Hormonal Contraception: The Pill [General Discussion]
in Women's Health ·
Hey everyone!
I could really use some advice from you guys. So, I’m 18 and I’ve started sleeping with my boyfriend—we’ve been using condoms, obviously, but I can’t help feeling super anxious about them breaking or whatever. Since I already need to head to the gynecologist anyway (it's actually my first time ever going), I was thinking about asking her to recommend some birth control pills. It feels like killing two birds with one stone, honestly, because my cycles are a total mess—they’re irregular, painful, super uncomfortable, and the mood swings are just brutal. Since I’m planning on seeing a private doctor, does anyone know roughly how much an appointment and everything else might run me? And what's the monthly cost for the pills themselves? Just trying to get a ballpark idea so I know how much cash to set aside... Oh, and also—do you think the pill would actually help with those other issues? Thanks!
I could really use some advice from you guys. So, I’m 18 and I’ve started sleeping with my boyfriend—we’ve been using condoms, obviously, but I can’t help feeling super anxious about them breaking or whatever. Since I already need to head to the gynecologist anyway (it's actually my first time ever going), I was thinking about asking her to recommend some birth control pills. It feels like killing two birds with one stone, honestly, because my cycles are a total mess—they’re irregular, painful, super uncomfortable, and the mood swings are just brutal. Since I’m planning on seeing a private doctor, does anyone know roughly how much an appointment and everything else might run me? And what's the monthly cost for the pills themselves? Just trying to get a ballpark idea so I know how much cash to set aside... Oh, and also—do you think the pill would actually help with those other issues? Thanks!