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how old were you when you first started using contraception; what method did you start with, and where did you learn about it?
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I was twenty and started taking the Pill a month before I was married (I was a virgin until marriage).
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did your mother talk to you about preventing unwanted pregnancy? did she bring it up, or did you? did you discuss it with your friends?
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My mother didn't talk to me about anything sex related. I never brought it up. I didn't discuss it with my friends, but I did with my sister.
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what about school - what did they tell you regarding birth control?
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I was homeschooled and all my mom did was hand me a book to read when I was 11.
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have you tried more than one method? what do you like about the one you're using now, and what don't you like about it?
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I have an IUD now. I love the spontinaity and security it allows (My husband and I definitely don't want anymore children [we have one daughter] but are too young to do anything permanent). I dislike that my period is not regular like it was while on the pill. I bleed a bit heavier and have worse cramps than before, but it's really not that bad. Others I've talked to who've had an IUD have it much worse.
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have you had any problems, side effects, etc. with contraception?
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My first one came out by itself one month after it was inserted. It's a good thing my OB/GYN. had me schedualed to come back for a follow up appointment or I wouldn't have known. She said she had never had that happen to one of her patients before. The second one stayed put like it was suppose to.
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what would you tell your daughter (real or hypothetical) about birth control? When would you start talking to her about it (or others you've tried)?
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I beleive in abstinance until marriage, but will not use this as an excuse to raise an ignorant child. I will inform her about sex and reproduction around age 8 and when she starts her period I will make sure she know how I feel about abstinance, but also let her know the dangers of unprotected sex and the necessity of protection to prevent STDs and pregnancy so if she comes to a point where her veiws are different than mine she will be informed and know how to obtain protection.
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do you always use contraception when you have sex (that is, when not-hoping to conceive)? How important is contraception to you?
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Yes (IUD). Contraceptionis extremely important to my husband and I as we do not wish to have anymore children. When we are a bit older (We are 23 & 24 , respectivly,) he will have a vasectomy and I will probably go on a pill that allows you to have only four periods a year.
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is the contraception method you use covered by your insurance?
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How glad I am that today we have many options for preventing pregnacy. 100 years ago women were giving birth to five or more children in their lives, plus miscarrages...
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this conversation makes me think....
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How glad I am that today we have many options for preventing pregnacy. 100 years ago women were giving birth to five or more children in their lives, plus miscarrages...
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