stare Spur of the moment rant: people who aren't on birth control, or aren't even female, and lecture you about the risks and side effects of birth control.
I have someone on my friendslist who is considering asking his girlfriend to go on Depo when they see each other next summer, because they want to have sex together non-stop again when they meet up again.
rolleyes They're both 17. He is now telling me that I am "obviously unaware of the side-effects" (aside from the ones I mentioned in my PM to him), and is saying that there is a 1% chance that if a woman is on Depo, she will "never be able to get pregnant."
I have not heard that online, I have not heard it from my doctor, and I didn't see it mentioned anywhere in the booklet that came with my Depo package prescription. First time anyone's mentioned it to me.
What I HAVE heard is that after a woman goes off of Depo, if she's been on it for at least a year or two, she might have trouble getting pregnant again until the hormones are out of her body completely (which can apparently take up to a year or two for some people).
He's also saying his girlfriend should go on Depo because "at the rate of 3 - 30 condoms a day, those figures speak for themselves." Yeah right. I've never heard of someone using 30 condoms in one day, male or female. (I mean no offense to anyone, it just seems like he's exaggerating a bit)
I told him it would be for his girlfriend and her doctor/gyno to decide, not him. It's her body, therefore her decision.
Sorry, that's my rant before I head off to bed. I've been on the Pill, and I am on Depo (1 year in January), so I like to think I know a little about it and some of the side effects on a woman's body. I told him to talk to a doctor with his girlfriend, because if he "wants to take that 1% chance", then maybe they shouldn't go on Depo.
On a side note: If someone can back this guy up on what he's saying, I don't mind. I just don't like being told something that I've never heard before anyways, or being treated like I'm an idiot. He said the comment was in Bondage Zombie's guild, so I asked him for the link, and am waiting to see if he will provide it. I will continue to stay on Depo, despite the supposed 1% risk, because it's the most effective birth control I can get my hands on, and it works.
UPDATE: The link he found to the thread in Bondange Zombie's guild.
http://www.gaiaonline.com/guilds/viewtopic.php?page=1&t=881757#25544456 One person said it. I'm not going to believe such a dumb statistic just because one person on Gaia says it's true. I'll believe it when I hear it from my doctor or my gyno.
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