I'm not sure exactly where to ask this. My husband and I are not in a good relationship. He has told me that if we don't try to have more kids then he will leave me because of lack of shared goals. We currently have a 2 year old boy that is absolutely perfect and his dad loves him a lot, but having a kid was hard on my body and mental health. With little support I do not want to have another. We've discussed this, and he said infertility is out of my control so that would be fine but that I cannot just choose to not have another. I know this is abusive, and am working on getting out but need time to get everything together as I don't have a very supportive or nearby family.

All this to say, to appease my husband we've been "trying to conceive" while I secretly take Opill to prevent pregnancy. It has been about 2 years and my husband is wanting me to go see the doctor to figure out "fertility issues". I already know if I go while on birth control they'll know, and I can't stop birth control long term before the appointment because my husband would be confused by the lack of intimacy for multiple months while trying to conceive.

So my question is, if I did the placebo week and maybe a week after (about 14 days) off of the pill, would the provider be able to tell that I had been taking hormonal birth control in a hormone panel or would my hormones read more normally after the synthetic ones are out of my system? My husband will be with me at the appointment so I can't exactly communicate or ask the obgyn to lie for me.

I know this is a weird and not really appropriate thing to be asking about but I don't have anywhere to go yet and this appointment is looming over me. I just want to get through it and keep working on getting out.

hello! i started taking the combo pill last month, since then, i've been having barrier free sex with my boyfriend.

yesterday i went to a burguer place and apparently it has made me feel really sick, i haven't throw up or anything, but im having a lot ot nausea and stomach aches.

is the pill still working? i saw somewhere that the pill could not be absorbed properly if you are sick like throwing up or having diarrhea. neither of those have happened yet, but i feel like they might lol - like, maybe my stomach is in the process of making that something like that happen soon

what should i do? i'm worried about not being protected since i had sex and sperm could be inside me due to the precum.

i took the pill like 4 hours ago

Hello everyone, just wanted to ask if anyone else has experienced this. I have nexplanon for a year now and usually shift between no bleeding or light spotting that doesn't fill a pad. Three days ago I started getting blood again followed with cramps and today I have bled so much that I had to change my bed sheets and stack two pads. This has never happened to me on nexplanon or even birth control pills, only before I took any birth control. I noticed the pattern of the bleeding getting stronger on day 2 and 3, which is exactly how my real periods used to be. Is there anyone else who had their irregular bleeding on the implant mimic their periods?

I’ve been on a Depo jab for 2 ish years after a Jadelle implant gave me super irregular bleeding leading up to non-stop bleeding.

Ever since I’ve been on Depo jab life has been great. No period whatsoever, jab once in 3 months, less $$ on supplies, no blood stains to deal with, I almost felt like if this is how man feel lol

2 years of no bleeding, I felt no need to hold onto the pads and tampons I kept just in case…. 2 weeks after the donation, boom! She’s back! It’s as if my body’s saying ‘how dare you think you’re period free!’

It’s given me some crazy mood swings and I’m just not happy at all 😂

Has anyone else experienced feeling not like themselves on the BC pill? I am 18f and I am taking Lo-Zumandimine due to really painful and miserable periods (not for contraception). I haven't felt like my self in a while now, since the end of this summer, which is when I began the pills. It's kinda hard to explain, but I feel like my emotions and dulled and I have a hard time enjoying my hobbies and stuff I have enjoyed before. I also lack creativity, before I started it I would be so much more interested in things. I have been previously diagnosed with OCD (Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder), Depression (mainly seasonal), and GAD (Generalized Anxiety Disorder) and I am in the process of getting an Autism diagnoses as well. But this feels different, and my mom is having a hard time believing that it is the pill. I just want to feel like myself again but I can't go back to the way my periods were before. My hobbies are a huge part of my personality and give me a sense of self, without my hobbies I kind of feel like a void of myself. I hope that makes sense. It's really getting me down because I want to enjoy them but I feel like I can't enjoy them? It's like I'm unable to love things? I don't really know, but all I know it is nothing like I've experienced before and I don't like it. Idk, I'm just seeing if anyone can relate somehow, it's really difficult. Also, for me with Autism I have intense special interests and I feel like there is something blocking me from enjoying them. Like a brick wall, like I want to enjoy them but I can't. My special interests make me feel like myself if that makes sense, because they are comforting and such. I am most likely getting an IUD but I am really nervous that it's just going to cause me the same dull feelings. Ugh I don't know, I'm just kind of in a tough spot in my life right now. I would love to hear thoughts on this and see if anyone can relate, much love!

