is what I plan to use as my birth control instead of going back on any kind of hormones. I hated the way the pill made me feel, only I didn't realize what it did to me until after I went off of it... But, to each their own!
Good luck with whatever you choose! Sorry I rambled on so much.
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