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Sexual Satisfaction & Contraception: Condoms Yea, Birth Control Pills Nay?
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Not only does it last longer, there's no post-coital dripping or bladder infections.
Nothing but meta-tubes for this SeriesofTubes. As the senator said, we're not a big truck that you can just dump stuff on.
12/11/08
TO me it feels much more slippery and fantastic...and the whole non-issue of jiz everywhere always makes me happy.
12/09/08
Monogamous girls use hormones. Slutty girls use condoms.
Slutty girls have better sex lives. Cuz monogamy is boring.
12/09/08
so i will be on hbc forver, and i am okay with that. though i just switched to the nuvaring, and i'm not sure how much i love it, but it is way cheaper than seasonale and i can get the same frequency of periods, or less.
when i switched from ortho-lo to seasonale i went from sex once a week at most to 4 times a day not being enough.
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It's so comfortable -- the other day I realized I still had it in, after a day and half.
Is that too much?
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I'm mostly worried about the comfort level--but you've had only good experiences?
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No, they're certainly NOT as effective as, say, the pill. But my husband and are planning on popping one out in the next couple years...so if I did get knocked up, it would not be a big deal.
12/09/08
I've been in a LTR for about 5 1/2 years now, don't believe in hormonal birth control and always used condoms. However, the bf has hit a 2 1/2 year dry spell (trust me, it's torture and I don't know how much longer we'll be together), but if we stay together, the diaphragm is where I'm headed, pretty sure. I'm looking up effectiveness stats now!
12/11/08
I love the word: Spermicide.
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I've been on it for a month and I can report: no significant weight gain, less oily skin, and the most amazing period ever. I was used to horribly cramps and very heavy period...now it's basically nothing.
so far so good. Oh: it's FREE at my college!! (as are morning-after-pills, lube, and condoms, gyno exams, testing) what a deal
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The pill didn't kill my libido, but my anxiety pills are. Just as long as I don't get anorgasmia, I'm not too concerned.
12/09/08
To sum up, condom-free sex is my decision, one that I feel I have approached with maturity, and I'm okay with it. By that same measure however, this is a decision based on my current relationship, rather than an overall attitude. When I was, er, single, my deal breaker was if the guy refused to wear a condom (or if we didn't have any).
One of my friends in intermediate school was a Jehovah's Witness, and she once told me that her mother had said she could only date guys that she would marry. In a roundabout way, this is kind of the standard I apply when thinking about condoms; could I see myself having a child with this guy? (I'm pro-choice, but that isn't really the point of my dilemma)
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That's not to say I haven't had my scares (the summer I thought I was pregnant, it turned out I had amenorrhoea), but rather that I actually knew that I had options/choices. Kind of a nice feeling, actually.
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Condom-users, FTW!
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I also think that for some women, increased enjoyment coming from *not* using a condom would also be predicated on the scale of the male's experience; If a guy's into mutual pleasure and not wearing a condom, he has more feeling for where he's going, and he's potentially more able to the right spots / repeat "what feels good" more frequently.
Then again, w/ condoms, most guys last a little longer...
C'est la vie...
12/09/08
Any man I ever knew who didn't want to use a condom was a selfish lay. Coincidence? Hm.
12/09/08
So what will this mean when we're ready for a baby? Not quite sure. Maybe I'll just have to tough it out through some chronic UTIs until I manage to get pregnant. But for now, it's the best way for both of us to remain infection AND baby-free.
Oh yeah, and I see absolutely no difference between condomless sex and with-condom sex. Personally, I prefer sex without UTIs! ;-P
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Funny aside; one time during a medical questionaire my mom who is single was asked her current birth control method. Her response? "Waiting for the child of god." I about fell over laughing.
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