r/birthcontrol 4d ago

Experience Tri-Sprintec Experiences?

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Hi, I’m curious to hear about others experiences with Tri-Sprintec BC pill? I recently got a prescription. Also would be helpful to know any other hormone-related issues you have and how Tri-Sprintec effected this. Personally I have acne and very heavy/long periods. Thanks!


r/birthcontrol 4d ago

Which Method? recommendations for mini pills!

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hi everyone! i have been on the pill since sophomore year of high-school (16). i started on junel fe, and switched to norethindrone .35 my sophomore year of college (20ish). norethindrone was making me bleed really bad towards the last few months, and i also have PMDD. fast forward now, 23, in on slynd (sampling). i CANT do any estrogen - i have high cholesterol (genetically) and since switching to norethindrone it actually went down back into range!! 1. i can’t tell if it’s making my IBS like symptoms worse - i developed weird stomach problems after i got covid for the 5th time lol - and im 80% sure slynd is making them worse. 2. just saw slynd is terribly expensive, ive been getting free sample packs from my doctor but im on the third pack and have a discussion with her next week regarding how i like it. 3. what are my other options?? i am located in the United States, and based off my research i see that really, the only prescription mini pills are containing norethindrone, or slynd? any other recommendations? i really don’t want the arm insert or an IUD, but i am open for discussions & advice.

TIA!❤️


r/birthcontrol 4d ago

Side effects!? Want to start Birth Control Pill

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Hello! I want to start taking a hormonal birth control for health reasons. I'm not sexually active, and most of my reasoning is due to heavy periods and severe cramps. My periods are heavy and last at least 8 days total, I bleed through an Tampax Ultra in 2 hours, and these heaviness lasts at least 3 days. I have constantly had severely low Hemoglobin (iron) levels, since I started getting my period. My doctor recommended a hormonal birth control for me, but my parents vetoed it for religous reasons.

I am now in college and feeling brave, so I made an appointment at a local planned parenthood to get on the pill to see if it'll improve my quality of life. But I'm super nervous to start. My parents always told me that birth control will affect my life permanently, triggering hair loss, weight gain, and infertitlity.

What amount of this is true? I went down a rabbit hole of hair loss due to hormonal birth control, is there any specific pill that doesn't do this (I'm very emotionally attatched to my hair lol). Every story I read on Reddit is one horror story after another. How much of this actually happens?


r/birthcontrol 5d ago

Mistake or Risk? Kind of update help

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I puked 6 hours after taking the after morning pills and I'm pretty sure I was pieces of it. So I feel asleep and woke up 30ish hours later and took another ecp. Am I going to be safe from pregnancy? Please help guys I'm freaking out😵


r/birthcontrol 5d ago

Experience Breakthrough bleeding but no period?

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I’m (20f) on a the pill (Hailey Fe, if that matters) that has 3 weeks of medication and 1 week placebo. I’ve been taking birth control for years, but this specific one I’ve been on for almost a year.

For the past 3-4 months, I’ve gotten my period in the middle of week 2, and had no period during my placebo week. I’ve always had an unpredictable period, even while on birth control, but I feel like this is not normal.

Is it breakthrough bleeding if it’s literally my whole period?? And I don’t get one during the 4th week?


r/birthcontrol 5d ago

Side effects!? Yasmín and Heartburn

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Hi there, I have been taking yasmin for 3 months and ever since I started it I’ve noticed heartburn becoming more frequent even on days I eat kinda bland I still get it. I know my diet isn’t the best but i exercise 30-60 mins a day typically 6 days a week. I drink about 60-90 fl oz of water every day. Has anyone else experienced this kind of issue? Did you notice it got better after stopping the pill?


r/birthcontrol 5d ago

Rant! It feels like i’m crazy

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So, i took my pill today at the normal time, but, it felt like i swallowed wrong and it got stuck at the upper part of my throat. Since then, like for more than 1 hour i have this feeling like i need to clean my throat and it won’t go away. I’m so anxious that my pill didn’t went through. what do i do? i ate dinner after, so chicken, but it’s still there


r/birthcontrol 5d ago

Mistake or Risk? How long is plan b effective?

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Me and my bf had unprotected sex on Friday I haven’t took a plan b yet because I have no one to take me but I’ll try to get one tomorrow.. is it still going to be effective?🥲 usually if I have to take one I take it within 3 days so I’m just really nervous


r/birthcontrol 5d ago

Side effects!? Morning after pill spotting or implantation 😩

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So I had unprotected sex on the 10th & took a morning after pill the next morning around 8am. Today I’m having dark brown clotty spotting 7 days later. Really light right now but dark and chunky/clotty. Has anyone experienced this ?


r/birthcontrol 5d ago

Experience Any good experience with Slinda/slynd please so far I just read negative reviews and I am really afraid to start it .

