I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN BETTER!

MY CUP OF TEA WITH CONTRACEPTIVES

By: ANONYMOUS

I had hardly any insight into birth control methods as a high schooler. Between my conservative family and my government-funded school's forbearance on no-sex education, great data, information on such was rare. What I knew was that assuming I planned to engage in sexual relations, anti-conception methods would assist me with staying away from pregnancy.

I didn't begin having intercourse until way into my 20s. By then, at that point, I'd done what's necessary, conversed with an adequate number of companions to comprehend the significance of contraceptives and pregnancy prevention - as far as having control of my body, my wellbeing, and my future.

In any case, and still, after all that, I was yet uninformed with regards to my choices and what they would mean for my body and mental state. Presently, years after the fact away from my tweenhood and with substantially more experience as a contraceptive’s client, there are so many things I want to tell my young self - about contraceptive methods and regarding how totally unique the experience is for everybody.

WHAT I WISH I KNEW:

1. Individuals go on contraception for various reasons.

I didn't begin utilizing contraception until after I became sexually active. As an adolescent I believed that preventing pregnancy was the sole motivation behind hormonal contraception use. I later discovered that my friends went on contraceptives for various reasons.

I realized ladies began contraceptive use before they were having intercourse for skin issues and unpredictable periods. I had horrendous, crippling periods that occasionally kept going too lengthy when I was in junior school and secondary school. I wish I'd known then to get some information about whether contraceptives could have been useful to me.

2. The pill isn't the most ideal decision all the time.

After I became sexually active, I went to a clinic to begin taking the pill. They provided me with a summary of my choices, yet the pill was the choice I'd found out about the most from my friends. What I realized before long is that I'm awful at taking my prevention pill consistently. Occasionally I'd forget it, so I'd need to double up the following day. Different days I'd take it at odd hours. I realized I must be reliable for it to be effective, so I figured out how to be diligent, started setting reminders and alarms.

Be that as it may, there was another issue: how it affected my body. I didn't experience anything like a portion of my friends, weight gain, or an extraordinary change in my periods. Yet, the pill truly impacted my disposition. I was continually moody, grumpy, and down. One season, I cried every day in my room. Such as I, for some ladies, the pill is their first involvement in prevention methods. However, that doesn't really imply that it will end up being the most ideal decision, out of the multitude of potential choices, over the long haul.

3. Everybody responds in an unexpected way.

After that "long season of crying," I realized I needed to roll out an improvement. I began exploring other prevention choices. I needed a choice that didn't need a consistent update, I chose to attempt an IUD. My involvement in hormonal contraception was awful to such an extent that I inclined toward the copper IUD, which is non-hormonal. I had heard extraordinary things regarding it from friends as well as online gatherings.

I was tragically not ready for the experience. Very quickly, my periods declined. Abruptly, my periods were enduring up to 15 days, and they were weighty to such an extent that I bled through clothing, and bedsheets. My periods were amazingly excruciating. I attempted to utilize a feminine cup to try not to go through vast tampons and pads, yet I observed it aggravated the consistent pain.

4. It could take a couple of endeavors to find your perfect fit.

With regards to a year after I got the copper IUD, I was prepared to surrender. Be that as it may, I adored the possibility of a drawn-out choice. I began reconsidering hormonal IUD choices. Perhaps the hormones couldn't be an ill-conceived notion in the event that they could assist with directing my periods. I chose to attempt a hormonal IUD that utilizes progestin since I heard it could ease up periods.

A half-year into attempting it, my periods were everything except non-existent. My state of mind is typical, and I don't need to stress over neglecting to take my pill. I additionally don't have consistent pain. My contraception search took a couple of endeavors - and I at long last feel like I have it right.

KEY MESSAGE:

In the same way as other of my companions, I found out with regards to prevention methods through experience. As a high schooler, I thought contraceptives were straightforward and obvious. I didn't understand the number of choices out there, and what every one of those could mean and affect me in unexpected ways. It took a lot of experimentation, and a great many inquiries and questioning with my primary healthcare providers, to track down the most ideal choice for me.