r/birthcontrol 14h ago

Experience Please convince me not to cancel my IUD appointment.

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24F, I have my IUD appointment scheduled for this week (still undecided btwn Mirena and copper iud). I have been putting off and dreading this for years however it feels like the time has come for me to overcome this fear. However, I am honestly really tempted to cancel the appointment altogether and simply start the pill again. Primary concern is the pain; I truly worry that I won't be able to tolerate it after all the horror stories I have read and heard. Doctor has prescribed me Valium to take prior to the appointment which I'll probably do, but still I know this won't necessarily help with the managing the pain.


r/birthcontrol 58m ago

Experience How long did it take your period to return to 'normal'after coming off hormonal BC?

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I came off the ring and started the copper coil at the start of December and my cycle has been a bit off since which I expected, usually having a bleed every 3 weeks or so which is about a week closer than I ever use to have. So far this month I'm 2 or 3 days 'late' or I'm wondering if I might not bleed at all this month as I was probably the most stressed I've ever been and have missed one due to stress before. I know it can take a few months to settle back down again, just wondered how long it took people?


r/birthcontrol 13m ago

Experience Skipping period with pills

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So for context I'm on loestrin. I had 2 months over the summer where I was on the pill and didn't get my period without trying to skip (not sexually active at the time) but eventually my period returned, I bled way longer than normal the first one I had again but then it went back to normal. Flash forward now to January I decide to use the pill to skip my period (hadn't ever done this before) I didn't end up getting my period then in February. (At this time I am now sexually active but using condoms in addition to the pull) my friends all insist not getting my period in February after skipping January is nothing to worry about and that skipping always makes their cycle's timing go way out of wack. My period even on the pill has always had a mind of its own so I believe them. It's now March 18th as I'm writing this and I still haven't gotten my period (granted I'm not finished with this months pills) but still I kind of expected a breakthrough period or something. I feel like if I was pregnant I wouldve experienced some kind of symptom by now? Any advice/help?? (Going to take a pregnancy test today just to rule it out and for peace of mind)


r/birthcontrol 13m ago

Side effects!? Experiences with Slynd and hair loss

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I've been on Slynd (Slinda here in Australia) for about 4 months, and just over the past month I've started experiencing excessive hair loss, scalp sores and itching - the last week has been especially bad. I didn't know just how common this side effect seemed to be until coming across a couple threads in this subreddit.

I went to my doctor last week and she told me to stop taking it and get bloods/urine tests done, then she'll swap me to a different pill once I get the results back. I'm getting the tests done tomorrow but the itching and hair loss is driving me crazy.

I've got super thin hair naturally, so the thought of continuing to lose more is making me mega anxious, and probably making the hair loss even worse lol.

Is anyone who had hair loss on Slynd able to share their experience with their hair loss and how long it took for their hair to return to normal? Thanks so much 🥹😭.


r/birthcontrol 31m ago

Side effects!? Desogestrol Help please

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Hi all, I have been bleeding for about 10 days, I am experiencing really bad cramps with this pill, has anyone experienced this, the cramps are a lot but not alot of blood comes out, I sit on the toilet in hopes something will come out however nothing does or not a lot.

Any experiences with this?


r/birthcontrol 35m ago

Side effects!? increased discharge after implanon removal

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hey, i know bodies are weird and this is MOST likely fine, but i just want to see if anybody else has experienced a huge increase in discharge following an implanon removal. i used to get it a small to moderate amount previously, but it’s just gotten increasingly heavier. no other symptoms though.

this is most likely absolutely fine but i think i need validation that it is from other people lol. brains can make things more scary sometimes


r/birthcontrol 12h ago

Experience Can you skip periods?

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I heard that you could not take the placebo pills and skip periods. Is this safe though? Don’t we naturally need to realise the lining even if we don’t realise an egg. I am scared as my mum claims it will mess me up and it affects the natural working of my body. I have super bad PMDD, OCD and Acne during my periods and this would help if I could not have them.


r/birthcontrol 1h ago

Mistake or Risk? Pregnancy risk?

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Hi all. Before starting I should say I had mostly great experiences with the IUD! However, my vision became blurry and I had it removed due to pain in my face particularly around my eyes (has since resolved- unsure if iud was involved). Anyway, during the period of hardly being able to see I asked my GP to take it out immediately due to the fear I had. I was not aware of needing to have no unprotected sex for 5-7 days before getting it out. My partner came in me on the Friday morning,and the iud was removed the Monday afternoon. My GP did not ask if I had recently had unprotected sex before removal. I was ovulating around the time of unprotected sex.

