Cap or diaphragm

Combination birth control pill

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Copper IUD

Female condom

Hormonal IUD

Birth control implant

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Male condom

Mini pill

Natural family planning

Birth control patch

Birth control shot

Spermicide

Sterilization

Vaginal ring

Vasectomy

Withdrawal or pull out method

I lost so much hair. I’m done using this.  My periods are more painful, I’m so tired now 

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Really love it! I can skip my periods, don't experience migraines and my acne cleared up! 

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I gained 30 pounds after starting this birth control. Could not figure out what was going on with my body until I found a reddit thread where other people were experiencing the same.

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I’m hoping it gets better. Switched from Errin to Slynd 6 months ago. Hair loss stopped. Acne got better. Those were an immediate win. Month 1 - bled for 1 week. Month 2 - bled for 3 weeks. Month 3 - bled for 2.5 weeks. Month 4 - bled for 2 weeks. Month 5 - bled for 1.5 weeks. Month 6 - bled for 1 week. I naturally have a short cycle, and in the process of trying to force my cycle into a 30 day cadence, I’ve gotten 1-2 days per month of severe headaches before my period (thought my head would blow off without Tylenol) and minor dull headaches for ~1 week before each period. The headaches didn’t happen with Errin - but they are happening with Slynd (and also happened a few year back when I took the combo pill). 

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It does what it needs to do, pregnancy prevention. Intense emotional fluctuations following the “usual” postpartum journey is definitely a downside

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My experience thus far has been great with minor concerns for acne. 

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started taking it about a week and a half ago. i missed a day on sunday, so i took two on monday. today is tuesday and im having terrible cramps. other than that, emotionally its better than the combination pill.

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I switched back to the combination pill, which I blame for decreased sex drive and weight loss. I want to switch back :(

This pill improved my sex drive which had been very reduced by the combination pill. It allowed me to put on more muscle too! The weight gain was mostly muscle, which I was so happy about. It was just hard to take the same exact time everyday. 

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