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Too old for birth control?
Ok I must be the luckiest person on the face of the planet. I have been sexually active since I was 16 and haven't had anything horrible happen to me. I have been tested for AIDS on two occasions and have come back clean (teenagers can just be stupid sometimes you just pray it wasn't the wrong time).
I have abstained from sex for a year and a half. My period is very regular, but it is really heavy. It has always been that way. I am 30 ish and will be married next year. I have never been on the pill or any birth control other than condoms. My boyfriend is catholic (and I will be soon), and although he says its up to me, I wonder why do I bother with birth control now? Granted I want to be married at least one to two years before we have children, but the clock is ticking. I am very torn on this because everything seems to be in "working" order, but what if taking birth control wipes out any chance I ever had of having a child? And is anyone trying to use the temperature method to decide if its a good day to have sex? I know it isn't 100%, but I can't imagine just going haphazardly into this.
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It will not keep you from ever having children if you start it at this age. In fact there is no saying if it will stop you from getting pregnant 100%. If God wants you to have a child you will regardless of the problems involved. It is suggested that when you want to have a child stop taking the pill and use an alternate form of birth control for at least 2 months to remove the foriegn hormones completely from your system. This is to prevent miscarriage and possible birth defects though the risk is slight in both cases. I know nothing about the temp method. I never really had to worry about pregancy. With my personal condition of anovulation, getting pregnant is nearly impossible. You can't make a baby without an egg afterall. I always figured if I got prego I'd just concider it a miracle and rejoice until I had to birth the damned thing. And C is right, it is your choice. I'm glad he knows that. Big Hug D
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