Quote Originally Posted by El Wray View Post
The condom is the bain of my existence.
Aye. Women aren't supposed to feel too much of a difference between "with a condom" or "without a condom", but I do! And I hate it. It always feels lukewarm and the lubricants make it feel more sticky than it should do afterwards. I hate dried lubricant. Water-based or not, it makes me feel more dirty than if I hadn't used a condom at all. Which is ironic to me. Andrew hates them as well, but I think that just comes with the territory of being a man.

Koda, thanks. I did talk to my doctor... she was the one who suggested Marvelon. I might ask about Noriday or Yasmin next time. I hear they're USUALLY better than worse.

winterborn86, with Microgynon, you never need to switch the days you take the Pill, and you're not supposed to, either. The changes of anybody getting pregnant on that Pill, is about one in a billion, trillion. Even on the seven day break and the period, I didn't need to use condoms because they provide you with protection throughout. Although period sex is DISGUSTING, the only thing you can really do about that is wait until the flow isn't as heavy.

Did you ever try skipping the seven day break so that you wouldn't bleed? It's not bad for you, you just have a slightly heavier period next time you take the week break. I skipped with Microgynon 30 one time, and the only damage it did was slightly more cramping than usual whilst on the Pill.

I'm not looking forward to skipping the week break whilst on Marvelon. I might suffer a freaking brain clot with the way they've treated me.