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  • 06-06-2006 1:16pm
    #1
    Speedway
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 565 ✭✭✭


    hey,
    i'm just looking for a bit of advice, before i go on i know this isn't a medical board so i'll try not to cross that line. Just looking for a bit of info.

    i'm living in the US for the summer and my girlfriend is coming to live with me for 2 and a half months.She's coming out here in 5 weeks.We've been sexually active for about a year. we're both 22 and have always used condoms. We're as careful as anyone can be really and are always very concious of anything going wrong.

    but since we're going to be living together a lot of people have said she should be going on the pill. We've talked about it together and before we make a decision together we just wanted some info.

    Some things we are wondering about are

    what type of pill you should use?

    how safe is sex on the pill - is it totally safe not to use condoms as well while on the pill?

    if she is in ireland and get's her prescription is it possible to get enough to last her throughout her time in the US. or would she be better off waiting until she gets to the states before getting it. i know you have to take it for a few weeks before it "kicks in" so getting it in Ireland and taking it before she comes out was preferred.

    and one thing is that she doesnt want her parents to know she's on it and since her dad is a GP he kinda knows most doctors in the surrounding area, is there a more private way of getting it than through a local GP

    thanks in advance


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  • #2
    layke
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,956 ✭✭✭layke


    Ok, the doctor will prescribe the correct pill for your GF so don't worry about that.

    As for contraception, I have found it very very good (no babies yet :D). However a few friends of mine have gotten pregnant while on the pill. When I say a few I litterally mean two out of god knows how many.

    So there is still a risk but from personal experience it's not that high.

    On the prescription side, she can get the pills here but in the US she may require another visit to the hospital for a smear test before they will hand out a prescription.

    If any doctor goes back to her dad and tells him, file a lawsuit and bury him for breach of doctor/patient confidentiality.

    G'luck,
    /L


  • #3
    Speedway
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 565 ✭✭✭Speedway


    thanks for the info layke.


  • #4
    chuckles30
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,380 ✭✭✭chuckles30


    I get mine from the family planning clinic and I get a six months supply together - well the prescription is made out for a 6 month supply and they give the option of taking 3 months supply now and come back for the other 3 months when you need them or take the 6 months together...I guess that spreads the expense, but I take the 6 months for convenience. So she should have no problem getting enough to cover her for the summer.


  • #5
    Nevyn
    Closed Accounts Posts: 43,045 ✭✭✭✭Nevyn


    http://www.ifpa.ie/contraception/

    http://thinkcontraception.ie/contraception-choices/contraception-choices.asp

    http://www.vhi.ie/hfiles/hf-060.jsp

    The oral contraceptive pill may not agree with her, and it is not 100%.
    There are other options the sites above contain some information and more you both know the better questions you can ask the gp and make a better decision.


  • #6
    OmegaRed
    Registered Users Posts: 1,055 ✭✭✭OmegaRed


    I'm sorry man, I can’t resist! :D

    There is no guarantee that the pill will protect her against getting pregnant but I’ll be looking after ya while she's here so don’t worry! What ever happens we'll handle together. Squall wont really let ye get up to much anyways so....

    It would be a good opportunity to play around with some condoms designed for maximum pleasure for you and her! That way she’s on the pill and your using condoms and the chance of getting pregnant have been reduced even further, even though we all know that you could wrap each other in cling film and there is always a chance….

    But seriously, nice to see your putting some thought into this! And like Layke said, Doctors cant tell her dad squat! I didn’t even think about that last night!


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  • #7
    marthabee
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1 ✭marthabee


    http://www.plannedparenthood.com/pp2/portal/

    There are Planned Parenthood clinics in almost all cities in the USA. This is a confidential service. It is subsidised and your gf will not have to provide any insurance details. It would be a good place to check if she does not get sorted in Ireland as it is extremely expensive to see a regular GP in the USA without health insurance.


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