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My girlfriend told me about this because she gets blood clots from hormonal birth control and we wish this was an option today. You should complete this survey

by d2vid 15y ago

My girlfriend told me about this because she gets blood clots from hormonal birth control and we wish this was an option today. You should complete this survey like I did if you are interested: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/TSKSKGM http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/TSKSKGM

dfc 15y ago
What happens with the survey? Are you affiliated?
- d2vid 15y ago
  No affiliation. I think they might contact you to get quotes for media about how cool it would be and to notify you of their progress.
Lazare 15y ago
My fiancée cannot use hormonal birth control for the same reason. Instead, she has a copper based IUD. Your girlfriend has probably considered this already, but if not I strongly recommend looking into it. They're not perfect, but they're very good. (There are only two real risks/side effects: Heavier bleeding, and it's important not to get Pelvic Inflammatory Disease (which is another way of saying, it's even more important than normal not to get STDs. If she can handle the first, and is in a monogamous relationship - or at least, always uses condoms with people who aren't guaranteed STD free - then neither issue is severe.) Mind you, vasalgel sounds even better to me. :)
GFischer 15y ago
I guess she already did, but have you tried switching pills? (after asking a gynaecologist I guess) My girlfirend reacted very badly to a well-known and tested brand, however she seems to do much better with a local-brand product with different composition (started that one a few months ago).
schiffern 15y ago
You should talk to you doctor about progestin-only contraception. Blood clots, heart problems, cancer, bone loss, and sun sensitivity are all associated with estrogen-containing birth controls. From my research, progestin-only methods don't have those drawbacks. As always, IANAD and this is not medical advice, but you should talk to one.
WA 15y ago
There's a highly effectivy method called symptothermal method. It is basically a combination of temperature measuring and cervical mucus observation, as both symptoms change during the menstrual cycle and when ovulation occurs, you can tell from the symptoms. After you successfully determined that the ovulation passed, a woman is infertile until her next cycle starts. This means that during that time, you don't need any condoms or anything. Unfortunately, while being extremely well-researched in Germany for more than 30 years, it is quite uncommon in the US and only known as "Fertility Awareness", which is not the "pure" symptothermal method. The method is oftentimes associated (wrongly) with Christian groups. You can check out Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fertility_awareness http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fertility_awareness Edit: Perfect use application of the "pure" symptothermal method has a Pearl Index of 0.4 (99.6% effectiveness) and typical use is 1-3 (97-99%). This is quite comparable to the pill.

by d2vid 15y ago

dfc 15y ago

What happens with the survey? Are you affiliated?

d2vid 15y ago
No affiliation. I think they might contact you to get quotes for media about how cool it would be and to notify you of their progress.

Lazare 15y ago

My fiancée cannot use hormonal birth control for the same reason. Instead, she has a copper based IUD. Your girlfriend has probably considered this already, but if not I strongly recommend looking into it. They're not perfect, but they're very good. (There are only two real risks/side effects: Heavier bleeding, and it's important not to get Pelvic Inflammatory Disease (which is another way of saying, it's even more important than normal not to get STDs. If she can handle the first, and is in a monogamous relationship - or at least, always uses condoms with people who aren't guaranteed STD free - then neither issue is severe.) Mind you, vasalgel sounds even better to me. :)

GFischer 15y ago

I guess she already did, but have you tried switching pills? (after asking a gynaecologist I guess) My girlfirend reacted very badly to a well-known and tested brand, however she seems to do much better with a local-brand product with different composition (started that one a few months ago).

schiffern 15y ago

You should talk to you doctor about progestin-only contraception. Blood clots, heart problems, cancer, bone loss, and sun sensitivity are all associated with estrogen-containing birth controls. From my research, progestin-only methods don't have those drawbacks. As always, IANAD and this is not medical advice, but you should talk to one.

WA 15y ago

There's a highly effectivy method called symptothermal method. It is basically a combination of temperature measuring and cervical mucus observation, as both symptoms change during the menstrual cycle and when ovulation occurs, you can tell from the symptoms. After you successfully determined that the ovulation passed, a woman is infertile until her next cycle starts. This means that during that time, you don't need any condoms or anything. Unfortunately, while being extremely well-researched in Germany for more than 30 years, it is quite uncommon in the US and only known as "Fertility Awareness", which is not the "pure" symptothermal method. The method is oftentimes associated (wrongly) with Christian groups. You can check out Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fertility_awareness http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fertility_awareness Edit: Perfect use application of the "pure" symptothermal method has a Pearl Index of 0.4 (99.6% effectiveness) and typical use is 1-3 (97-99%). This is quite comparable to the pill.