so they work about as well on men as they do on women then. (only very slightly /s. tbh if those were my only options I’d rather be spayed.)
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Replying to @penguin_attie
it really depends on the person, but, *yes*, I have considered actually sterilizing the cat and then giving her HRT, but progestin implants seem better, given that they already exist in required dosages and it's a once every few years thing and not every day/biweekly thing
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Replying to @whitequark @penguin_attie
also depends on specific kind of contraceptives. ever considered the ones with bioidentical estradiol and nomegestrol? these are generally better tolerated and as a bonus don't come with risks inherent to ethinylestradiol like DVT
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I don’t think they have those at mannings? I’m not going back to doctors, last time I tried to get a prescription for anything but the generic I was told, actual quote, “ah, yes, it’s fashionable among young girls these days to pretend to have side effects”.
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Replying to @penguin_attie @whitequark
Also I’m not really interested in the contraceptive function anyway, any problems with taking these continuously to avoid periods?
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Replying to @penguin_attie
nope! OC in general is generally safe and effective for that purpose, and Zoeli in particular includes this in the leaflet. sometimes doctors say that you need the artificial period (not actually a period, it's withdrawal bleeding) but that's a lie.
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Replying to @whitequark @penguin_attie
back when OC was introduced they thought women would get confused about not having periods so they deliberately added placebo pills to induce something similar. it has no medical purpose.
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Replying to @whitequark @penguin_attie
that said, if you take OC continuously for many months you may experience mild breakthrough bleeding. in that case you should pause for a few days and you won't have it happen for a few more months.
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oh, why the pause? that’s first I hear of it. I keep wondering what’s the difference with hormonal IUD or implants, you get a bit of bleeding there sometimes too but they never stop
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so the idea here is that while you're continuously on contraceptives, endometrium grows (though slowly) and at some point it can't grow any more without shedding. it'd shed by itself but making a pause makes it faster. with an IUD or an implant you can't make a pause so there's…
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no choice in the first place. these things aren't a hard rule, just what seems to work best, and fairly individual. find out what's better for you and follow that.
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