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    how effective are condoms?

    My bf has been suggesting that i get on the pill since he doesnt want to use condoms anymore. he says its more pleasurable for him w/o the condom. my question is how reliable are condoms in the 1st place and should i go ahead and get myself BC pills?
  • Guest

    First things first... you should definatly both get tested for any sexual transmitted diseases before you have sex without a condom. Its a little scary but its a great way of finding out whats what before God forbid there is ever a problem. Second, def def deeffff go to you gynochologist and consult with her about what birthcontrol you should go on. Everyone is different so you should make sure your getting the right one that agrees with you hormonally and also i strongly suggest DO NOT take any of the new birthcontrols, like the ones where you get 2 periods a month or the patch. My firend was on the the patch and it fell off. And the 2 periods a year thing, honeslty a womens body was made for her uterous to shead and menstrate about once a month. When you are on b-control you will be able to control your menstration and also have an easier period; at least thats what I am on. I am on the b-control Yasmin, and it is amazing. There have been a couple of times where there has been accidents during sex and nothing ever happend. I have been on the pill for 5 years now. Also getting back to condums, they are man made... I was created with one, so you should always have a spermicide or an alternitive contraceptive when haveing sex other than condums. To me sex is a responsability and should be AMAZINGGGGG, but the time needs to be taken to make sure you are protected against the nasty little things that are out there to ruien having sex. If you want to have sex without a condom, use spermicide, diaphram, and-or-b-control, and make sure you are tested, the both of you!

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    • Guest

      thanks alot !
      i'll do as u said definitely
      iam very new to this pill thing and the only thing iv heard till now is abt the nasty side effects u get..
      iv also heard that condoms are not 100% effective so does this mean that i have a possibility of getting pregnant? this month i had spotting 18 days after the 1st day of my period...my period is due today and iam very tensed abt it

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      • Guest

        dooo nooooott streesss. ... take a pregnency test.. and see what it says ... also condoms are not 100% they can be made with wholes and break easily. The side effects from pills are only nasty when the pill doesn't agree with u hormonaly and thats wen u tell ur gyno and she;ll switch it for u. Do not worry about it. Feel free to email me anytime if u need any indepth questions answered bc i know things can be scary at times.

        ps.

        doo notttttt let him ejaculate in u within 3 months of first taking the pill also.

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        • dawn9800
          Veteran Member
          • Dec 2006
          • 228

          Well hormonal bc they always say give it time for you to get used to it! So when you do get do not just stop taking it becasue you feel a little yucky now if you think you are having a serious prob then quit but it will make your hormones a lil out of whack at first but do not freak out and get off!
          [♥]Jessica Dawn[♥]

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          • kmitchell
            Junior Member
            • Jun 2007
            • 1

            I found out from my doctor yesterday that the condom is only 92% effective and that is if it is used 100% correctly. She said that the man's penis CANNOT come anywhere close to a woman's vagina without a condom on and the man HAS to pull out before he ejaculates! You follow these steps and it is still only 92% effective!! So, becareful!

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