LADIES: What is the best contraceptive? Getting married next month.Is it too late in the game to be

I don't want to get pregnant right now and he doesn't want to have to wear a cond*m, but will if he has to. Which method is the best for both of us? Since we're getting married next month, is it too late for it (i.e., The Pill) to work? Help!

LADIES: What is the best contraceptive? Getting married next month.Is it too late in the game to be effective?ballet

Conceptrol inserts. Goes in like a tampon. It's a little messy but doesn't require planning (like using a diaphram) and it's not as bad as foam. You can start immediately after it's inserted so no waiting like with the contraceptrive film.

Congrats on your upcoming wedding.

LADIES: What is the best contraceptive? Getting married next month.Is it too late in the game to be effective?globe theater opera theater

no its not to late. use the pill but ask your doc about it or the pharmisist.
I have found that the pill is the best - particularly the standard 28 day pill.

They say to wait 2 months for the pill to go in to effect.

Your best bet would be to schedule an appointment with your OB/GYN to discuss more options with you.
its probably not a good idea to try the pill. most pills take 3 months to be effective. you can take the morning after pill. You could also get the shot which has been every effective for my sister. The best thing about the shot is you only have to go every three months to get a shot. no forgetting just write it on the calender.
If you are good at remembering to take the pill..... start as soon as you can. My sister did the Depo shot but gained 35 pounds. You could have an IUD inserted. Talk to your GYN. When I started the pill a few years ago before my husbands vasectomy my GYN told me to I did not have to use anything else since you start the pill the Sunday after your period starts or on Sunday if that is the day you start your period and it takes 7 days to get into your system. There are so many different kinds of pills out there I do not remember what it was called.

Even if you are told to use alternate forms of birth control for a few weeks after you start the pill, your husband would only have to use condoms for a short time.

Congratulations and Best Wishes.

PS.... I took the pill EXACTLY as I was supposed to and 17 months after I started it we found out about baby #5!! IT IS NOT 100%
Generally, it takes about a month for birth control pills to work. I would definitely suggest getting on either pills, patch, or even the depo shot. Talk to your doc about which would be most beneficial to you. In the meantime, you may want to use a condom for that extra assurance. They do have other over-the-counter methods (for women) in the condom section. You may find that helpful. Good luck!
The safe period of the pill is one month. The pill does work if you create a strict discipline of taking it every day at the same hour. If you choose the pill always have them in the one purse you always use. Set your cellphone to beep at an hour you are comfortable (830pm works for me). First month you may stain a bit but it's normal. Go to a family planning clinic, or to your doctor. Try to do this as quick as possible. There's also the ring. Do not know the name, maybe nuva ring or something. I do not know if the effects are immediate. I really suggest you talk to a doctor or family planning specialist. You can always try the diaphragm. Do tell your boyfriend to take it easy, i mean, if you are going to get married, at first you can use condom, and as soon as it is safe with only pills or whatever contraceptive you choose, then go bare. If you are getting married, i assume is forever, so, can't he wait a month or a couple of weeks to go bare? Better to use a condom while it isn't safe, than to have a baby in the first year of marriage. Hope it works out!
I was on Ortho-tricyclen for 8 years and loved it. I went off of it and it took me only 4 months to get pregnant. Soon after I delivered I went on Depo and hated it. I spotted for 6 weeks and when I went off it I didn't have a normal period for 3 months.

At that time I started the Nuva ring which I really like and am currently using. There are many options out there. What works best for you may not work best for someone else. I also looked at webmd to make my choice based on my needs.

Congratulations on your upcoming wedding.

Here are the sites to Ortho, Depo and the nuva ring.

http://www.orthotricyclen.com/

http://www.depoprovera.com/index.asp

http://www.nuvaring.com/Consumer/index.a...
If you start taking the pill on the first day of your period, it will start working in less than 1 week. I personally think pills are the best option for me. I didn't have any side effects while I was on in for 5 years. I was also worried that I wouldn't be able to get pregnant right after I get off the pill...but I got pregnant a week after I got off so if you are ready to have child you can just get off and try to have a baby. However I've heard about women getting pregnant while on the pill. If you are taken correctly at the same time everyday, it's 98% effective.
What I have found to work the best is a Copper IUD. Your doctor inserts it, and you never have to worry about it again, and it starts working right away. You simply go back to your doctor and have it taken out if would like to have a child, other than that it can stay inside of you for 10 years. Very effective, and little to no side effects.
IUD if your insurance will cover it. If not, they run about $500. You will most likely stop getting your period withing 6 months, although you may have some heavy bleeding at the beginning. The IUD stays in place for 5 years and can be removed at any time.
go to the doctor. birth control patches are good. you only have to apply them once a week.get a IUD intrauterine device). My best Friend has one and it is good for 10 years. It can be pulled out at anytime and it can take up to a year to get pregnant. Please if you are not ready for pregnancy do something. Depo shot can be effective and you r period will stop(at least most women's period do). Birth control pills are good too but with antibiotics it can stop working and you need a barrier method. I never used nor known someone to use the nuva ring ( a ring that is inserted in the vagina) but it looks like it would fall out.
I was always on the pill, the only other contraceptive that i ever used were condoms. My doctor and pharmacist say to wait 2 weeks for the pill to be effective, but a month is better. So if you start it now, you will be fine for your wedding night. If this is a first for both of you, you dont want to be fighting with a condom, you might not get the job done...hehe. good luck, and see your doctor for the pill, you dont want to be stressed out on your wedding night, and you can always use a condom if you are worried that the pill isn't working yet. If your anything like my husband and I you wont even need to worry about it. By the time we got to the hotel, we were so tired, it waited until morning. ;)