Birth Control for young girls

[Sundae]

Originally Posted by bbro

I am against any type of implant contraception. I belong to a board for PCOS and you would not believe the number of people whose symptoms exploded right after they got off Depo or whatever they have.

Depo is not an implant, it's an injection. I was on Depo for years, no side effects. I am aware it's not evidence though. See below for what I am on.

Originally Posted by Pie

Ditto for Depo, Norplant or the patch. NuvaRing does present a lower level of systemic hormone, however.

Are we using diffrent words for different drugs? No-one has yet mentioned Implanon, which I am on.

And none of these ([/i]except condoms[i]) address STDs in any way.

Nope. But having no birth control doesn't address them either.
I am not suggesting anything as an alternative for education and social work to prevent/ control underage sex. I'm just saying at present it happens. And while it happens without condoms, let's try and make sure it happens without babies too. Of course as I said, it would take a totalitarian regime to implement it. I'm just talking in an ideal world.

[Pie]

Originally Posted by Sundae Girl

Are we using diffrent words for different drugs? No-one has yet mentioned Implanon, which I am on.

I believe Implanon is much like Norplant: a sub-dermal rod-shaped hormone delivery system.