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I want to make something very clear:

If you voted for Trump AT ALL. Get the fuck off my blog. Unfollow me immediately.

I don’t care why you did it and I’m not gonna bother explaining myself to you, because as long as I have rights, I will execute them.

This is a safe space and I will not let you taint it.

max--phillips

Plan B has a shelf life of 4 years

(Also, you can get 4 months of over the counter birth control (progestin-only pill form) at Costco for $50. Or 3 months on Amazon for about $45.)

dxmedstudent

If you're planning to keep medication at home - please do your research and check the conditions the medication needs to be stored at, bevaise the shelf life given to medication assumes that the meds are kept in a climate controlled pharmacy.

My pharmblr buds will be able to say more, but Contraceptives can lose efficacy if stored at higher temperatures than expected. When I was working in my sexual health job, we had to adjust the expiry dates on a ton of contraceptive rings, for example, because the heatwave and lack of AC had meant we could not guarantee that they would be functional. Store contraception exactly how it states on the packet, and never let anyone else have access to your medication. If you have a partber who could tamper with it, keep it out of their reach.

Take plan B as soon as you can after the PIV - it's more reliable the sooner you take it - take it within 72 hours if you can. The planned parenthood website explains it in more detail.

On a more general note, copper IUDs are the most reliable EC and you can keep them in after using them for emergency contraception.

Also, if you can get a copper IUD they can last for 5 years. Some types will last as long as 10 years. They can make your periods heavier or more painful, unfortunately.

On the other hand, hormonal IUDs can last for 3 or 5 years and can make heavy or painful periods better for a significant portion of users. They are the first line treatment for heavy or painful periods.

Likewise the contraceptive implant lasts for at least 3 years, in the pandemic we received guidance to extend that for 4 years. It can also make periods lighter or make them go away. They don't work well for everyone- some people get heavier bleeding or other side effects, but if it doesn't work for you, you can get it removed.

You can get extremely reliable contraceptives - as reliable as getting your tubes tied - that will outlast a Trump presidency.

And if you aren't safe, your partner doesn't even have to know you've got one of these forms of contraception in place. Though it is still important to try and leave them in a safe manner when you can. You can't see the implant and you can only feel it if you know where to look, it leaves a tiny scar after the initial bruise fades.

And for IUD strings, if you leave the strings a little longer, they generally can't be felt - they just curl up around the cervix. Short strings are more poky and more likely to be felt.

bluestarsandcomets

As your friendly neighborhood O+G doctor, I second this.

I would just add that regarding the hormonal IUD that cramping and spotting is expected for the first month or so, so bare with it (obviously if it's too painful, get it removed and tey something else)

The implant also has an approximate contraceptive rate of 97.5% (compared to the implants 99%) and also lasts for about 18 months (depending on brand).

I would also reiterate that if possible condoms should still be used because none of the above protect you from STIs (the should also be used for at least the first week commencing a new contraceptive to ensure therapeutic levels of the medication have been reached).

For anyone who may need it: look at the following website

https://www.nhs.uk/contraception/methods-of-contraception/

*especially those in countries where misinformation is allowed to be rampant/peddles by health care workers with an agenda. The NHS is a lot of things, understaffed and underfinded for a start; but it legally cannot knowingly peddle false information or have a religious agenda, the advice is also research evidence based (where possible).

The above website also has generally good advice for most chronic conditions and minor illnesses. Please use regardless of what country you are based in - I know how hard it can be to get reliable medical information in a simple format.

Look after yourselves. Especially now.

dxmedstudent

Yes to all of this good stuff from my medblr buddy @bluestarsandcomets !

Also contraception choices by the FSRH breaks down each method nicely, especially the pros and cons and the effectiveness.

(Tw for the infographic showing woman-in-dress stick figures that may be triggering for trans men and enbies. I do wish they'd change it but I think the site is useful despite that).

If one method doesn't work for you, another method may work well - and for some people for whom all hormonal methods are rubbish/dangerous/have too many side effects, permanent surgical options and condoms or diaphragms should be an option.

Fertility awareness is a hormone free method CAN also be effective if your periods are regular and if you learn how to do it effectively and are extremely cautious/use condoms around your fertile time. However; it's not a great choice for most people as we tend to stop thinking about risk when horny, and the tune around when we ovulate makes many of us hornier.

I track a lot for conceiving purposes and my bloody apps are always updating my fertile window based on my LH testing, CM and basal body temperature data. The same thing happens if you aren't trying to conceive, so days you thought were safe may be revealed to have been fertile days if you ovulate a bit sooner or later than expected.

Also, please note that the majority of the apps that track periods are not calibrated or trained on data to prevent pregnancy and may not be accurate. It tents to be a better method for people who won't mind if they do get pregnant- like couples who are hoping to wait for a year or wo and are re-establishing their cycle post birth control in preparation.

You can only really get pregnant in the fertile period- but it's hard to always accurately predict when that is. And every once in a while if you have a very short or long cycle it might be much earlier or later than you expect. Which is why some people incorrectly tell you that you can get pregnant outside the fertile window - they mean that you can get pregnant outside of the predicted window your app gives you. Because you may have the wrong information about when your fertile window actually is.

Diaphragms and discs with spermicide have fallen out of fashion but they go in before sex and aren't easy to feel during sex. If they fit you well they can be pretty secure. They are more reliable than condoms, with 12/100 pregnancies each tear to.condoms' 15, with typical use.

I'm saying this explicitly if you are having sex with someone with a penis who refuses to use condoms and want to avoid pregnancy but struggle with hormonal contraception. I would recommend leaving such an arrangement when you are safe. But I want you to know there are options to protect yourself.

nando161mando

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allsadnshit

It makes me sad that most people around me are so unbelievably burnt out from work and life that they are just truly emotionally unavailable and don't even wanna use their energy for anything beside going out partying once a weekend

It's like watching friends who you've seen be silly and have deep talks work jobs to the point of stress where they are incoherent and respond to messages like legit 6 days later and not in a rude way but genuinely they don't have the mental capacity to do shit anymore

Working jobs and paying bills shouldn't take everything out of people to the extent it really does

Even when I'm off work and I had a shorter shift most of the time I truly have nothing left in the tank after the combo of emotions and physical labor