Contraception - what do you think?

[gherkin2pickle]

I'm a 17 year old girl, and have been in a relationship with my current boyfriend for a year and a half now. We recently had sex for the first time, and we both couldn't be happier! But, I have some questions about contraception for you people who may have the answers.

We tried to use a condom the first time, but he was nervous and didn't really know how they worked. So in the process of putting one on, his boner went away (understandably). This has happened before - we've tried having sex in the past, but every attempt was unsuccessful due to the condom. So we lost our virginity without one. Don't panic though! I am on birth control, have been for a few months, and I've been taking it at exactly the same time every day since we had sex. He pulled out, obviously, just to be safe.

What I'm wondering is, for those of you who do have (heterosexual) sex, do you use both forms of contraception? Pills and condoms? Or is it okay if we just continue on without condoms as long as I'm on birth control?

(FYI: there's no risk of STDs/STIs between us because we were each others' first times, and we have no plans on having sex with anybody else ever. So we're not using condoms to control STDs - we're only considering them for the contraception part).

Thank you for reading! I'd really like to know everyone's opinions and perhaps learn from your experiences!

[ska8er]

If u r going to continue to have sex then u better
continue to b on the pill. If ur boyfriend cant figure
out how to use a condom then he is not ready for
protected sex. If u love him then it would b wise
for u to show him and then put it on him. I would b
concerned about STDs as well.

[Sailor Mars]

I would still highly recommend the usage of condoms alongside with BC. Condoms aren’t hard to put on, and extra protection from STDs and pregnancy, regardless of if you’re in a monogamous relationship or not. Tell him to practice on his own time, it’s really not that difficult, and it only takes a couple seconds

[Lexi_02]

If you take your bc correctly and he pulls out you should be fine. It’s about what you’re comfortable with doing, if you want him to wear condoms then you guys will have to practice, you could try putting it on him if you want.

[Uniquemind]

Be aware that certain antibiotics medications when treating illnesses will cancel out birth control from working.

So in that sense be aware even if you are taking the b-pill, if you’re also on drug treatments, pregnancy is possible.

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Also pay attention of pharmacology company screwups. I believe in 2013, major drug company that made the birth control pill, messed up the order of which pills were placebo and which ones had the hormones.


Therefore girls/women were inadvertently taking the pills and hormones in the wrong order effectively screwing up the treatment, so they got pregnant and in some cases got pregnant AND screwed up the development of their baby because unbeknownst to them, they took more hormones while not knowing they were pregnant believing they were protected from the pill which hurt their babies.

[rioo]

As a man I would suggest your boyfriend to learn to use condom. At least he also protecting himself for the future that we don't know it.

[breaux]

Are you the one putting his condom on? If not, that'll probably make him keep a boner

[BlackParadePixie]

I'm on birth control, but still use condoms...unless its with a guy that I have been in a long term relationship with.

[mick01]

My gf is on bc and I do not use a condom.

[OwlBlue]

Bc and condom. That's better.

[mattsmith48]

Tell him to practice putting them on when he's alone it will help next time he's with you.

My gf is on bc we used condoms for the first 7 months we were dating, now we only use condoms if I am going to cum inside her

[Natacha]

Only birth control

[ShiningStar]

In the past I have messed around a good deal and pretty much used condoms to be safe. But with this gf its a different story:)

[Wallky]

I always use condoms ( it sounds great, considering that sex happens to me infrequently). I do not have a girlfriend, so I can not trust partners. But if you trust your boyfriend, then you can only use birth control.

[Allover Kelly]

If your not planning on being a Mommy and Daddy at the very least a condom should be worn by the boy.