Originally Posted by
tony
try kimono
personally i dont like the pill as it increase the risk of cancer, and all sorts of heart diseases..
Any hormonal birth control will carry these risks.
Originally Posted by
Biffs_muse
Careful with the IUD route. My exwife was researching that because the hormones in the pill were fucking up her moods so bad. One of the main conditions to getting an IUD is if you've already been pregnant/given birth.
Depending on whether you use the hormone based one or the copper one it can last 5-10yrs respectively. Insertion and removal are EXPENSIVE though. $200-600 for the whole deal. $200-300 to remove.
Not good for women with heavy flows or bad cramps or who get lots of PIDs.
Here's a link for about who should get it and who shouldn't.
http://www.engenderhealth.org/wh/fp/ciud1.html
This isn't necessarily true.
Everyone is going to "have a friend that" had some sort of ill effect from EVERY method. Fact is, it's what's best and convenient for the individual.
You do not have to of given birth for an IUD, it's just preferable, there are plenty of women out there who have not given birth and cannot use hormonal birth control that have gone this route.
Insertion and removal are CHEAP or comparable when you look at it from the aspect of all the money that would have been spent on the pill or the shot in the meantime.
There is a lot of uneducation and bias in this thread.
EDIT: Where the hell is WildPenis!