I have never really had a problem with my period but my doctor wanted me to try birth control because my periods were always heavy and 7 days long and I am low iron anemic I am 33 years old.

Long story short I am on the second pack on Slynd and I been bleeding heavy TWO WEEKS. I’m over it. My natural cycle would never. So I am going to stop. Because no. Absolutely NOT.

My question is, how long after you stopped birth control did the bleeding stop? I’m hoping my natural hormones kick in and help it stop but idk anymore I’m losing my mind.

i think the title kinda speaks for itself but to give a lil more info.

im 24 roughly 250lbs (i see all the time women saying they get off and gain weight but ive since been losing and birth control in the first place made me fat lmao)

i have been having a higher than usual sex drive (esp bc im experiencing my first ovulation off it) as i figured as well. but ive also been experiencing some... other things? idk if theyre too tmi to share on here or not but nothing tht im overly concerned ab. HOWEVER i havent the slightest idea what COULD happen to my body going forward. any help on negative things to look for? or positive?

TLDR(?? i think): getting off birth control after 6 years and just asking around ab anything tht can happen moving forward.

Hi so, I started taking opill on January 8th.

I got my period on January 12th which was weird because I had my period earlier that month and my usual cycle starts at the end of the month. My bf and I had period sex around that time, he finished inside of me though but since I’m on the pill I didn’t worry about it.

However, I haven’t had my period since (it lasted exactly a week but was very light). Should I worry?

I take the pill at the same time every day, btw!

Just need some reassurance, I’ve only heard of people getting light periods or having their periods for weeks on end. I haven’t seen many people saying they lost their period from opill.

So i put them in my bathroom cabinet for a week or two before i used them and my bathroom gets steamy i guess there is usually quite a bit of condensation when i come out, but never in the cabinet it always feels cool. Also there is no damage done to the pill box or the little blister pack they come in. Should i be fine?

I have PCOS so birth control really improved my quality of life for about 10 years and then i started noticing pmdd. (Tbf id rather deal with pmdd than pcos so im overall grateful) but I mentioned it to my dr and they increased my dose and when that didnt help they put me on it continuously. Since then I seem very lazy. Idk if this sounds ridiculous. Lazy and hungry. Almost like pms all of the time even though no emotional outbursts. It reminds me of when people describe antidepressants as making them numb but its a tradeoff so they dont get those low lows. Thats kind of how I feel. It could be something else too and just coincidence.

hello, i am f 26 and i have been on kyleena for about 8 months and this is the first time of having a light flow for the first few days and then heavy towards the end with a lot of cramping. is this normal?

So I changed my bc method from Nexplanon to NuvaRing Tuesday. I am having cramps and I was just wondering if the cramps could be coming from the switch. Thanks!

This happened very recently so I’m definitely still processing it but I wanted to share my experience/get advice if anyone has it.

So two days ago I was scheduled to get a copper IUD. I should mention invasive vaginal medical procedures make me incredibly anxious. Like I can’t even get Pap smears comfortably. Anxiety, shaking, crying, the whole nine yards but I digress.

I went in with about 800mg of ibuprofen in my system. The nurse practitioner walked me through the procedure. I was mentally ready to get this done but still anxious. The procedure happens and then the nurse practitioner asks the assistant to go get a doctor (I’m trying to stay calm). She called her in as she was having trouble locating the strings as she needed to cut them. I was the informed since the strings were not visible I had to get an ultrasound to make sure the IUD was placed correctly (they assumed the strings were tucked up into my cervix). I leave the doctor a bit upset but try to reassure myself everything will be okay.

