WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for November, 1999: Re: birth control

Re: birth control

From: Harvey S. Marchbein, M.D. (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Mon, 29 Nov 1999 20:26:59 -0600 (CST)

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At Mon, 29 Nov 1999, Julie wrote: >
>I am wondering what my options might be for birth control.
>
>I have a severe allergic reaction to latex and in the past have
>developed hives using the different spermicides that are available here
>with a diaphragm and with condoms. I also became pregant with my
>daughter using the diaphragm with spermicide. When I was about 19-20,
>(I am 32 now), I was on the Pill, but couldn't tolerate the nausea and
>vomiting it caused.
>
>I have one child (11 years) and have had 8 miscarriages (in the last 7
>years) and I would still like to have another child someday. I was TTC
>until earlier this year when my marriage ended after several years of
>IF. The doctors have no explanation for the miscarriages and called
>them "faulty
>implantation". Two of these preganancies were achieved through IVF and
>6 were "natural". I do not smoke and am in good health other than the
>issue of repeated miscarriages. My HSG was clear but my tubes are
>"short". I know I ovulate each month because I take BBT and monitor CM
>and CP.
>
>I need some guidance in selecting something that will be effective and
>that will not cause the severe side effects that I have experienced in
>the past.
>
>I appreciate your help.
>
>J.

Newer pills less likely to give the side effects you had before. Also the IUD (newer since 1988-1989) is very effective and no longer carries the markedly increased risk of pelvic infection that it's predecessors did.

--
Harvey S. Marchbein, M.D. FACOG, FACS
Great Neck, New York

**Note:  Opinions expressed here are for educational purposes only
and, as such, do not constitute a physician-patient relationship.
This information is not intended to supplant the need for you to
consult with your physician prior to choosing therapeutic options
and/or interventions.

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