I might check out the Wise Woman... does that have skin info? but ugh, I just don't know. I should be starting a ring tomorrow IF I decide to go back on.
I'm really not looking at any other alternatives: it's either the ring (or I could switch to some other hormonal bc---they've all worked for me in the past, except for the shot, that made me bitchy). But I'm trying to figure out if I should start bc again when I'm not really concerned about getting preggers. I use condoms and am not 20 anymore--it just isn't my biggest concern.
Instead I'm interested in (1) clear skin (and people, I guess when I say 'break-outs' it's not that extreme. I think a derm would laugh at me if I went in for a consult, it's so mild. But I'm almost 30 and I hate 'em. Mostly, (2) I just want to be able to have sex w/out worrying that I'm having a period. That's not that big of a deal if you're in a relationship, 'cause you can just wait it out or explain to your partner that you need to lay a towel down or that they have to deal with the drag of an "Instead," but if you're out dating, sometimes you meet someone and getting your period is just a real bummer. 'Cause who knows if it'll start during your 1st time w/a guy (that actually happened to me about 2 months ago! horrors) or it'll be going and so you'll have to stop what seemed to be a good make-out session, or it'll last for FOREVER--which mine have been. I mean, 7-9 days?! UGH!---in which case you're gonna have to start explaining why you're not putting out, and for a guy to realize that 9 days out of each month he'll have to deal with it is a total turn off.
So, essentially, going on bc would help facilitate sex (clear skin, no periods) rather than keep the babies away. And is that something worth messing up my hormones for? Since my body by itself is happier w/out the bc? But toss dating in there, and my cycle = bad dates. :/
I'm really not looking at any other alternatives: it's either the ring (or I could switch to some other hormonal bc---they've all worked for me in the past, except for the shot, that made me bitchy). But I'm trying to figure out if I should start bc again when I'm not really concerned about getting preggers. I use condoms and am not 20 anymore--it just isn't my biggest concern.
Instead I'm interested in (1) clear skin (and people, I guess when I say 'break-outs' it's not that extreme. I think a derm would laugh at me if I went in for a consult, it's so mild. But I'm almost 30 and I hate 'em. Mostly, (2) I just want to be able to have sex w/out worrying that I'm having a period. That's not that big of a deal if you're in a relationship, 'cause you can just wait it out or explain to your partner that you need to lay a towel down or that they have to deal with the drag of an "Instead," but if you're out dating, sometimes you meet someone and getting your period is just a real bummer. 'Cause who knows if it'll start during your 1st time w/a guy (that actually happened to me about 2 months ago! horrors) or it'll be going and so you'll have to stop what seemed to be a good make-out session, or it'll last for FOREVER--which mine have been. I mean, 7-9 days?! UGH!---in which case you're gonna have to start explaining why you're not putting out, and for a guy to realize that 9 days out of each month he'll have to deal with it is a total turn off.
So, essentially, going on bc would help facilitate sex (clear skin, no periods) rather than keep the babies away. And is that something worth messing up my hormones for? Since my body by itself is happier w/out the bc? But toss dating in there, and my cycle = bad dates. :/