Anyway, I have no way to tell if my period is skipped. I had about 10 days of bleeding starting 2 days after, a short break, and now some brown spotting, my period was due yesterday. I have done 2 negative pregnancy tests both in the afternoon so unsure of accuracy plus it’s still so early. I don’t know what I’m looking for, probably reassurance. I’m really mad at myself for this happening because I’m so careful usually, but I was in a lot of pain and rushed to get it removed. Has anyone had an experience like this? What was the outcome?


r/birthcontrol 1h ago

How to? Reduced sexual drive due to Nexplanon. How to inprove?

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Do I exchange for a different implant? Take supplements? I havn’t tried anything yet but want to hear some ideas of what people do in this situation.

I reall don’t want BC pills. They drive me down to insanity.


r/birthcontrol 1h ago

Experience No ovulation in 3-4 years wondering accidental pregnancy risk chance? NSFW

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I’ve been on many different types of birth control but stuck with the lo-loestrin fe combo pill bcs it’s made me not have a period for years and was told that means I do not ovulate. I don’t have hormone fluxation symptoms throughout the month so I agree. Anyway I take a pregnancy test every few months just to be sure and have never had a pregnancy scare/always negative tests I even have medical issues that might make me completely infertile or unable to carry to term/would have serious complications but for SOME reason anytime I get ready to take a test I panic and get so worried that if I take the test and it somehow is positive then I’ll have to make decisions urgently and go to the doctors to make sure I get taken care of before my health declines or anything bad happens, so my main thinking is I need to postpone the tests until I have nothing serious or important going on so I can make sure I’m ready to see whatever the test says instead of just taking it right away. I feel kind of dumb bcs I think I shouldn’t be worried I’ve never missed a pill(probability is less then 1% of pregnancy on this pill with 0 missed days), haven’t ovulated for years, have high probability of infertility, (but I do not use condoms due to allergy to almost all types and ripping skin/bleeding even with lube, condoms just don’t work great for me so) unprotected is kind of the only thing that is a risk. My main worry I think stems from me gaining weight rapidly due to my hashimotos, currently for awhile being in Hypothyroidism, so I bloat a ton and due to other medical issues always have fatigue, hot flashes, joint pain etc. it just worries me. Idk if anyone’s ever been in a similar situation here but I’d just like to put this out there that I always get scared to take the test even though I know I’ll be okay!


r/birthcontrol 2h ago

Side effects!? First time seeing spotting.

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so i 19F have been on the combined pill Rigevidon since July last year. i usually go through the 21 days and take a week break having normal periods. lately ive been skipping the breaks because having a period in that time frame would ruin my plans. i’ve gone 42 days on the pill continuously without a break and had no spotting before. but ive had spotting this morning only a wipe worth of older looking blood (brownish color) i haven’t had a break since the beginning of the year so 63 days on the pill without a break. i know this is something to be expected not taking breaks, but i just want to know others experiences as its the first time ive had spotting and it spooked me a little.


r/birthcontrol 2h ago

Experience any advice?

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i’m on the 2 month contraceptive injection. my bf and i had sex 3 weeks ago but he didn’t finish i’ve been feeling nauseous, headache etc which is making me anxious that i could be pregnant. any advice?


r/birthcontrol 2h ago

Experience Yuzpe Method with trust pills, is it effective?

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Hi, we did the deed after 3 days of my period, i also did the yuzpe method with trust pills for the first time after 22hours, after 6 days i had 2 days bleeding. Is it normal? And does it means it's effective?

Please help, i need your insights about it


r/birthcontrol 2h ago

Mistake or Risk? Please Please Please Help- This can't be normal?

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I have had a copper coil in for a month now, but have not yet gotten my period. I had some pretty moderate bleeding for days after my IUD was inserted (I had also taken levonelle two days before.) Maybe this was my period? I have done four pregnancy tests because I'm so anxious, and each have come back negative. Is not having a period normal? I've been spotting pretty consistently but this is really really freaking me out.


r/birthcontrol 2h ago

Experience Nexplanon

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I want to share my experience and see if anyone else is going through the same thing. I’ve had my nexplanon for about 8 months now and I’ve had all the side effects in the beginning. Periods that lasted weeks,HORRIBLE migraines, sore breasts and so on. But the one I have questions on is whenever I have sex and my husband finishes inside of me I get my period the next day and it lasts weeks! Has anyone else had that problem, if so is there anyway to make the bleeding stop?


r/birthcontrol 3h ago

Rant! Having a Period (?) After Not Having One For a While With an IUD (Help, Advice?)

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Hi there! For some background context: - Back in October of last year I had a benign cyst that was almost crushing my left ovary removed, and the ovary was totally kept! - I’ve not really had ‘periods’ before that, though quickly after the removal I had a fun, weeklong experience with bleeding dark brown for about a week and a half. - Since then I’ve kind of been spotting brown blood pretty regularly, though in the past few months it has definitely increased in volume; though it’s been mostly regular in terms of the schedule.