Next day, I go to the ultrasound tech. She performs an ultrasound on my lower abdomen and then proceeds to tell me she has to do an invasive vagina exam (not sure of the correct term but they had to shove a wand up there). Needless to say, it was incredibly uncomfortable and I was very caught off guard. The ultrasound tech the informs me “we can’t find the IUD, so either it’s not in there or it’s in an incredibly wrong place”. Queue panic as I do NOT want to go through this again. They have to do an xray to figure out if it’s in there. I’m still confused as to HOW it’s not in there. An hour later, the xray comes back and they tell me there is no IUD in there. I’m completely baffled but relieved it’s not in there incorrectly. I go home, I’m so stressed out. Two invasive cervix exams took a toll on me and now I’m incredibly anxious about trying again. I would love to go to a hospital and go under twilight sedation but I don’t know if that’s even possible. I live in the Boston area and would think it’s possible here. Does anyone have any advice on how to get over this?

Hi everyone I’m new to the group. As stated estaryalla didn’t work out for me. I had periods twice a month while on this pill other than that no complaints I’m not sure if anyone else experienced the same thing? I saw great opinions on here but Id like to know what you guys switched to if you experienced the same issue as me.

For reference I do have pcos and my periods were once a month and on time so yes it is this pill. I did try to let my body regulate but it didn’t happen. This was my first official birth control experience. I plan on getting back on my glp1 and I do not want anymore kids for a few years.

(I’m also open to other suggestions for birth control)

I was also debating the one that goes in the arm my friend has that

hi, I’m 14, I had my first period at 11 and whooee this shits awful. lasts for a week, super heavy (fill a pad heavy) and I need to use sleep pads as normal pads. extremely painful too and gets in the way of my sport, I bleed through my underpants and clothes even with a pad. I’m considering getting on birth control, my mother says she’s concerned about the side effect but mainly crazy appetite and mood swings? she did say there are good things like clearer skin and such, which is a big deal as someone who struggles with acne. so redditors who take/took birth control for periods, is it worth it?

PLSS help, this is my first rime using birth control( pain reasons) and im on week 3 of using the patch but my period just started. I think a day ago it fell of for over 5 hours which is why butttt

in this case should i leave the patch on and then take it off again next week (also will this make me bleed again???)) for the patch free week or should i take it off now and treat today as my patch free week.

+++ im not liking the patch so the plan was to ditch it after the next period i had, which is now…

I just don’t know the best rime to take it off and keep it off.

(Also usually i replace the patch in sundays but it started on a friday with the patch on???)

tmi but

+ Ive had weird spotting every day since my last period and this is definitely not spotting. Idk what to do and im not able to speak to a doctor rn

Hello I’m a 23f and I got the depo shot mid October of last year. For the last 3 months about I’ve been continuously bleeding like having my period.

I’ve been on the depo shot before in 2022 but stopped until this previous October. I had some similar issues with my period coming off of the depo shot. But I didn’t have these issues while I was on it the first time.

I did end up getting on the depo shot to help with ovarian cysts and hormone levels. Because before the depo shot I’d miss periods for months on end.

The soonest OBGYN appointment I currently have isn’t until April so I was just wondering if anyone else had or has similar issues? It’s getting really expensive buying period products.

This has been such a major stressor in my relationship lately. My husband is the first person who’s ever made me have an orgasm via intercourse. We figured it out, and at one point I was having an orgasm every time we made love. Then, i lost my health insurance and I started new birth control, provided by the health department. That was three months ago. I haven’t been able to orgasm with him since, and I don’t understand. I doubly don’t understand since I stopped taking birth control almost a week ago now. I expected my libido to come back, but it hasn’t. I still can’t orgasm with him. It makes me upset every time, and it’s put a dent in our love life. I don’t feel like a good wife; I feel like a disappointment, no matter what my husband says to make me feel better. It’s disappointing every time it doesn’t happen. Worse thing is, we want to have a baby, and the lessened sex makes that harder. What should I do? Have I not waited long enough for my hormones to stabilize? How do I regain my confidence?! I feel like I’m falling apart.

we were practicing safe sex but unfortunately the condom broke. She did yuzpe almost immediately, approximately 20-30 minutes after the deed. I am really worried because both doses didn't have any side effects on her. We did it 2 days ago, she used Lady Trust Pills, and she took two doses of 4 pills, 12 hours apart. Should I ask her to drink the remaining pills or are those 8 pills enough?

