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The pill
I'm 17, thinking about going on the pill, I understand you need a doctors prescription to do this so I'm wondering what happens...
I've done research into side-effects and effectiveness so I'm clued up on it but will they make me have a pelvic exam or visit the gyn? I'm not really sure how it works, I live in the UK and know it works abit differently to the USA, could anyone help me out on what kind of things I'll be asked by my GP and what I should expect?
Thanks for your time! =)
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I went on the Pill when I was 17 and they basically just take your weight and height, blood pressure etc etc. I'm not aware at all of having to have pelvic exams, I'm sure that I don't know anyone else who did either. Your doctor will give you probably only a month's prescription and then get you to go back after that for a check-up. It's natural to gain a few pounds when you go on the pill, but I gained 9lbs in about 3 weeks - so obviously this is somethign to look out for, and the doctor will most likely change you if this does happen. Other than that you shouldn't have many side-effects. Don't forget that the Pill isn't always 100% effective, and doesn't prevent STIs so always use condoms too just to be on the safe side. :)
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I have even better advice. Dont take the pill its not that effective and the long term side effects are not good. Also they could result in multiple births i.e. Twins, Triplets, etc. I know a form of birth control that is 99% effective and has no side effects. its high effectiveness rate, others appreciate that it is safe and healthy for the woman, and still fits with their religious beliefs.
However, while they often learn NFP for a single reason, most couples are happily surprised to find that there are other advantages to using NFP that they never suspected. We’ve compiled here the various reasons couples have told us they’re glad to have found NFP.it is 100% natural and a woman simply observes the signs of fertility and infertility that God built into her fertility cycle.
NFP uses no birth control drugs or devices, so there are no risks to a woman’s health. Practicing NFP involves respecting the body and how it functions, while artificial methods use medications or devices whose purpose is to thwart the body’s normal function. Every drug has potential side effects, which may be worth risking when trying to restore good health, but normally, we don’t take a drug product unless it is necessary to cure or relieve something that is wrong with us. Birth control drugs, however, treat your perfectly healthy, natural fertility as a disease. They are unnecessary, which makes accepting the risks of their side effects even more needless.
It is common to assume chemical birth control (the Pill, the Patch, Depo Provera) and invasive devices or surgery (the Intrauterine Device or IUD, vasectomy, or tubal ligation) are perfectly safe because they are used so widely. Not so. There are many undesirable and even risky side effects to every artificial method. Some of these side effects are more a nuisance (weight gain, irritability), and others quite serious (increased risk of blood clots, stroke, or some types of cancer). Yet they are all unnecessary.
Remember, drug companies have consistently claimed great safety for every birth control drug that has ever appeared (since 1960, in fact). With the birth control pill, however, it was generally only when a "new generation" was announced that anyone admitted the problems of the "older" version. Also, several artificial methods, like the older IUDs or Norplant, have been taken off the market over the years because health-related lawsuits, and some studies have linked chemical spermicides with birth defects.
we routinely hear of the frustrating, bothersome, and tragic consequences of the choice to use unnatural methods to space births. Some women have even lost their ability to conceive due to their use of an artificial method.
There’s no question about the reliability of the Sympto-Thermal Method — it can be used at the 99% level of effectiveness to postpone or avoid pregnancy, which is an effectiveness level as high or higher than all artificial methods except sterilization.
If you are concerned about avoiding pregnancy, you can take heart from the conclusion of the Los Angeles Study conducted by the U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare (now Health & Human Services) to compare the different systems of NFP under similar conditions: “There were no method failures in the STM (Sympto-Thermal Method) group,” (Maclyn E. Wade, et al., “A random prospective study of the use-effectiveness of two methods of natural family planning,” Am J Ob and Gyn 141:4 (15 Octo 1981) 368-376). A “method failure” is an unplanned pregnancy among couples who follow the rules of a given method. MOst doctors dont recommend this Gem because they cant make money if you dont need to get drugs or have a visit. CHeck out this link.
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I don't imagine its to much different in the UK.
You will need to get a pelvic exam first. You can have it done by an OBGYN or a family doctor.
Here is a site that explains how it is done.
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The doctor will want to know your medical history and all that good stuff, it is covered on this web site as well.
If you have any questions about sex, write them down and give it to the nurse. Nows the time to get any questions you may have answered. Writing them down will help you remember. You will be nervous, it is normal. :)
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