so,from my understanding,the ECP is totally different from normal contraception pills taken frequently.ECP is only can be used at most 3-4 times a month right? sorry for my inexperience coz its hard to understand all this medical stuff.

There is no actual maximum times you can take ECP. Some would say that the limit would be a maximum of 1-2 times each cycle. However, after prescribing the first course of ECP, a doctor would usually advise the woman to subsequently practice an effective method of contraception, rather than relying on ECP all the time.

though ECP can be used for not more than 3-4 times a month. but it is really dangerous. like said, ECP, emergency is used when you had unprotective sex, condom burst, missed common contraceptive pill, raped, etc etc.

i would say 1-2 times a year, is fine, but if you use it like every month, then the hormonal cycle of the woman definitely will be screwed so much.

Will it affect the girls health drastically then?

i think there'll be several effects..but if taken regularly then it's not good for health.
maybe someone can elaborate more details..

If it's hazardous then might as well stop takin' it regularly. Maybe use it only if unplanned sex happened or engaging in unprotected sex.

According to an article that I came across, the side effect and the serious of the side effect is subjective to the body system of the consumer. It ranges from nausea and vomitting, dizziness to serious headache and irregular bledding. It will appear that this pill is like a fail-safe option to a failed prevention!

Hey, some guy on another thread around here took postinor (yes, a male taking postinor) and claimed that he's growing breasts and losing body hair.

Most of us think it's BS but he posted some disgusting pictures of his man-breasts.

http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/605340/+140

Do birth control pills increase the size of women's boobs?

I can confirm u will get the headache part..

ya, agree, play safe. b4 u're sorry about creating a new life unexpectedly. abortion no good u know, it may come back to haunt u

rarely but do happened. but breast tenderness is a really common side-effects.

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Added on January 21, 2008, 9:29 pmit has never been intended to be used regularly anyway.

combined oral contraceptives pills are those to be used daily, but not emergency hormonal contraception.

This post has been edited by youngkies: Jan 21 2008, 09:29 PM

i have to ask something...
how much does it cost to install IUD???

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Added on January 22, 2008, 3:50 pmis there any side-effect or something to it???

This post has been edited by paqralos: Jan 22 2008, 03:50 PM

Please be inform that all contraception methods are not 100% guarantee able to prevent pregnancy. So don't depends on the pills so much!!!

That's not a very helpful statement, is it? There are no contraceptive method that will give you 100% guarantee. Even sterilisation of the female don't give 100% guarantee. So, if a woman can't depend on the pill, other methods or sterilisation, what can they depend on?

This post has been edited by kmarc: Jan 24 2008, 06:42 PM

Agreed with kmarc. What about surgery? It is confirm to prevent pregnancy for life, and does it still count as contraception.

what kind of surgery. hysterectomy and vasectomy, the bad thing about it is that they are not reversible. should you decided to have children in future, you will have no way. as for contraceptive pills, stop taking it and it is totally reversible.

Yeah. surgery is like that. Once done can't be undone. I've had a teacher back in school who done it.

If you're asking about surgical methods to prevent pregnancy, then it is called sterilisation. Male - vasectomy. Female - bilateral tubal ligation (BTL).

Even these methods are not 100% safe. The best would be vasectomy, with a failure rate of roughly 1 in 2000 procedures. For the BTL, it is about 1 in 200 procedures....

Both are intended to be permanent. However, for women, the BTL can be reversed if the expertise is available. Not that easy as to say "I want to reverse my BTL" as they have to go through a rigorous selection and assessment process.

lots, allergy to the IUD, or develop infection after insertion.


it is quite common actually. a lot of people have it done just after delivery of baby if they have decided that they dont want any more children.

Yeah. When they've reached the number of children that they've planned earlier. It also part of the family planning and to efficiently use the family income some decided to stop having more child and concentrate on the ones they have.