Ladies only please (B/C)?

Question: I have protected sex, we use condoms but sometimes i worry that one might break. I want to be on birth control just to be safe but i had an allergic reaction to the pill form. I tried to ask a gyno a few months ago (b4 I was having the sex) but the only advice she gave me was to " do some research, then talk to me about it".
Does anyone use any alternatives to the pill? what works best for you? how safe is it? my head is spinning trying to sort through all of the information out there.
Thanks

Answers:
There are a few options other than hormonal birth control out there. I'm guessing that's what you mean when you say you are "allergic" to the pill form, that your body cannot handle synthetic hormones. Some women just cannot take them.

You could try a copper IUD (intra uterine device) that uses no hormones. It makes the uterus inhospitable for conception. There is another type of IUD that uses tinytinytiny amount of hormones that some hormone-sensitive women can use called the Mirena IUD. Both these IUDs are good for five years.

You could try the Fertility Awareness Method along with the condoms. It uses a combination of your body's basal temperature, cervical mucus, and I think a few other things to tell you when you are most fertile and least fertile. You have to use it religiously and not skip days of tracking. It's very reliable when used correctly. If you want to know more about it, look for the book called Taking Charge of Your Fertility by Toni Weschler.

There is also Norplant but I think that uses hormones and may not be available in the US. It's an implant put in the arm. You could use a diaphragm along with spermicidal foam/gelly, or Lea's Sheild, which is an insertable strip (like a listerine pocket pack thing) that is spermicidal. The Lea's sheild can be a little messy and you have to wait a few minutes after you put it in for it to "melt" before you can engage in intercourse.

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Just be abstinent.

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