Shy's Mixed Thoughts

Couple of months ago I decided to change my birth control. I don’t like the BC pill that I took because it made mefeel dizzy and nausea all the time. I always had a paranoid feeling with that pill. I am not also really good in taking pills in a regular time. I called my OBGYN and asked for a different type of birth control. I choose to have the Depo-Provera as form of birth control done by injection. It’s expensive but very convenient and safe as well. There are two types of injection actually for effective birth control.

Two types of injections that are available right now.

Depo-Provera®, containing a hormone, progesterone, similar to what your body produces, prevents release of the egg from the ovary and causes changes in cervical mucus and the lining of the uterus.

Lunelle® contains two hormones like the pill, so it has the same side effects as the pill, but it is like a much more regular cycle of (menstrual) bleeding, and it highly effective

This process can be done by health care professional every 3 months to do the injection for Depo-Provera® and monthly for Lunelle®. Both are 99% effective but the cost for examination and injection itself are sort of expensive. The injection is right about the same price with the pills but the service charge if your health provider won’t cover it is a bit pricey.

There are advantages and disadvantages in using this type of birth control.
ADVANTAGES:
One injection every 3 months. Highly effective, long-lasting, helps protect against uterine cancer, safe after childbirth and while breast-feeding. May decrease menstrual cramps. Does not interfere with lovemaking.
Lunelle®, a monthly injection, allows women to return to fertility in a timeframe that is very similar to the pill.

DISADVANTAGES:
Does not protect against STD’s. Long-acting: fertility returns 6-24 months after last injection. Cannot be used by women with: blood clots, breast cancer, liver problems, unexplained uterine bleeding. May not be good for women with: family history of breast cancer, abnormal mammogram, irregular or light periods, high blood pressure, migraine headache’s, asthma, epilepsy, diabetes, depression, or DES daughter’s with abnormally shaped uterus. Side effects possible: irregular periods, loss of interest in sex, bloating/weight gain, headaches, depression, bone mineral loss, nervousness, skin rashes or spotty darkening of the skin, and increased body hair. Side effects last until the medication is out of your system.

Youstill need to call your health provider once you feel unpleasant effect in using injection birth control.
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