female only Birth Control Post Surgery? Nuvaring?

[Banned member 320]

Crazy thing about Birth Control is that it affects everyone differently! After time I noticed my sexual desire deminished while on paragard which is a NO NO~ however as soon as that thing was out of me I was ready to Go! Literally~...lol

I had the paragard for 3 yrs and the same thing happened to me and plus it caused me to gain weight. I was allergic to the copper and my body was fighting that foreign object. I gained about 50 lbs on depo. Thankfully my husband got snipped in August and I haven't been on birth control since July.

[Anume81 22]

I'm pre op and started the Mirena in Jan 2012..it is great. I wanted that because I knew I wanted a revision soon from lapband to VSG..because 6 mos after getting my band I got pregnant with our first child. ..so now once I start losing weight again i will not have to worry about getting pregnant and gaining that weight back..

[Jessica9190 127]

Mirena IUD. I love it. I haven't had a real period in about 7 years.

[Jessica9190 127]

I use the patch. I love it- I was told that the pill didn't work as well with sleeves and my last child was born with my IUD in her little fist. . I guess when they say that it's 99% effective' date=' then that's not 100%![/quote']

OMG. What kind was it? Was that a fluke or just that 1% chance you were blessed with?

[lakobe00 63]

I have been using Nuva Ring for three years; I stopped around May so I wouldnt have the hormones in my system during surgery. I really love the ring and will resume using it a month after surgery.

[Pam2011 26]

I haven't had any weight gain or issues with not loosing weight since getting my depo shot end of Sept. My next shot is due in Dec.

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[rxtine 20]

Hi All' date='

I had a revision from Lapband to VSG on Aug 15th. I used to take Loestein 24FE before my revision surgery. My surgeon told me due to absorption issues that 'could' happen I should look into another form of birth control. I went to my OB- GYN and she suggested the Nuvaring because I have PCOS and still need hormones in my birth control. So, my question is: All post-op's, what kind of Birth Control do you use? Does anyone use the Nuvaring & what do you think of it?

Thanks!![/quote']

I've been on NuvaRing for 10 years and I love it. I have band and will be revision soon I hope and I will continue to use the ring! Just remember after weight loss it's very easy to get pregnant so you will want to double up, not you but you and your partner!