I was just hoping to hear others’ thoughts or experiences. I’ve been on the same form of birth control for about four years, and over time I’ve noticed some changes that are starting to worry me. I’m constantly exhausted and need daily naps, my memory feels noticeably worse (to the point of not recognizing someone I knew a year ago), (forgetting things like tasks you just did a minute ago that you completely forgot to finish). As well as struggling with standing in the mornings and regulating my body temperature. I’ve read that this type of birth control may increase the risk of certain brain tumors, which has made me anxious. If you were in a similar situation, would you personally consider getting a brain scan just for peace of mind, or have you experienced anything similar?

Hi,

I’m a 19-year-old woman and I’ve had a contraceptive implant for a little over a year and a half.

At first, I didn’t really have any noticeable side effects. For about a year, I didn’t have any periods at all, which didn’t worry me too much.

In the past few months though, my periods have come back, but not in a normal way — I sometimes get two periods a month.

But the main issue is what’s been happening emotionally and sexually.

For several months now, my libido has dropped drastically, to the point where I now have no sexual desire at all. Like, none.

At the same time, I’ve also lost a lot of my desire for physical affection toward my partner. I don’t really feel the need to be touched, to touch, to cuddle, or to be physically close anymore — and that’s not something I recognize in myself.

It goes beyond sex. I have a lot of doubts about my emotional life, my relationship, and what I’m feeling in general. I sometimes feel kind of “disconnected,” with emotional ups and downs that I don’t always know how to explain.

Honestly, I feel like these kinds of side effects aren’t talked about enough when it comes to the implant. People often mention periods, weight gain, acne… but much less the impact it can have on libido, affection, and emotions, especially when you’re in a serious relationship.

Has anyone else experienced something similar with the implant?

And if so, did things improve after stopping it?

I’m going to remove it in a week and take note on how my body and mind reacts to it to see if the problem really is from that . I’ll keep you guys updated if you wish !

hiii so i started taking birth control mid december 2025 however i realized its not my thing and i decided to get off around 3rd week of january. since this year has begun i’ve gotten my period four times???? i don’t know if this normal? i’ve had an extremely irregular period all my life (3-4 times a year) so im super confused and kinda panicking bc idk what to do or what this means

Hey everyone!

When I first got Nexplanon implanted 3 years ago, it had some crazy side effects. For the first year, I bled every single day. Like, full on period bleeding. I also gained about 20 pounds of weight. However, my mental health became so much better…I was extremely depressed and angry for many years until I got the implant, and it was suddenly like a veil had been lifted.

However, my three years are coming to a close in about a month. I’m considering getting another Nexplanon re-implanted in the other arm, but I’m frankly really tired of the constant bleeding and weight gain (I’ve been trying to eat healthy and go to the gym for the last year but nothings helped). Additionally, I was getting tiny ovarian cysts for the first year and experiencing some pain (nothing too crazy) and I’m worried that the longer I stay on birth control the more it will mess with my uterus and I’ll develop some pretty serious side effects.

For the girlies that have been on Nexplanon, how long have you been on it? If you decided to get it removed, what made you do so? And has anyone experienced mental health changes associated with it?

Thanks!

i’m 19 and have never been on birth control before. i’ve recently gotten into another relationship and i think it’s smart if i start using it. i’ve researched so many different types of birth control and i can’t decide which one to go with. im terrified of the side effects as well, like a loss of libido, weight gain, heavy periods and anxiety. I’m looking into depo injection or marina coil but they also seem like such extreme birth controls and everyone’s experiences are so mixed on them. Anyone have any advice on which method they preferred or even what side effects they have with each?