jaan leva...however anyone wants to take it, i could care less if people know i'm on my period...God gave it to me...if it makes men uncomfortable i couldn't care less because it makes me a helluva lot more uncomfortable :D i never understood the point of being ashamed of something like this shrugs
i've used birth control to regulate my period (i've always been pretty irregular) and i've used it to stop my period before it started last year when i went to Hajj, b/c we've gone on umrah twice and both times my random period decided to start...and since Hajj is a big deal i didn't want to start in the middle of it or before i even got there
my question here though, was stopping it once it's already started...not forever just a few days until i came home
there are other reasons to use birth control besides preventing conception
many, many women use birth control without having any long-term effects
mama dear, i'm sorry to hear about that :(
as with all medications though, you should consult a doctor...and you need to talk to a doctor anyways in order to get the pill regardless don't you?
for the ladies who are having problems now because of the pill, you should also go talk to a doctor...the problem isn't going to go away on its own
for me it worked for both regulating my period and for stopping it when necessary without any problems...i mean i guess i don't know about the future, but i trusted my doctor and inshallah i'll be fine in the future
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jaan leva...however anyone wants to take it, i could care less if people know i'm on my period...God gave it to me...if it makes men uncomfortable i couldn't care less because it makes me a helluva lot more uncomfortable :D i never understood the point of being ashamed of something like this shrugs
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Interesting you say that... I could probably write a pretty good reply to this but it seems you won't understand it. ;)
If God gave you something, it doesn't mean it should be announced all over the world. Go to a doctor, do what s/he tells you and on with life. At least that is the safe route.
OMG SGC. Depo Provera caused my infertility. Its there actually in the literature about it - fine print of course. But it causes infertility in more women that they'd care to admit. Shuts down your ovaries and hence their production of necessary hormones. And a good number of women are not able to overcome the shutdown. STAY AWAY from this drug!!!
Its a very bad thing to interfere with Mother Nature. She dont like it and WILL get even!! Cycles are supposed to be just that - CYCLES!! Let them happen, let nature take its course. Screw with it and it will screw with YOU!!
mama, that is frightening! i was on DP for two cycles, i.e. two shots, and i was spotting EVERY SINGLE DAY for 6 months. i also gained 10 lbs. it was such a miserable time and the worst decision i could have made. NEVER doing that again!
sgc-that is scary...sounds like this shot is NOT a good idea
Interesting you say that... I could probably write a pretty good reply to this but it seems you won't understand it. ;)
If God gave you something, it doesn't mean it should be announced all over the world. Go to a doctor, do what s/he tells you and on with life. At least that is the safe route.
i'd be interested to hear your reply
you're right that just b/c God gave me something the whole world needs to know, but in this case i don't think its anything to hide to either...i don't go announcing it to everyone i meet, but i think it suits this forum and if it comes out i don't really care, what difference does it make?
sgc-that is scary...sounds like this shot is NOT a good idea
i'd be interested to hear your reply
you're right that just b/c God gave me something the whole world needs to know, but in this case i don't think its anything to hide to either...i don't go announcing it to everyone i meet, but i think it suits this forum and if it comes out i don't really care, what difference does it make?
listen..it doesn't take a doctor or rocket scientist to figure out that something that can stop your period for months at a time is really safe or won't affect ur fertility! i wudn't even trust the Pill@
ok ladies, please do not try all these stopping your periods in between stuff. my gynae already warned me of severe complications- trying to stop them once they have started is interfering with your fertility system big time. do not attempt anything crazy unless you absolutely need to and you're 100% SURE of positive consequences. This is a major deal so make sure you know what you're doing.
listen..it doesn't take a doctor or rocket scientist to figure out that something that can stop your period for months at a time is really safe or won't affect ur fertility! i wudn't even trust the [EMAIL="Pill@"]Pill@
Hey sara...most birth control meds do not stop the cycle, just the hormones. Like the Depo-Provera. You're supposed to still get normal cycles (rarely happens with it though - it commonly causes almost constant spotting and no real cycles). Big trouble with it though and there are many women who suffer the after-effect of infertility - can be reversed with injectible fertility meds but still. And those new meds that advertise "Only two cycles per year" are just scary. Like I said, Mother Nature gets pretty pissed when you interfere with her! I learned this the hard way!
