Trying to not get pregnant

I’ve been investigating the best form of birth control, but I have not found anything particularly satisfactory. My boyfriend and I both agree that we do not want me pregnant, but I can’t find anything that I really trust or condone. The thing all of this lead me to realize is that my body is, at 22, designed to WANT to have babies. Mentally I know I don’t want them, but biologically my body thinks I do. It’s a conflict of interests.

The most obvious thing – the pill- turns me off because of the possible side effects of blood clots, depression, weight gain… putting synthetic hormones into your body is in no way shape or form healthy. One of my sisters actually got a blood clot from it – it’s a bad idea for me. Plus I’d freak if I gained weight.

Condoms are of course the natural choice, but after recently having one break – it makes me nervous. They are the easiest method and what we will stick with- but not ideal. For more than one reason.

I’ve been looking into cycle planning – checking to see when you are the most and least fertile based on your menstrual cycle. This is generally used for women trying to get pregnant though, and seems to require meticulous attention to body signs. Could be helpful but should not be used alone.

I’m not interested in any of the other methods I found. Douching with lemon water, while it may work, is not what I want to rely on. But when you are actively denying your body something it wants naturally to do – there is never an easy method. Nature somehow always wins.

Tags: birth control, pregnant, sex