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Birth Control options without Healthcare?
Ok, so I just found out that my health insurance has finally been cancelled (I was on my ex-husband's policy and as we recently got divorced, I was obviously removed from the policy), and at the moment, my FI and I just don't have the extra money to afford health insurance since we're saving up for the wedding. I want to know if anyone knows where I could get cheap birth control, maybe from a pharmacy or store like Walmart? I'm allergic to latex condoms, and we can't find non-latex ones that are big enough. I was also supposed to start my pack this past Sunday, so by the time I'd be able to make it into a Planned Parenthood, my whole schedule would be messed up. And I'm only looking for temporary for the rest of this month and most of October because I'm donating eggs at the end of November, so I have to be off any kind of hormonal birth control for a month before I go in. Does anyone have any experience with OTC birth control methods that they'd recommend for the month that I need to be on them?
Re: Birth Control options without Healthcare?
LOL, sometimes you just gotta have it!
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But seriously OP - I'm saving for a wedding as well but paid out of pocket for a few months of health insurance while I was in between jobs. It's a LOT cheaper to pay for the coverage than get hurt and have to pay re-donk-ulous medical bills.
And... umm... if you can't pay for your BCP, will clearly not entertain the thought of abstinence or anal (high five), are donating eggs without insurance (wtf?) then I really think you have some jacked up priorities. Come back to earth, please.
Disagree. FAM isn't based on tracking regular cycles because not everyone has textbook 28 day cycles and not everyone who does have clockwork cycles has them all the time. FAM is based on tracking fertility signs. If one is consistently tracking her signs (temp, fluid, cervical position) and learning her body's patterns, it doesn't matter how regular or irregular her cycles are; she'll know when she can have unprotected sex and when to abstain/use barriers based on those signals. FAM is even recommended for peri-menopausal women who want to avoid "change of life" pregnancies (talk about irregular cycles).
FAM can actually be used simply as a wellness routine because a woman can track when discharge changes appear or when things are "off" and help her know when to go to the doctor. Many times, expensive fertility treatments can be avoided because FAM can help a woman see when she ovulates. Many people who believe they are having infertility problems simply are missing their windows of opportunity each month because they have been incorrectly taught that everyone falls into a 4 week cycle and that if they're off that schedule occassionally, something is automatically "wrong".
FAM lives up to the Awareness part of its name by teaching women to know their bodies well and when women know their bodies well, they can either use that knowledge to assist them in getting pregnant or to avoid pregnancy.
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I hate how their are so many misconceptions out there about FAM and NFP.
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Goes great with breakfast! lol
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Wow.. no need to get snippy.. I did give advice before the "abstinence" suggestion and then saw that you had already shut down all those options. Why don't you try reading before trying to act tough.
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However, if you are looking for a non-hormonal quick fix I have used Encare in a similar situation. It can be messy and sometimes it doesn't mesh with certain women's chemistry and causes burning but I would give it a try if you need something quick.
To OP, I find it VERY hard to believe that there's absolutely nowhere around you that sells suitable non-latex options. Hell, even our local Wal-Mart has a few, and the couple of sex shops we've been to have gigantic selections of condoms and other contraceptives. Even if you're out in the middle of nowhere, there has to be a sex shop within a reasonable distance. They're everywhere.
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Hahaha, oh my goodness... is she serious? I hadn't read enough to see that part, but I guess you're right waltzingmatilda, sex is much too important right now to bother with a clinic. haha
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Ditto this. If you truly don't want to get pregnant and you can't/dont want to/are too irresponsible to act like an adult and either buy the pills, look for appropriate condoms, or hold off on the sex then what exactly are you looking for?
@vegasgroom - Bahahahaha!!!
I don't see what OP's rush/real problem is. Why not just pay for the full price of the prescription? Certainly cheaper than a baby! Why not just abstain until you solve your problem? Oh wait, that's not an option...you need it...NOW hahaha.
Vegas already suggested anal, so um ... 69?
Seriously, if you don't "have time" to go to PP, can't afford non-latex condoms that are "big enough" (I believe I strained a retina with that eye roll), have several other objections to literally every other type of BC suggested and absolutely must "get some" on a daily basis, then you really don't have any other options.
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Yeah, I have that problem myself and the gallon size with the zipper close top is great so you can make sure it's shut all the way. Get the fridge bags though, the freezer ones are too thick and decrease the feeling.
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Other than that really latex free condoms (male or female) are the second best option.
She doesn't have time to go to PP. We've been over this already. Not that she's even paying attention anymore.
Sweet! They don't have it in the iBookstore, but I'm checking Kindle and Nook. It looks like there's only one fertility tracking app for the iPad and a few for the iPhone, I'll do some digging to find the best one. I'm really excited about the idea of not having to use condoms every time, and of being able to more accurately predict my period since I've always been irregular.
Sorry for the threadjack, but I think it's a great idea.
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Sometimes I feel like people think that brides are delicate little flower princesses who get all dressed up and pretty for one special moment of their dreams, when really they're just normal people who just happen to be getting married. Things shouldn't have to be sugar-coated for grown-ass women. -mstar284
And I am not unwilling to buy non-latex condoms, I am saying that I have not found any around here that are big enough for my FI. I don't know of any sites, so that's why I was asking if anyone knew. How would you like it if someone told you to just stop having sex because they're uneducated and don't know of other options? I know there are other options out there, I AM JUST ASKING FOR PEOPLE'S PERSONAL EXPERIENCES WITH OTC BIRTH CONTROL METHODS. I am not asking for your god damn judgement. At the moment, a wedding is more important to me than healthcare. That's my perrogative and it should not matter to you. I do not need your opinion. I am only going to need another form of birth control until the end of November, when I will be going to start the process of donating eggs. I'm already going to have to not have sex then, so I am not stopping two months prior just because most of you have your heads too far up your asses to read a damn post and realize that I am only asking for your personal experiences with OTC birth control.
And I KNOW that I can buy my prescription with cash. BUT I DO NOT HAVE THE MONEY AT THE MOMENT. It's $76 for my prescription, that I'm already late on. And I just do not have that kind of money at the moment, even if it seems like a low amount to you guys.
So I am going to reiterate this one more time: IF YOU DO NOT HAVE ANY PERSONAL EXPERIENCE WITH ANY OTC BIRTH CONTROL, OR DO NOT HAVE ANY KNOWLEDGE OF BIRTH CONTROL OTHER THAN PRESCRIPTIONS, CONDOMS, OR ABSTINENCE, DON'T BOTHER TO COMMENT.
This is a belated married bio, with no reviews yet because I'm lazy.
Sometimes I feel like people think that brides are delicate little flower princesses who get all dressed up and pretty for one special moment of their dreams, when really they're just normal people who just happen to be getting married. Things shouldn't have to be sugar-coated for grown-ass women. -mstar284