"Tika’s period did get heavier with her IUD, but she doesn’t mind. To her, the benefits outweigh any side effects."
"Mary Lide will tell you honestly that her Mirena IUD insertion included 15 seconds of “ouchy pain,” but she says it was worth it for the five years of continual birth control."
"The implant is making it possible for Abigail to finish school and be financially and emotionally ready before she has kids."
"It’s hassle-free. You don’t have to deal with it for a decade."
"Birth control…for a woman it’s like revolutionary."
"It's usually very assumed that we're gonna need condoms..."
"Everything is personal, and that's the most important thing to consider."
"It was super fast, super easy."
"It’s the perfect level of hormones for me."
"Take care of your vaginal health as much as you can."
"I never even think about it being there."
"It’s something that I can do once a week and not think about it."
"You could protect yourself better if you pick and choose who you sleep with."
"The likes far outweigh the don’t likes."
"If we’re going to have sex, we need to have this conversation."
"The actual insertion did not bother me at all."
"The female condom makes me feel in control."
"I just NEED to have my pill."
"Put it in. Have sex. That's basically it."
"Every 3 months I pop in for 10 minutes. Bam. Done."
"A "three-year thing" fits perfectly in my schedule."
"It's there all the time, like a security blanket."
"Sunday is "me" day: mani, pedi, hair, and patch."
"It's kinda like clockwork—he just knows to do it."
"I didn't want anything messy or to stick inside."
"I needed to fix my system for taking the pill."
"If it's casual, it's the pill AND condoms."
"Our family is something we really planned out."
"I hate shots with a passion, so I just don't look."
"I needed more effective & reliable birth control."
"I can't really even remember to take vitamins."
"I don't have a boyfriend now, but you never know."
"It's not something that has to be put on in exactly the moment."
"I use the diaphragm—it's spontaneous like me."
"Forget one in the moment? There is no heat that hot."
"I really don't trust sperm—at all."
"It's like a little invisible secret protection plan that I'm on."
"The spermicide is just something that I do for me."
"I needed to change the way I think about myself."
"I like that it forces you to get in tune with your own body.
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"I'm on the ring, but as back up, I use the emergency pill."
"It's inside of me, it goes where I go."
"I always, always worry about pregnancy."
"It's really simple—it can't go too far up."
"For now, the choice is what's right for me."
"We keep 'em in the bedside table. There's no excuse. "
"We don't think it interferes with the moment."
"I never thought I'd find a birth control for me."