Many women use some form of birth control at some point over the course of their lives.
Regardless, here are the mistakes that anyone taking birth control should know about.
This list includes anemia, fibroids, certain types of cancer, endometriosis, and more.
Give yourself a break and don’t stress so much about it.
You just might be doing yourself somegood.
Sunny Jun, co-medical director atCCRM San Franciscosaid.
“They are inconsistent.
Also, they should always know that Plan B or emergency contraception is available.”
“You have to beexclusivelybreastfeeding, which also means no pumping,” White shared.
The portion of women that applies to is very small.
“Some women are scared of trying a hormonal IUD,” Jun said.
“Not choosing the right condom puts you at risk for pregnancy.
If a condom is too small it can break.
Polyurethane condoms may break more frequently than latex ones.
If a condom is too big, it can fall off.”
Making an appropriate choice will help make your birth control method of choice more effective.
An occasional small glass of grapefruit juice or a cocktail that includes it is no big deal.
You don’t have to tell your doctor about absolutely everything, though.
“The exception to this is antibiotics,” White said.
“Those are fine!
Those get ahugebad rap, that’s not a mistake!
Those are fine!”
“Birth control might go wrong if you use a period tracking app,” Blatt said.
“Many are not as accurate as they should be and/or not user-friendly.”
“You control when you start and you stop and that’s a great thing.
Use a back-up method if you’ll end up with a gap between methods.
If it’s not the best one for you, it’s not the best one.
In some cases, it might be true that they can’t or the likelihood is extremely slim.
“A world of difference in how you interpret that word ‘can’t’.
No one’s too sick to get pregnant.”
