I'm not sure if this is too personal but I'm trying to find out about birth control. My surgeon said the pill may be ineffective, my primary said there are no studies stating that and at support groups most people are "fixed". I don't want to risk getting pregnant. I really appreciate all your help!!!

This isn't the most ideal, but you could always use condoms for a couple months.

Check out the Powder Room... there's LOTS of discussion on birth control in there!

I went to see my doc on Wednesday. She said the pill was OK for regulating your cycle but no so hot on preventing pregnancy. I know some ladies get the shot or an IUD or that under the arm thing (can't remember what it's called). Hubby has an appt with a urologist tomorrow to see about scheduling a snip for him. Until then, it's condoms for us. We don't like them but we'd like a surprise even less.

Good luck!

yep.. you can try those lamb skin condoms.. they don't prevent diseases, are supposed to be as thin as you can get them & more comfortable for the guy.. they do prevent pregnancy... but not std's they're very expensive, but a lot of guys say that they're worth it, cause it's so thin.

Thank you!

My doc requires all menstrating women to be on two forms of birth control because of the issues with the pill after wls.

I opted out because we just spent two years doing ivf and for me to get pregnant it would take a lot more than a skinny tummy!

I'm not sure if this is too personal but I'm trying to find out about birth control. My surgeon said the pill may be ineffective' date=' my primary said there are no studies stating that and at support groups most people are "fixed". I don't want to risk getting pregnant. I really appreciate all your help!!![/quote']

I got the implant put in a week before my surgery. My obgyn highly recommend and alternative since I was having the surgery. Plus can't take pills for like 2 months post op

what issues are there with the pill & wls?..

i'm not on birth control, am abstinent & haven't even dated for 7 years.. so.. not like it really matters (to me), but i'm still curious. lol

i'd be pretty happy that birth control didn't work, though.. cause look at all those commercials where birth control killed and caused so many problems for women.. if i didn't want kids & was married, i'd make my husband go get a vasectomy, because it's the simpler of the surgeries (between having tubes tied & a vasectomy), they recover quicker & it's out-patient surgery... also because should you decide you want kids later down the road, it's more likely to be reversable... so.. yep.. sorry to the future hubby (should i be so lucky to find someone that can tolerate me) lol

The doc said that anything we put in our stomachs goes through so fast, the pill didn't have time to absorb properly to do its preventative thing. I take the pill still because I like the regularity of 3 weeks off, 1 week on. So, we're going the vasectomy route to cover the baby thing and I'm going to keep taking the pill for the regularity.

I got the implant put in a week before my surgery. My obgyn highly recommend and alternative since I was having the surgery. Plus can't take pills for like 2 months post op

oooh... i couldn't do that, either.. IUD can puncture the uterus walls.. i like my uterus & that is what makes orgasms feel the way they do.. so i'm not risking it getting punctured, i don't care who i'm with. YIKES!

i also have a guy friend who was telling me about one of his past GF's.. they were having sex & the IUD she had ended up poking him right in his pee hole... needless to say, that kinda ended the mood for 'em & was very unpleasant for him.... lol

The doc said that anything we put in our stomachs goes through so fast, the pill didn't have time to absorb properly to do its preventative thing. I take the pill still because I like the regularity of 3 weeks off, 1 week on. So, we're going the vasectomy route to cover the baby thing and I'm going to keep taking the pill for the regularity.

oooohh i see! cool Beans more power to you and what an awesome fella you have!

oooh... i couldn't do that' date=' either.. IUD can puncture the uterus walls.. i like my uterus & that is what makes orgasms feel the way they do.. so i'm not risking it getting punctured, i don't care who i'm with. YIKES!

i also have a guy friend who was telling me about one of his past GF's.. they were having sex & the IUD she had ended up poking him right in his pee hole... needless to say, that kinda ended the mood for 'em & was very unpleasant for him.... lol[/quote']

The implant is in my arm so no scaring of my uterus. It works for me very little to no side effects. Implant and IUD are two different methods.

oooohh i see! cool Beans more power to you and what an awesome fella you have!

Yep, he's awesome. He had bypass in February and lost 70 pounds so far so he's been great through all of this with me. I know I've not been the sweetest person, but he's hanging in there! :wub:

The implant is in my arm so no scaring of my uterus. It works for me very little to no side effects. Implant and IUD are two different methods.

ahh i see! LOL i dunno anything about birth control, so thanks for setting it straight! my cousin had one of those & it worked well for her!

Yep, he's awesome. He had bypass in February and lost 70 pounds so far so he's been great through all of this with me. I know I've not been the sweetest person, but he's hanging in there! :wub:

that's awesome! congrats to him, too! that's so awesome that you're both getting healthy together! very sweet, too!

The reason my doc requires two methods is that during the first few months of recovery you don't want to get pregnant because it is difficult to get enough. Nutrition to the baby early on. Both mom and baby can be at risk then. Further out its no biggie.