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Birth control - anything else other than the Pill & Condom? |
Hi, my wife was on the pill for the past 2 years, and gained weight (most probably because of the pill), and wants to stop. We do not want to use condoms. We have regular sex, say about 4 or 5 times a week. What other methods of birth control have worked best for you? What are their side-effects? Thanks My wife and I faced this question a number of years ago, and what we finally decided was for me to take a much more active role in understanding exactly when we could f*ck and not risk pregnancy (without using condoms). Absolutely best book I read was Toni Weschler's "Taking Charge of your fertility". We've used the methods in this book for 7 years... completely successful. And my wife has appreciated my involvement in this process (I became the record keeper for her temperature and other indicators during her menstrual cycle). Toni continues to update this book, and she has the broadest perspective on natural birth control of any author that I've read. Here is an excellent summary from Amazon... This comprehensive book explains in lucid, assured terms how to practice the fertility awareness method (FAM), a natural, scientifically proven but little-known form of birth control (which is not to be confused with the woefully ineffective "rhythm" method). Author Toni Weschler has been teaching fertility awareness for almost 20 years, and it's only just now gaining in popularity. As the book explains, by using simple fertility signs including peaks in morning body temperature and changes in cervical position and cervical mucus, it's possible to determine when ovulation is taking place. Fertility awareness is therefore useful for not only couples who are trying to conceive, but for those who are aiming to avoid pregnancy without the use of chemical contraceptives. It will be of special interest to those women who have suffered from infertility; many FAM practitioners have told the author that by filling in the detailed charts in the book, they've realized that they were chronically miscarrying, even when their doctors told them they weren't conceiving at all. As the book explains, by charting body temperature, it's simple to tell when pregnancy has occurred--and when there's danger of miscarriage. Taking Charge of Your Fertility also explains how to choose the sex of your baby by timing intercourse according to certain fertility signs. It also features thorough, easy-to-understand explanations of hormones, the menstrual cycle, and menopause, along with fertility tests and treatments and their long- and short-term side effects, plus a topnotch resource section. Recommended for any woman who wants to better understand her body. Source(s): Personal experience well she can get an IUD other than that all forms of injection/pill birth control make you gain a bit, however you could buy her a treadmill and that will make he look better than ever. There is the shot you get every 4 months - spotting or no period the patch - i'm not to familiar with it but I think blood clots The nuvaring is awesome. Its the only one I can handle. and i have never gained weight on it. Its a ring that you insert in the vagina that releases the hormone. You might feel it during sex...but i dont think it bothers many. The 2 guys ive been with said they havent felt it. I have no side effects on this. And theres no remembering to take the pill everyday! you leave it in for 3 weeks and take it out for a week. I love it. You can even get a free month with a coupon off the site. www.nuvaring.com pretty much all birth control will make your weight fluctuate (sorry sp)..try the patch, i heard it doesn't make you gain that much i'm so glad you care about your wife like that. i would personally recommend condems. me and my husband use them because they are easiest for us and i hated the side effects of the pill like your wife. go the most natural way with condems,but obviously, you can't forget to put one on. |
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