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About depo shots? Is this normal?

Roughly 3 months ago I got my first depo shot, it was all well in the world, light bleeding the first week, it stopped a week, bled again for a week but didn't bleed any more after what which is nice. I got my refill on [...]

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Slynd - Skipping Placebos?

I'm starting slynd soon, and I'm really hoping to avoid having a period at all. Previously when I took combo pills, I would skip the placebos and never would get a period. Due to an estrogen issue, I recently switched [...]

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Nexplanon is poking me

Like the title says my Nexplanon is poking me and it’s kind painful. It’s a little pinching and aching in my bicep. It has also moved up from the insertion site by about half an inch or less if I had to guess. I have it [...]

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Copper IUD insertion experience

As someone who cannot take hormonal birth control and doesn’t want to always use condoms, Paraguard seemed to be an obvious choice. I read through a lot of experience stories off of here and told myself that it’ll [...]

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Anyone have experience with Gynefix??

Hi, I recently tried to have a paraguard IUD and was so shocked at the pain that I walked out of the appointment. While researching alternative birth control I've stumbled across the Gynefix IUD and the reviews are [...]

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Positive experiences switching from combination pill to a progestin only option ( IUD, Mini pill)

Hi everyone, I’ve been on the combo pill for 8 years now. I started when I was 16 because my periods were so irregular that I had a period for like 2 months at one time. I’ve been on the same pill for years now and I [...]

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Thinking about switching my birth control to nexplanon?

I’ve been taking Larin Fe 1.5/30 for at least 3 years. It’s done well and has managed my period so at least they aren’t terrible. Before I took the pill my periods would be heavy and bad enough to make me throw up. For [...]

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Kelnor 1/35 side effects

I just started this pill and I'm on week three. I've had upset stomach and dizziness which I've heard are normal across most bc. But the dizziness is getting so severe I get vertigo feelings and another symptom is [...]

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Update to Ovulation Pain with Paraguard

I had mine taken out during my last period, which did not hurt at all. The whole experience was maybe 5 minutes and I didn’t feel a thing. I ovulated on time this month, and felt absolutely no pain. Honestly it was [...]

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Cant feel my iud strings

So i went to feel for my strings and im not finding them. Having mild cramps and mild pain plus very light bleeding. Have had iud for almost 6 weeks. It was checked with internal ultrasound the day after christmas and [...]

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