The traditional "Pill" has been used for many decades now and is very useful esp to regulate abnormal cycles and can even help those who suffer from Polycystic ovaries. So it isnt nearly as scary as the newer meds.
I had to see a fertility specialist. Had to go for bloodwork at each stage of my cycle and found out that I wasnt making any where near enough of the hormones needed to produce a pregnancy. My ovaries were shut down and couldnt get restarted. First we tried prescription meds (hormones) but still no success. So I had to use injectible fertility meds - the kind they use for In-Vitro fertilization. I had to inject myself with these powerful hormones every day for 14 days and go every other day for bloodwork and ultrasound to make sure I wasn't "super-ovulating". I got pg on the 3rd month of this - didnt need to do in-vitro, I just needed the meds. Anyway I miscarried on week 10. Had to take a 3 month break then we started all over. Finally, finally, I had my first boy. After that, thank goodnessgracious, my hormones kicked back in and I was able to have my next 2 boyz without any meds.
Oh my gosh, Mamaof3, may Allah swt bless you and your family. I cant even imagine how scary it must have been for you and how ecstatic you must have been after delivering your first boy. I am a lil shaken up after reading about it.
awww thank you very much shay! It was actually very very difficult to go thru but also I think its made us appreciate our precious boyz so much more. And my hubby was just amazing. Going thru something like this can either bring you closer together with each other or tear your marriage apart. Thank God/Allah that it brought us closer!
awww thank you very much shay! It was actually very very difficult to go thru but also I think its made us appreciate our precious boyz so much more. And my hubby was just amazing. Going thru something like this can either bring you closer together with each other or tear your marriage apart. Thank God/Allah that it brought us closer!
Oh, absolutely. It's a blessing really that you have mA such an understanding husband. It is such a hard time for a woman to go through something like this and you need all the support you can get emotionally. I am sure even your boys will realize how much their mom has done for them and will love you so much more for it.
ohh my GOD..mamaof3 nice to know mashallah u have 3 boys..may Allah bless them with happy healthy and wealthy life...ur reply made my eyes pop out...so much hard time u had to go thru..but anyhow the results were fruitful...this is good thing..but one thing is really true never ever interrupt or mess with natural stuff...just compromise on it...atleast after reading ur message i have reached this consequence !
wow, thats a lot of scary stuff :S. i've also heard lots of stories about infertility being associated with bcp and shots and patches and such. i'm getting married by the end of this year, iA...and wanted to know what the best options are for preventing pregnancy??
i don't want to do the patch or injections and may consider pills if they are of low enough dosage. we're planning on having kids after 1 or 2 years iA, so i don't want to do any damage to my system. what brands of bcp have you girls used and what are the pros/cons? how soon do you start taking them? what about other means of prevention you may have come across (besides abstinence and condoms)??
this may sound silly (and i'm just naive with all this stuff) but does anyone know if you're trying to get pregnant...do you just stop taking the pill? how exactly does that work??
no pills....no shots..nothing..trust me...doctors dont tell you half of it....keep a diary of your cycles...(thats what i am doing for the whole year :) keep track of your safe days...etc...condoms and abstinence are great too...
...technically....'safe' means less likely :) you usually ovulate around a week after your period to a week before your period. This means you are probably LESS likely to get pregnant right after or right before your period. However, your period might not be that regular. Ovulation can occur at any time, even while you are on your period.
I got this from some website....
"There is no 'safe' time. Sperm can live in your body for up to 5 days waiting for you to ovulate. Your egg will live for 12-24 hours. (And you're actually 'most' fertile on the day before and the day of ovulation. The day after there's not much of a chance.) Therfore, unless you know exactly when you're ovulating, you don't know when 'not' to have sex. Sex more than 48 hours after ovulation would be the only sex I'd consider if avoiding pregnancy. Every woman is different, and most women don't ovulate on the exact same cycle day every month. Through charting, you can pinpoint your ovulation day, and I personally have ovulated anywhere from 10 days after the first day of my period to 16 days after. That's a pretty wide stretch to leave to chance. USE protection."