{"id":1779,"date":"2020-12-20T11:43:15","date_gmt":"2020-12-20T08:43:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/poriutivit.com\/staging2\/?p=1779"},"modified":"2021-06-09T14:23:47","modified_gmt":"2021-06-09T11:23:47","slug":"how-to-choose-the-birth-control-method-that-is-right-for-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/poriutivit.com\/staging2\/en\/preventing-pregnancy\/how-to-choose-the-birth-control-method-that-is-right-for-you\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Choose the Birth Control Method That is Right For You"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/p>Choosing the right method can be challenging in light of the fact that there is no ideal or perfect method that will be the \u201cright fit\u201d for everyone. Just because your friend does well on a hormonal method doesn\u2019t mean that you will too. In the end, we are all guinea pigs- until we actually try to use a certain method we cannot know how it will affect us.<\/span>\n

If no method has an actual efficacy of 100% (except abstinence and maybe tubal ligation and vasectomy), then the most you can hope for is a \u201cgood enough\u201d method that will more or less meet your needs in terms of body-mind health, your sexual relationship\/s and your lifestyle.<\/span><\/p>\n

In an ideal world, gynecologists would be trained as counselors and they would have extensive knowledge about and experience with all methods, including natural ones. Medical students would be better trained in communication and counseling skills. <\/span>Gynecologists can only recommend a method that they know and trust, but they shouldn\u2019t be the ones to make important decisions about your sexual health- that\u2019s your responsibility.<\/p>\n

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Soul-Searching about Sex and Safety<\/b><\/h2>\n

Often, we find ourselves torn between different needs and competing desires. On one hand, certain methods are considered to be highly effective (like hormonal, IUDs) but on the other, they exert a price- side effects and risks that can interfere with health and quality of life. This is why it\u2019s super important to conduct a kind of \u201csoul-search\u201d to figure out what really matters the most to you. The following questions (and your answers to them) will help you move closer to making the right decision:<\/span><\/p>\n