How do you gals feel about something like this? This hasn’t gone through clinical trials so still early stages.
I had such bad reactions to the Mirena IUD and minipill, I’ve been on the oral combo BC since then. I wish I didn’t need hormones but they help with heavy/painful periods (even skipping them), birth control, and the estrogen helps with acne. I’m not sure if I can give myself a shot 😬 I’m pretty squeamish around needles and bad with pain.
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.today/post/26490389
The technology uses tiny crystals to achieve both long-term effectiveness and the convenience of injections.
-EDIT- Fixed URL - sorry all
I really hope it comes with like a test dose or something like that. I don’t know how it’d work, but just a way to find out you’re going to have a bad reaction without needing surgical removal.
Yes, like a skin patch or something. It’s crazy to think about because allergies can be deadly. I also had to get the Mirena taken out early so I’m wondering how much of a hassle this would be.
Tbh it just feels like another way to administer the same drugs. I wish there was more focus on actually developing birth control that didn’t have the wealth of side effects.
I stopped taking BC a few years ago because it had such an effect on my mood but I’ve sort of resigned myself to starting up with it again.
I have anxiety around things in my body that I can’t control so the implant is off the table for me anyway and to me this just feels like an implant but worse.
Looks good, but I hope there are ways of mitigating side effects or potential allergic reactions, since it looks like something that stays inside of you for a long time and some side effects can appear weeks or months after the first exposure to a given drug
