H-I I am new to this site and am hoping to have a surgery date in Oct. anyway, my surgeon wants me on a progestin only form of birth control as I have had a pulmonary embolism in the past. It seems like the options are IUD-, depo shot,-Implanon and mini pill. I dont like that the mini pill has to be taken at the same time every day within a couple hours to be effective. Anyone have experience with the other options?

I had a PE back in 2003 and I went with the copper (no horomones) IUD and I LOVE LOVE LOVE it!

I had 3 clots after my surgery in my mesinteric veins. The doctors first thought it was due to the bc pill but then later after many tests they found out I have antiphospholipid anitbody syndrom. I'm not allowed any hormons so I'm going to go with the copper iud called Paragard. There are not many options for hormone free bc, unfortunatly.

I am the same as you. I've never really been on bc until April when I tried depo I hated it, it messed my body up so bad. I have skin problems in that area so I don't want up use anything there, so I was thinking about the mini pill but I'm horrible at taking pills. Do you know if the mini pill causes wait gain?

I am the same as you. I've never really been on bc until April when I tried depo I hated it, it messed my body up so bad. I have skin problems in that area so I don't want up use anything there, so I was thinking about the mini pill but I'm horrible at taking pills. Do you know if the mini pill causes wait gain?

I think it does cause weight gain