What birth control options are available?

Barrier methods. Examples include male and female condoms, as well as the diaphragm, cervical cap and contraceptive sponge. Short-acting hormonal methods. ... Long-acting hormonal methods. ... Sterilization. ... Spermicide or vaginal gel. ... Fertility awareness methods.

My experience : opinions/insight needed regarding birth control!

Hi everyone! This is my first post on this forum! I was just looking for some opinions/insight regarding my current situation. I'm currently on the combined pill, and I take it religiously. I've only had a handful of slip ups that I can remember over the past few years. But regarding one of those slip ups, I threw up 2 and a half hours after taking my pill on January 28th this year, I didn't take another or anything because I didn't know I was suppose to and so I just carried on and took my pill normally the next day. I had about 10 days of light bleeding after this, which was also due to a stressful situation that was going on in my life. Fastforward to next month, I had sex without a condom on the 17th of February, but I had been taking my pill normally for the next 3 weeks following my slip up, and he pulled out before finishing so there was no insemination during this encounter. I got a withdrawl bleed a few days later right on schedule. The next month I began feeling paranoid and took a test. It was negative, this was 11 days after the intercourse. I took another test a week later which was also negative. Got my bleed in March with normal PMS. Got my bleed in April with normal PMS. Got my bleed in May with normal PMS symptoms. I still felt paranoid and tested during may and got two negative pregnancy tests. But my internet research took me on a rabbit hole and I saw lots of posts regarding women who still got withdrawl bleeds while pregnant, and women who didn't have enough pregnancy hormones to register on a test, and then women who had too many and triggered the hook effect on the test. To test this I diluted my urine and tested it and the test came out negative but I'm still worried I could somehow be pregnant while still bleeding, getting PMS and having negative tests. I took a test that was broken a day ago, the line was facing the wrong direction and was wonky and it turned blue. But I immediately bought another, took it, and it came up negative. All in all I've gotten like 10+ negative tests, I've shelled out a shit ton of money on them and I'm still paranoid. Could I hypothetically be around 4/5 months pregnant, having withdrawl bleeding, normal PMS and negative tests while still being pregnant? I've not gained any weight either, and have been the same weight for the past few months too. Is withdrawl bleeding a reliable sign that there isn't a pregnancy? You're still shedding your lining, correct? Even if it is thinner it's still shedding? How could that happen with a pregnancy going on in there? My cervix also still moves around and gets lower and harder before my withdrawl bleeds.

(When I say PMS symptoms I mean, I still get bloating, constipation, acne, emotional mood swings, and whatnot around these bleeds so it's not just bleeding without anything else!)

Could someone provide any insight 😭😭 I always thought bleeding on the pill was a reliable sign but I guess I don't know enough about the pill.

(I don't want any physical tie to my ex, I got the courage to break up with him after the last time we had sex and now I'm scared I could be pregnant)

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