Question for the Women here...

[cocker_luva]

id be careful on the shot, ive heard nothing but bad reviews from that. many of my friends were on it, and they all have had medical problems with their female reproductive organs, some even needing surgery! BE CAREFUL!

[gemini9961]

I used Depo about 6-7 years I think. I went off of it because I had heard it slowly reduces the calcium in your bones. I have scoliosis as it is and I need strong bones. I never had any ill effects from it at all. Was on the pill for a year before that and am back on the pill now with no side effects. Everyone is different and it's hard to say how your body will react.

[Vela]

I used Depo about 6-7 years I think. I went off of it because I had heard it slowly reduces the calcium in your bones. I have scoliosis as it is and I need strong bones. I never had any ill effects from it at all. Was on the pill for a year before that and am back on the pill now with no side effects. Everyone is different and it's hard to say how your body will react.

You are right about not knowing how you will react but the scary part about the shot is that if you DO have a bad reaction, you can't just stop taking it. It's already been injected and you have to wait for it to clean out of your system, so if you have a major problem there isn't a way to stop it short of tranfusions and surgery. That's the main risk with it, with other birth control you can just stop taking it or using it right away if there is a problem. I just think most people are better off using something else if they can, but that's just me=)

[gemini9961]

Very true indeed. This is just my experience however. I had friends who bled for a long time and others who gained alot of weight on it. I was lucky to have no ill side effects, but this is just me. I am lucky to have had no ill side effects from either the first pill I was on, Depo and the current pill I am on. My advice would be this...if your mind is telling you more "no" than "yes" then go with the "no" and find another option.

[Maya & Inka's mommy]

Even though I got two bloodclods in my legs already, I am still allowed to take the pill. This is a pill that doesn't have an influence on your blood. It is very light too. Why I take it? No no, not for birth control, just because my periods are extremely painfull. This pill is called "CERAZETTE". It is only prescribed to women that won't have babies anymore, because it makes the uterus shrink. I love it, because with that pill I don't even get my period anymore!!
Btw, I am 49