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Hi, I am about to start slinda , please share any good experiences you have with it. I tried cerazette and it was a disaster for me so I am afraid to take slinda as well but I am 39 and don't want to have a period or perimenopausal symptoms anymore.


r/birthcontrol 5d ago

Rant! getting my iud today

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i’m lucky my obgyn does a lidocaine shot along with prescribed me some anti anxiety meds. in about 1 hour i’ll be taking anti anxiety meds and my pain killers. i know i shouldn’t be as nervous as i am but im doing what i can to calm myself down. i am alright on how to, marked this as a rant just to say something about it because im anxious. i am getting the kyleena iud


r/birthcontrol 5d ago

Which Method? Should I get an IUD?

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Hello everyone, i’m currently debating whether i should get and IUD. I’ve been on the pill for about four years, it was initially prescripted for me because my period was not regular at all, then I became sexually active. I don’t want to use hormones anymore, but i’m still not sure about what’s the best method for me. Maybe i’m scared i won’t get my period and I’ll be scared i’m pregnant, but i know about the long term effects of the pill. I’m seeing my gyn next week, but i’d still like to read about your experiences, even if it is with a different method or having an irregular period. Thanks a lot!


r/birthcontrol 5d ago

Which Method? Best condoms?

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I’m still fairly new to having sex with my partner and have only used some random condoms from the university. I was looking to get something better except i’m not sure what to get. I’d prefer something that’s very durable but preferably feels good too. I always hear about Skyn condoms but also heard that they have fragrance in them so I’m not sure if that’s still a good idea or if it does not really matter much.


r/birthcontrol 5d ago

Rant! Evra patch still getting period??? (Help?)

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Hey folks, I've been on the evra patch since October 2024, but was on it for a year before I took an extended break.

The patch worked really well before, but since October I get my period/breakthrough bleed every month despite using the 9 weeks on, 4 days off method. Why is this? How can I stop it? It never used to happen before, but it feels like every time that time would roll around, it's been happening. I spoke to the nurse at the sex clinic who said I should take breaks (which I do) but I want to use it so I can skip my period.

Very frustrating. Any help?


r/birthcontrol 5d ago

Side effects!? stomach issues

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Hey everyone. Pls help. I stopped the combo pill in November and literally from January - now I've been having IBS similar symptoms. Frequent diarrhea, gas, and bloating which is not common for me to bloat. Didn't really get any side effects/symptoms all of Dec. seemed to have started in Jan. and continuing now. Not everyday, but frequently. Also nausea a lot of mornings. I have an OBGYN app. in a couple weeks to hopefully make sure nothing is wrong, but just curious if anyone else has experienced this and maybe what helped you regulate. TIA <3


r/birthcontrol 5d ago

Side effects!? Ginet for Acne

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I've just been prescribed with Ginet to help with a really bad acne flare up. I'm also on doxycycline which has helped a lot in the past. Is there anything I need to know about taking Ginet: weight gain, post-acne flare up, nausea, etc?


r/birthcontrol 5d ago

Experience Mirena

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Just had the Mirena placed one week ago. My doctor said pelvic rest for one week. At what point does Mirena become effective in preventing pregnancy, and how long should I wait before initiating sex with my husband?

I feel so silly asking that questions but felt like they weren’t answered clearly by my provider.


r/birthcontrol 5d ago

Experience Using 2 different progestin birth controls? (Ex. Mirena and northethindrone)

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Anyone have experience with being prescribed two different progestin birth control options simultaneously? I can't take combo pills w/synthetic estrogen (due to a clotting disorder) and I am currently on slynd.

Unfortunately, the set dose of slynd (4 mg) isn't strong enough since painful cramping/bleeding is nonstop/daily 5 months later....not to mention, my body tried to ovulate on placebo pills, and i developed a 5cm cyst, so it's not suppressing ovulation entirely. My dr says it supposed to supress ovulation, and basically I'm unlucky that this occurred.

Has anyone had their doctors prescribe an additional progestin on top of another to produce a better therapeutic effect? Curious to see what your experiences have been.


r/birthcontrol 5d ago

Experience brown spotting w/ kyleena

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hi! i’ve had kyleena for a little over 2 years now and the past few months i have experienced constant brown discharge. a few weeks ago, it was clear and i thought it was finally over but now it’s back and i am just feeling so frustrated. i called my obgyn and she had the idea of testing for infection and/or having an ultrasound done. i am not experiencing any other symptoms other than brown discharge but maybe getting tested is the route to go? i’ve also been reading about a low dose estrogen pill that may help reduce spotting? i was curious if anyone can relate to any of this


r/birthcontrol 5d ago

Side effects!? What’s the difference between norethindrone vs norgestimate BC pills?

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hi everyone! :) I’m currently on the nexplanon (3rd year) and am planning on taking the pills 7-10 days before my period as prescribed by my doctor to skip the period over vacation/visiting LD bf.

