Birth Control

Pros: never got pregnant, clearer skin
Cons: constant PMS

When I came to college there were so many little info sessions and seminars for us freshman that helped us find our ways. Things from Campus safety, dieting, being a good roommate and everyone's favorite SEX. Of course this topic was the most...

Pros: regular, light periods, clear skin, less cramps
Cons: insurance (run by men) won't cover the pill

This one's for the ladies! I have used 2 kinds of birth control pills. One is the kind (sorry, I think the name is orthocyclen?) which has a steady dose of estrogen, and orthotricyclen, which varies the amount of estrogen. Orthotricyclen is much...

Pros: Both fairly reliable methods
Cons: Not 100% reliable

OK, from my title you can easily infer that I have been a user of two forms of birth control: condoms and oral contraceptives. I think both of them have their good points, but of course there are drawbacks, too. Often I have wished that humans came...

Pros: no pills or shots to remember
Cons: side affects are terrible

In 93 my husband and I discussed having another child. We had one son in 89 and thought that it would be a good time to add another child to the family. We also planned on having more, but decided that after the birth we would go on birth control for a...

Pros: I experienced no side effects, and you only need to think about taking this once every 3 months.
Cons: You have to get a shot! And the first 6 weeks weren't too comfortable.

Depo Prevera, I call Depo for short, is a birth control drug you only have to think about once every 3 months. It is given/taken by receiving a shot. That all in itself made this birth control the drug of my choice!
My doctor did warn me of some...

Pros: you only think about it four times a year
Cons: most woman have trouble trying to conceive afterwards

I am sure that many of you have heard about the wonder Birth control called depo-provera. Is it all that great? Not in my opinion. I know several woman who have been on this form of contraception and are now having terrible troubles trying to conceive...

Pros: feels great
Cons: none that I have found

I recently had surgery and had to go off the birth control pill. My only option was to use a diaphragm, which I am not to fond of, or condoms. My husband was very receptive to the idea using condoms but we wanted to find the ones that felt closest...

Pros: very effective in preventing pregnancy.
Cons: weight gain, migrianes, mood swings, should I go on?

I would say to anyone that has and will ask me about this product, "STAY AWAY!" I was on this shot birth control for a little over a year and the only reason I did was for convienence.

Let me tell you a little about what...

Pros: can prevent STD's; affordable, and most likely with prevent unwanted pregnancy
Cons: allows people to get intimate too fast without worrying about responsibility for their actions. No form of birth control is perfect accidents do and can happen

If you have viewed some of my prior opinions you will know that I am the proud father of a four year old baby boy and a one month old daughter. My wife waited two years after our marriage before deciding to have our first child. We waited an additional...

Pros: Um....no pregnancy
Cons: never ending cycle, weight gain, mood disorder

My roommate.

Yes, I know..most first year roommates are hellish...but I'm telling you one thing....mine was a whole different story.


She was on the shot.

Not only did the shot turn her into a fire breathing dragon...

Pros: BABY FREE EXISTENCE!!! LIGHTER, LESS PAINFUL MENSTRUAL CRAMPS/FLOW!!!CUTE LITTLE CARRYING CASE!!!
Cons: REMEMBERING TO TAKE THEM EVERYDAY

I come from fertile women. Not just your average fertile woman, but your average fertile PUERTO RICAN woman...which all you gringos know is another animal entirely. If given the chance, my body will produce children like a pig produces poop. That's a...

Pros: Defense against unplanned pregnancies
Cons: some side affects with medication related controls

Personally, I think that each person in a partnership should be in control of their own form of birth control. And if both of them are agreed on using one form of birth control than they should both contribute to the cost of their particular one....

Pros: great concept but...
Cons: way too many side effects!

After the birth of my second child, my husband and I were at odds as to wether we wanted another child (basically I did he didn't) he was ready to get a vasectomy but I just didn't feel our family was complete yet. So we agreed that I would get the...

Pros: easy to receive, once every three months
Cons: Causes to many health problems.

After my third child was born I didn't want to get prenant again so quickly since I had two older children back to back and then a third, the condoms can come off and the pill well let's just say they don't work 100% of the time, so I had heard about a...

Pros: Peace of Mind
Cons: May need external reminders to stay on schedule

This gets alittle personal doesn't it?

I am completely for birth control. (I suppose this is more than a product endorsement.) There are too many people out there having kids when they shouldn't because they are just not ready for the...