ChildfreeChick Wrote:
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> K peeps, you have a Depo Provera EXPERT here. My
> mom put me on it when I was 16 (she was paranoid
> about "teen pregnancy" but little did she know
> then, NO BABIES were invading this womb EVER), but
> anyway I've been on it for what will be 11 years
> in September.
>
> It is fucking FANTASTIC.
>
> I also have to say, I did not gain weight. But
> that could also be because I exercise a lot.
> Still, no huge difference in my weight or appetite
> and it's been more than a decade.
>
> Also...NO PERIOD! YES! I haven't had one since
> 11th grade and I do NOT miss that shit. Aunt Flo
> can kiss my goddamn ass.
>
> Fucking bitch.
>
> Anyhow, the only reason I refuse to get a tubal is
> because you still have to endure your monthly
> cycle and as I told my gyno-I will be on some form
> of birth control that STOPS my period until I hit
> the menopause years dammit. FUCK-THAT-SHIT.
>
> I don't wanna endure children, why would I want to
> have a period when it's not necessary?
>
> Anyway, I am too lazy to link it but Wikipedia has
> an article on Depo Provera. It's very informative.
> You have a decreased risk for uterine fibroids,
> endometriosis, and some other bad shit too when
> you're on Depo. But...like everything else, there
> are risks. There is a black box warning about bone
> loss after using Depo continuously for two years.
> My doc makes me get bone density X-rays...just had
> one two weeks ago and I'm fine. But guys, I do
> highly recommend it.
>
> Now, the other pill which stops your Flo is called
> Lybrel. I spoke to my doc about it and she said it
> was just FDA approved and will be out by the end
> of the summer BUT she isn't prescribing it to
> anyone until after it's been widely used for about
> 8 months to a year after the release so she can
> see all of the effects in case studies.
Well, ChildfreeChick, you sold me. How expensive is it?