Diaphragm and cervical cap effectiveness
Dear Alice,How effective is the diaphragm? I was on the pill, but it made me ill and depressed. However, I miss the spontaneity and reliability of it. What about the cervical cap?Signed, Just Say No to...
View ArticleMarijuana and birth control pills
Dear Alice,My question is this: does smoking marijuana have the same effects as smoking cigarettes if you're on the birth control pill? Thanks.
View ArticleLSD and birth control pills
Dear Alice,Does acid (LSD) have a detrimental affect on women who use the birth control pill? Is it possible for a woman to be impregnated by pre-ejaculatory fluids four days after the menstrual cycle...
View ArticlePlan B side effects?
Dear Alice,I took Plan B (emergency contraception) about ten days ago, and I am still feeling nauseated. I am not on birth control because all forms oral, NuvaRing, and the patch caused me to have...
View ArticleCondom fun and games
Dear Alice,I am a peer health educator at Texas Tech University and I am putting together a health fair on condom usage for students. The "Condom Olympics" will be held in a dorm. I was wondering if...
View ArticleBest contraception with a condom?
Dear Alice,Could I have the final, definitive, last word on what type of contraception is best to use with a condom?Thanks, Unsure
View ArticleAn explanation of contraceptive failure rates
Dear Alice,When people say that contraceptives, like condoms, have a twelve percent failure rate, do they mean that they result in pregnancy in twelve out of every 100 women who use them? I hope that...
View ArticleWhat are the differences among birth control pills?
Dear Alice,What are the differences in birth control pills? I switched from Ortho-Tri cyclen to Alesse after asking my doctor for a lighter dose of estrogen, but have been told by friends that Nordette...
View ArticleTaking birth control pills when I need it — Effective?
Dear Alice,I was wondering if it is possible to take the pills on the month I needed it. My boyfriend and I have a long distance relationship. We only meet once between three to four months' time. So I...
View ArticleI took two birth control pills in a day — What now?
Dear Alice,I took two birth control pills in one day 'cause I forgot that I had already taken one that day. Do I still take one tonight even though I'll be ahead one day?
View ArticleDo birth control pills cause brain aneurysms?
Alice,Sadly, today I found out that a friend of my family has just passed away. The cause of her sudden death was a brain aneurysm. I have been researching brain aneurysms and have found out that oral...
View ArticleThe birth control pill and smoking
Dear Alice,I've been on the pill for nearly 3 months, and although I've been a social smoker for slightly longer than that, the habit's beginning to get heavier. I need to know if smoking stops the...
View ArticleFertility awareness: The symptothermal method
Dear Alice,In one of your replies, you said "There is a method of natural birth control that combines basal temperature, with observation of cervical mucus, and continuity of an individual woman's...
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