Sometimes it is hard to make a decision whether you need a birth control patch or not. This blog post aims to help you decide.
If you’re using a barrier method, likecondomsor adiaphragm, it’s possible to get pregnant as soon as you havesexwithout it. Most women are able to get pregnant a few months after they stop birth control that has hormones, such as pills, patches, or anintrauterine device(IUD). But yo...
How hard is it to get pregnant on birth control? If you're on the birth control pill and following all instructions perfectly, your chances of getting pregnant are generally less than 1%. The effectiveness decreases with "typical use" (i.e., not using the method correctly ...
Fact: It doesn’t really take time for fertility to “kick in” after birth control; if you’re on the pill — or other reversible hormonal methods of birth control such as the patch, the ring, or an IUD — you can get pregnant within days after you stop using it, says Vanessa ...
Dr. Bhuyan suggests the pill, an IUD, or a patch. She also stresses that it is important to use a condom“anytime there is contact between the vagina and penis.” While this won’t completely eliminate your chances of getting pregnant, it will decrease them greatly. ...
women time intercourse to their most fertiledays, which is generally in the middle of themenstrual cycle. But for women with PCOS who do not ovulate on a regular schedule, this timing may not work. Women over 35 who have PCOS and are trying to get pregnant often require medical ...
30 years since she got pregnant at 16 and dropped out of high school (and went on to build a nice life and family, btw)–but, now that you mention it; yeah, it’s kind of true. Not the hating anyone part, but the difference between beautiful lies and painful truths *on social med...
It works.Only about 1 in 200 of those who’ve had a tubal ligation get pregnant. That’s less than 1%. It doesn’t affect your hormones.It won’t change your periods or bring onmenopause. And it doesn't cause the side effects that birth control pills can, such as mood swings, weig...
(when you think an intervention will help, even if you’re not actually on it) in clinical trials for treating depression. But it can have unintended consequences, like weakening birth control pills (so you end up pregnant when you very much did not want to) or heart medication. It can ...
It works.Only about 1 in 200 of those who’ve had a tubal ligation get pregnant. That’s less than 1%. It doesn’t affect your hormones.It won’t change your periods or bring onmenopause. And it doesn't cause the side effects that birth control pills can, such as mood swings, weig...