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Yeah. MUch less of an inconvenience than those STDs known as kids.



There are far better ways to prevent that particular STD than condoms.

I've never had an STD of any kind, and I don't want one. But I still hate condoms.


rl



So you don't like condoms, the pill makes you fell funny, and you almost died on IUD. What other birth control methods are better for you?
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So you don't like condoms, the pill makes you fell funny, and you almost died on IUD. What other birth control methods are better for you?



The IUD wasn't quite that bad, but it was bad enough. Actually a diaphragm or the Sponge works just fine.

Even at my advanced age, I'm still ovulating regularly, but I have trouble getting pregnant because of my thyroid. I don't know how that works, exactly, but I had a year-long intimate relationship with a basal temperature thermometer trying to get pregnant with Beck. I actually remember the exact date and time of her conception.

At the moment, I find that celibacy is solving the problem...annoyingly well.

rl
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The ring. Not the movie, but Nuva Ring. Some guys don't like it, but they shouldn't complain if they're getting laid. ;):D



What is not to like from the guys point of view? Can it be felt or something?

Please excuse me if that sounds like a dumb question but my wife had her tubes tied after 2nd child and that was long before the nuva ring came around.
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So you don't like condoms, the pill makes you fell funny, and you almost died on IUD. What other birth control methods are better for you?



The IUD wasn't quite that bad, but it was bad enough. Actually a diaphragm or the Sponge works just fine.

Even at my advanced age, I'm still ovulating regularly, but I have trouble getting pregnant because of my thyroid. I don't know how that works, exactly, but I had a year-long intimate relationship with a basal temperature thermometer trying to get pregnant with Beck. I actually remember the exact date and time of her conception.

At the moment, I find that celibacy is solving the problem...annoyingly well.

rl



I hear you there, celibacy seems to be going around... of course there are ways to prevent that from happening... :D
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All in all, it would be nice if someone would invent a form of birth control that isn't messy, doesn't mess with normal body function and isn't much trouble to use.



Ok, not to stir things up too much but isn't this essentially a contradiction?

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Condoms suck. There is no more effective way to kill passion than "Wait right here while I find, open, and don a piece of latex, after which I'll be able to feel you about as well as deaf people "hear" by reading lips" Effectively, but not remotely close to the real thing. Also, post-coital snuggling, while not essential, is infinitely preferable to having to say, "Oops, it broke...and it's not all here" The STD-prevention benefits of condoms are nice, but hardly iron-clad. Not only are they a far cry from 100% effective for some types of STD, but they're even less desirable/effective for oral than they are for intercourse. Hands up...who actually regularly uses condoms or dental dams for oral?

From my perspective (male), sponges aren't as bad as condoms. They can be inserted before-hand and don't mask the sensations. That said, it's been so long since I was with someone who used them that I can't remember whether there were taste effects or not. I do seem to remember her having to go fishing for it afterwards and that sounding like a particularly unsavory task (kinda like searching for the missing end of a condom).

The pill - damn good invention for the most part. Some women it works well for, regulating and lessening the severity of their periods, others not so much. In a monogamous relationship with a woman it works well for, it's almost the bee's knees. The only downside in that situation is that it leaves birth control entirely the responsibility (and discretion) of the woman. In anything other than monogamous relationships, one will find themself wanting the STD benefits of a condom, but the pill as a back-up form of birth control is still very attractive (almost essential in my book, condoms break too frequently for my sense of security).

Personally, I've been complaining for decades now about there not being more methods of birth control available to men. Abstinence, condoms, and vasectomies have long been our only choices at preventing unwanted children, while women have IUDs, female condoms, the pill, the shot, the sponge, implants, nuvo ring, and probable more. Why have so many research dollars gone into giving women more options but apparently nobody has an interest in giving men more options. Finally, there seems to be changes afoot in that direction. I read recently that there are no less than 3 different options that have made it to the point of field-testing in Europe, including male pills, shots, and (I believe) implants. The question now is how effective they'll be and what the side-effects are. Hopefully they work wonderfully with minimal side-effects and can find their way to the market in the states within a few years. I imagine such a development will have a substantial effect on the number of unwanted pregnancies. I know I'd be interested, as would many other men I know who fear having to go shopping for pregnancy tests.

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I guess if you want to stay in..., then I would say the pill until you are done having kids, then the tubal ligation is fine with me. I have one and the scar is in my belly button and unnoticable. Swallow really got your attention though didnt it?:ph34r:-Caress
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All in all, it would be nice if someone would invent a form of birth control that isn't messy, doesn't mess with normal body function and isn't much trouble to use.

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I agree with you on all of those points.
Had my tubes ties as my 23 birthday present to myself, and have been a F&*(ing slut ever since!
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Addendum: does not prevent essential skin-to-skin contact. :|

I hate condoms. Hate 'em.

rl



ehhh. Never been that big a deal to me.



Yeah. MUch less of an inconvenience than those STDs known as kids.


You can still kill a fetus, Herpies lives forever!:|
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