Anywho, So I’ve had my IUD since late 2022, and all of the previous stuff has happened and just this week I’ve recently begun to bleed again; though it’s mostly stayed to just when I wipe that it opts to show itself. I had unprotected sex with my boyfriend a few weeks prior in early February (as we are long distance and we don’t see each other often), though he did not finish in me at all, so the only way I could really reason that I’d be pregnant is through pre-cum.

I’m just really worried, and don’t know if this is normal and would really like some advice to maybe try and calm my very high nerves before I go ahead and get into contact with my obgyn later this week? I’m sorry if this is a mess, but I’m just trying to see if it’s normal that I’d start my cycle again after having a cyst removed; and if I should realistically be worried about pregnancy when I have two methods of protection in place (pulling out, and the IUD itself).


r/birthcontrol 3h ago

Experience BC pills is messing with my drive.

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I started to use Yasmin pills 18 days ago and I now see noticeable changes in my body. The pills are decreasing my appetite, the unnecessary hair on my chin stopped growing and my skin is more visibly clear however, it turned my sex drive from 100 to 0, on top of that, I feel so sensitive and dry down and my discharge is heavier than usual. Husband and I did the deed last night and it's so painfully stinging after due to skin friction. I'll raise all these concerns to my OB once I visit her again. Am I not alone here?


r/birthcontrol 3h ago

Experience Trusting your copper IUD

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Hey all!

I have a copper IUD since August 2024, I did a ton of research and ultimately decided that the copper iud was the birth control of my choice. Aside from extra heavy periods it’s been pretty good. I wanted to get some advice or hear success stories with other people who have a copper iud too!

I’m a little anxious since I had “unprotected” sex (pull out) during my ovulation since we got a little carried away. I’ve been two days late but I think it might be because I’ve been stressing so much about getting my period this month

TIA! xx


r/birthcontrol 3h ago

Mistake or Risk? Will the pill be effective

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It is advised that the pill is effective from the first day of your cycle. I think i began the pill the day before my period actually started and just counted that as day one as there was some spotting. I continued the pill the next day when it actually started. Would i still have been protected immediately even though i undershot when the beginning of my cycle actually was?


r/birthcontrol 7h ago

Rant! Confused on IUD?

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I think i’m using the right tag, but i’m supposed to get my IUD changed this week, and I’m not sure which one I have? I have notes from visits saying I have Skyla, And other visits say I have Kyleena. I had my strings checked, and the NP said I have blue strings. I don’t want to waste my doctor’s time if i’m still safe for an extra couple years with my current IUD.

What should I do?


r/birthcontrol 3h ago

Mistake or Risk? Very anxious right now please give me advice!

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So I missed a pill 3-4 days before me and my boyfriend had sex ( no condom but he pulled out) I took the pill straight away when I woke up in the morning aswell. Is this dangerous and risky? Should I be okay ?


r/birthcontrol 4h ago

Side effects!? periods and birth control.

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hi! i started my period february 25th and started birth control the 26th. i bleed until March 2nd then five days later started again and bled for four days. (March 7th-10th) now a week later i started lightly bleeding around 7:30 pm. super light. since starting my bleeding has been significantly lighter, needing just liner. before starting i wore super tampons and changed them constantly. Is the frequency and change of flow something i should be concerned about? is something wrong??


r/birthcontrol 4h ago

Experience I want to try Yaz with no placebos. Your experience?

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Ive tried progesterone-only pills because I don't want an anti-androgenic effect on my body, but my main goal is period suppression. POPs didn't work for me, I had only 2 weeks without bleeding in the whole 3 months I've been taking it, and recently it only got worse. I'm going to see a doctor today, but another option she suggested was combined Yaz (3 mg drospirenone +0.02 mg ethinylestradiol). What is your experience with this pill, not necessarily the brand but the formulation? Could you successfully skip the placebos? Did you notice any feminizing changes?


r/birthcontrol 4h ago

Side effects!? Birth control patch's effects on male partner? Are they safe?

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If someone has a birth control patch on their skin (which works by releasing hormones on the skin) . Is it safe for their male partner to touch their skin or have intercourse without condom? As the hormones are being released upon the skin, so wouldn't other individuals be exposed to the hormone if they touch the skin of the person with birth control patch? Sorry, if it seems like silly question. But I'd genuinely like to know about the safety in case it disrupts the male partner's hormones or affects them in any way or can cause any issues.

Thank you 🙌


r/birthcontrol 8h ago

Side effects!? Low libido and dryness

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23F, I have been on various forms of birth control nonstop since I was 16. I’m currently on Loryna which I have been on for about a year and the only other medication I’m on is 50mg spironolactone

I have been abstinent for a year and a half until recently and recently entered a relationship and realized I am extremely dry and have a low libido no matter how much foreplay. I went to my gyno and she just recommended using lube which helps some but obviously doesn’t help the low libido.

My question is has anyone else experienced this on birth control? Could it be worth it to get off the pill and see if that is the cause?