Advice on birth control

[lnt1103]

I just read the poking strings post. Interesting thing about the adjustment of them in such a case.....

My gyno told me when he first inserted mine that he was leaving the strings a tad longer than normal, but that they can be trimmed up if necessary. Well, when I went in for my one month check, he couldn't find the strings and I had to have an internal ultrasound (in laymen's terms...I don't remember the medical name for the procedure) done to be sure it was still there. It was determined that he'd left the strings SO long, that they'd folded back up on themselves and hidden.

[2little]

Brandye.

i was talking about my experience. You are right though, many women have alot of problems with depo. I don't regret using it, but i do regret not reading the package and double checking with the doc to make sure it was ok

[Blondie21]

Thats weird that most people have issues with depo. I was on it for close to 5 years my doc saw no prob and I took calcium supplements. I never had a period while I was on it but thats how I wanted it.I wasn't sexually active while I was on it I was on it for complications from my periods. I only have 1 ovary as I had a tumor on one and it had to be removed. I experienced severe cramps to the point I was being hospitalized monthly and missing school. I also have polycystic ovarian syndrome and the depo worked wonders for me. My sis was on it though for 3 months and bled non stop the entire time. I loved it except I gained a ton of weight so I switched to Yaz a few months ago. I've lost a little weight and still don't have to deal with difficult periods. But my doctor said the way my body reacted to depo isn't very common.

[Brandye]

Your last sentence is no doubt true. BUT, you were on depo for medical treatment of other conditions, not birth control, and your body is not quite normal. Hormone treatments affect women differently.