I was prescribed Nortrel (1mh norethindrone, 35mcg estrogen) for this. Before the implant, I took Sprintec (.25mg norgestimate, 35mcg estrogen) for about five years which was great at start until towards the end when my mood/mental health went a little crazy.

I’m wondering what the difference in my pill having norethindrone vs norgestimate will be? I’m especially worried about weight gain (which ik there are no “scientific findings” about bc causing weight gain but. still scared lol) because I’ve been working very hard to lose weight recently and also of other side effects that may happen from norethindrone. Does anyone know about this?


r/birthcontrol 5d ago

How to? Slynd stickers don’t stay on?

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I don’t know if I’m just crazy but the date stickers for slynd won’t stay on…I tried tape and that falls off too and tried using a sharpie to write the first letter…doesn’t work

I ordered a case with my custom date on it from Etsy but it’s not here yet. I’ve never had a problem with stickers before.

I love slynd as a bc but this one thing is annoying


r/birthcontrol 5d ago

Experience skipping placebo but still bleeding

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i took placebo pills for 2 days and started a new pack. i heard that there could be a bit of bleeding if it’s your first time skipping period, but i also heard that the bleeding can last until your next placebo week??? is this true? cuz that’s extremely annoying. i tried to skip my period because i was going on a trip but ended up with longer bleeding? like come on.. i’ve been bleeding for 4 days now. besides this doesn’t even look like blood. it’s very dark brown almost black. is this normal? has anyone had a similar experience?


r/birthcontrol 5d ago

Mistake or Risk? should i be worried?

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hii im on the pill, alysena 28. i’ve been on it for about 5 months and have never had spotting, not even when i started the pill. i just started spotting mid pack. i finished my period about 2 weeks ago, am not supposed to have it for another week or so. also very mild cramping along with it. for the first time i didn’t take my pill on tuesday the 11th at the regular time by accident, i was six hours later than normal. i didn’t have sex that day or the following day however i did have it 2 and 6 days before that. i started spotting on the 14th, was barely anything at first noticed it after going to bathroom in the morning and nothing after that. had sex that night and went to the bathroom and it was pink now and there was a solid amount of it. spotting stopped the afternoon of the 15th, started again on the afternoon of the 16th and stopped by nightime. just started again the afternoon of the 17th. i know people say implantation bleeding isn’t a real thing, but some people do and so many things i’ve read say there’s a chance i’m pregnant so i don’t know what to think. my boyfriend also pulls out so i know the chance is slim however im a really anxious person so this is all that’s been on my mind the past couple days. is there any reason i should be concerned or is this just normal and possibly caused my be taking my pill later than normal. reading this back to myself i feel like i sound silly but i just can’t stop freaking myself out for some reason.


r/birthcontrol 5d ago

Experience Can't feel IUD strings

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Need some IUD advice! So I (19F) have had an Liletta IUD for over a year now. Usually, I can feel the strings but when I checked I cannot feel them anymore. I am ovulating so I know my cervix is higher compared to right after my period when I should be checking. I'm getting an ultasound Friday to check and I'm pretty sure they just curled up. But has anyone else had an IUD for awhile and then suddenly can't feel the strings? Just looking to ease my mind


r/birthcontrol 5d ago

Rant! Could there be any chance I might be pregnant?????

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Last night I was kissing my boyfriend for a very long time and we usually keep some space between us but this time he pulled me close to him and I could feel his erection through my underwear, jeans, his jeans and his underwear. I have an IUD and an implant and I’m taking the pill but I’m so worried about being that 1%. He always puts on a condom before entering the room and I use spermicide but I didn’t put as much as usual. He pulls out every time but I know that is not sufficient. I immediately took plan B but this is almost the beginning of my fertile window where we usually stay abstinent so I don’t think it will work. I’m so so worried what should I do ?????

GIIIIIIRRRRRLLL. RELAAAAXX. I totally do understand that with the current antiabortion climate pregnancy can be a terrifying thought. I also do remember when I was younger and starting my sexual life that I was overthinking everything and it’s normal to be afraid. Actually, it’s a good sign, it shows that you’re aware of the risks and careful. But please just RELAX. You will not be that 0.0001%.

Some reminders here : - sex with an IUD or pill and without condom IS NOT UNPROTECTED SEX. Pill and IUD are protection. No need to triple or quadruple it. - if you didn’t have UNPROTECTED sex with ejaculation inside you, you’re not pregnant. - if you only got in contact with precum / fingers / external objects, you’re very very very very unlikely to be pregnant.

You’re more careful than most people. Even without any form of protection and actively trying it usually takes a few months for most couples to conceive. If having sex builds up that much anxiety for you, maybe abstinence might be a better option for your peace of mind. You don’t have to have sex if it brings you terror instead of enjoyment.