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Old 03-16-2004, 09:32 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Birth Control Patch and Anemia

I was reading up on the Birth Control Patch and i noticed that it lessens anemia/ low iron since i am anemic i was wondering if that was true. I also want to go on the patch becasue i just want to be safer when my bf and i are having sex, the thing is i dont want my mom to know that i am sexually active, and she has this mind set that i dont have to go to the gyno until in ready to get married...what to do?
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Old 03-17-2004, 06:19 AM   #2 (permalink)
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If you're old enough to be having sex you're probably old enough to stand up for yourself to your mother. This is your health you're dealing with. Either go to the gynecologist to get the patch and be prepared to deal with the consequences if your mom finds out, or carry on using (I hope) condoms and be prepared to deal with the consequences if they fail. Even if you do go on the patch, you should probably keep using condoms unless you're both 100% sure you're both safe.
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Old 03-17-2004, 07:05 AM   #3 (permalink)
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Regardless of of what age you get married at I think women need to start going to the gyno around 16-18 yers old. That is what is recommended by professionals also.

You don't need to tell you mom. Just go one your own or with a friend. There are other froms of brith control you can besides the patch.
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Old 03-17-2004, 07:34 AM   #4 (permalink)
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I'm 18 and we definately use condoms, and we intend to use condom even if i am birt control.
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Old 03-17-2004, 08:42 AM   #5 (permalink)
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Look up a Planned Parenthood in your area. They will adjust the cost according to what you can afford and it won't get filed on your insurance. If you're sexually active, you need to see a gyno.
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Old 03-24-2004, 12:52 PM   #6 (permalink)
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It's typical for women to start seeing the gyno at 18, it's actually advised by most doctors because you can no longer go to the peditrician for overall care and the new adult doc you get will proabily not have time for you. Tell your mom you're worried about your health, and that's the place the doctors want you to go.

Also, from your profile it looks like you're approaching 18 anyhow, at that legal age (at least in the states) you have the rights to your own body.

I think you definately need to be examined by the gyno, along with the STD tests run. If you think you're responsible enough to have sex you need protection, and your mom should be HAPPY that you're seeking it out!
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Old 03-25-2004, 07:40 AM   #7 (permalink)
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When I went to the doctor's this past time, she finally told my mom that I should be seeing an Internist and then they can refer me to a gyno from there so everything should be fine. I'm kind of looking forward to this, I don't have to feel like a little kid when I go to the doctor's anymore .
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Old 03-25-2004, 08:55 AM   #8 (permalink)
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Well I'm glad you found a solution to your problem. I was gonna recomend that you go to your campus health center if you are in college. At least at my school they offer their services at a lower price and one pack of pills (which is what i use) costs 10$, at a regular pharmacy they cost 30$.
Good luck!

P.S. that's really cool about the patch and anemia, I seem to be anemic a lot of times (even though I eat healthy) so maybe I'll consider switching too.
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Old 03-25-2004, 03:12 PM   #9 (permalink)
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my mother actually pushed for me to go to the gyno.....just to make sure everything was working properly, etc.
just tell your mother that at this age its recommended for girls to see the gyno for that reason....just to make sure everythings working right. its very important to catch "feminine probs" early on so that they can be treated. otherwise they can develop into something much worse that's possibly untreatable.
but yeah, there comes a time when you hafta stand up to your mother, but that's up to you to decide....good luck
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Old 03-31-2004, 09:57 PM   #10 (permalink)
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*snip* I was gonna recomend that you go to your campus health center if you are in college. *snip*
hehe I tried already, I go to a Catholic college (Fordham Univ.) the lady there was like "JESUIT!! JESUIT!! JESUIT!! We are a catholic university and it is against the religion" or something to that effect....I had forgotten about that. oopsie!
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Old 04-02-2004, 03:40 PM   #11 (permalink)
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hehe, good old catholics. i know, for me, i told my mom that my period was screwy and that i wanted to regulate it with the pill (and i believe that the patch would work in a similar way). and i mean my period was screwy but you could tell your mom that anyways if you wanted to make something up. and that way she knows you're on the pill, and wouldn't know for sure whether you're having sex. also, i found with my mom, that it somewhat raised her suspisions, but just to this good place where she at least knows now i think that there's a possibility that i might be having sex. good luck.
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Old 04-05-2004, 12:29 PM   #12 (permalink)
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it can, i think. I had to take extra iron during and after pregnancy, and still do, because I have low-grade anemia. It's the wise thing to do, on or off the patch.
 
 

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