Should I go off the pill?

[Aimz]

I'll be seeing my GYN at a follow up appointment two weeks after the lap so that is when I would discuss it with him. He wants to change my pill anyway so it would be a perfect time to talk about alternative contraceptive methods.

I agree about using natural skin care - I used proactive once and swore I would never touch it again - got a full refund! Talk about OUCH.

[Aimz]

I told DH and he was an absolute CHAMP about the whole thing. At first he asked about the effectiveness of a diaphram and said that was his main concern and I told him if we used it properly, combined with the Billings Method (which we looked up when we got home) I said it would be just as effective as the pill.

He then agreed with my concerns relating to the chemicals I've been putting into my body for 8 years and he understood my wish to have natural cycle. I then mentioned the likelyhood of an increase sex drive and I think at that point he was sold LOL .

I was worried for nothing! So the countdown is ON... 3 1/2 weeks until I can go off the pill!!

[Snacks]

Great news, Amy.

[HotI]

Is there any written info someone can direct me to on effectiveness of different methods, in particular the diaphragm?

Ta

[Aimz]

I'd be interested to see that too Kate.

[Aimz]

Kate I just found this link.. it's a US site but it might be helpful..

Pregnancy Rates for Birth Control Methods

[HotI]

Ta

I googled "diaphragm", and the first link gave this statistic "Diaphragms are 86-94% effective as birth control."

it didn't explain how they got that statistic.

if they could just train boys to keep their goo to themselves (until needed), it would be ok.