thalidomide and unprotected sex?
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Do not take this drug if there is any possibility\nthat you are, or may become, pregnant. Just one\ndose can cause severe birth defects. Thalidomide was first marketed in Europe in the late 1950's. It was used as a sleeping pill and to treat morning sickness during pregnancy. At that time no one knew thalidomide caused birth defects.\n\nTragically, when thalidomide was used by pregnant women, it resulted in the birth of thousands of deformed babies. In 1961 scientists discovered that the medication stunted the growth of fetal arms and legs. In fact, taking only one dose of thalidomide early in pregnancy can severely affect the growth of fetal limbs (arms, legs, hands, feet). It also puts the fetus at risk of other injuries, including eye and ear defects and severe internal defects of the heart, genitals, kidneys, digestive tract (including lips and mouth), and nervous system. \n\nIf you cannot avoid the chance of pregnancy, you should not take thalidomide. In fact, the FDA requires any woman of child bearing age to take 2 forms of highly effective birth control- even if you think you are infertile you must take birth control.  If you are taking this drug then you have seen the package which has a picture of a baby born with birth defects as a result of this medication, as well as warnings posted all over the package to avoid pregnancy.\n\nPlease if you are taking this medication do everything possible to avoid pregnancy- it simple is not fair to make such a devastating decision for an unborn child.\nHope this helped.
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Hello,\n\n  I have taken many anti-dep and have taken along time to find one that fits all my needs. I had a really hard time sexually when on prozac and zoloft, etc. I let my new doc know the problem was affecting my life and he suggested Wellbutrin. So I take a smaller dose of lexapro for the depression because you can only take so much wellbutrin. Then I take a dosage of Wellbutrin to help take the sexual side affects away, which also helps with depression. That changed my life taking both drugs together!!! Been taken them for over 4 yrs. now and I thank my doc all the time! My sex drive is actually usually in over drive now :)
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I wouldn't think so since they are all natural.  Anti-biotics are the only thing I know of that will interfere with the pill.\n\nhttp://www.angelic1healing.com
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I just got back from Africa where too many people with no money and many with illness and some with HIV are having too many babies. Condoms are widely promoted and easily attainable, and seem to be the answer. But most still don't use them and I can sympathize. For me the lack of feeling with erases the intimacy and I am lucky if I can maintain an erection. It's like I am moving back and forth with a strap-on and all out of sync because I have no nerves to guide me. But the pull-out method is far too risky because small drops of semen can sometimes seep out before ejac. especially when a guy is really trying fend off orgasm. My advice is this:  Only have sex with one, safe partner. Get on birth control or limit yourself. I enjoy going down on my girl much more than having sex with a condom. Sometimes I'm lazy, but I can just put my tongue there and make her do most of the work. There are a lot of things that don't involve intercourse that are very under-rated. And when you know he is the one and you are ready for children, it will be that much better. If you continue to use condoms look for the thinnest ones. Some aren't that bad and if a guy prematurely ejaculates, they might help him last longer. I wouldn't suggest the non-latex Durex Advanti unless you feel guilty enjoying sex at all. It will be kind of like having a dead leg.
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Yes. It is against the law to have unprotected sex if you know you have HIV. Or to give transfusions, or to do anything that will spread the HIV. There are a number of statutes covering this, not only in Indiana but almost everywhere in the civilized world. \nThere are public health statutes, and under the criminal code, knowingly exposing someone to HIV can be accounted as an assault.
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A doctor that I have been seeing for other medical conditions besides anything to do with pregnancy was telling me about a study that a doctor in Penn. was doing for women who had been going to all kinds of trouble trying to get pregnant. They had tried every drug known to man out there and went to the best specialist when he decide to use Metformin a common drug used for people with diabetes. \nThis doctor even suggested the same thing for her own daughter and she was pregnant within two weeks of starting the med. So just a thought!
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yes it is safe  for the followig reasons\na)  you dont have to rely on taking a pill or anything , its automatic\nb)You get the most insane mood swings that the sight of your partner wants to make you scream at him hence no sex\nc) you have no libido so eve if you are having a good day (hahaha) you dont want to have sex\nd) when you are not angry and fighting you are depressed and want to cry\n\nbut remember once you take it there is no going back - you are stuck with it for 3 months... \n\n other side effects were - really really bad skin ( stil not back to normal and ist been 4 months)\n didnt get my period, only came back a week ago YAY\nhair got all dry and gross\njust the mood swings - MY GOD! it was horrible\n\n but i had a flat mate who loved it she had been on it for 2 years!!!!!  - it affects everybody differntly
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I'm on the low-dose pill Mircette.  It's supposed to be good for some side effects, like breakthrough bleeding, because you only have two completely hormone-free days.  Being a low-dose pill, though, it is especially important to take it at exactly the same time every day.  I haven't had any side effects from it.  My first pill was Ortho Tri Cyclen and it made me depressed.  I also gained 10 pounds on Ortho Tri.\n\nThere's no birth control method that's perfect for everyone.  Even with the pill, everyone reacts differently to every pill.  It is very much a trial and error process.\n\nSome things you need to think about when you pick a method of contraception:\n\nDo you want a hormonal method?  Anything with hormones is far more effective than barrier methods, but it can also have side effects.  Barrier methods are cheaper and have no side effects (unless you're allergic to latex or spermicide), but they aren't as effective.\n\nCan you remember to take a pill at the same time every day?  If not, consider a barrier method or a non-pill hormonal method.\n\nDo you want something that you only use when you have sex?  If so, go with a barrier--like a condom or diaphragm.\n\nWhat can you afford?  Condoms are pretty cheap.  Depending on where you get it, the pill or ring can be quite affordable.\n\nHow long do you want it to last?  Usually you can get pregnant very soon after stopping the pill or removing the ring.  For barrier methods you can get pregnant anytime you don't use them.  The shot or implant will last longer.\n\nHow cooperative is your partner?  He would have to agree to using condoms.  Other methods of contraception are controlled by the woman.\n\nAre you and your partner both sure that you're free of STDs?  Only the condom provides protection from STDs.
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Yes they do , antidepressant's take away the desire to have sex, they take away the pleasure of making love, depending on your dosage the side effects will vary, but no matter how low your dosage is you are still going to have a noticeable decrease in your sex drive, I do not take antidepressant's anymore, and I also stopped birth control because they both had horrible effects on me sexually. You know something isn't right when a medication that is suppose to make you love life and be happy makes you dislike sexual contact and pleasure, by the way, for females the sexual side effects are much worse. Please reconsider taking those meds, they make them out to be great when they are actually making people attempt suicide or achieve it much faster then the disease its self does. Their are other ways of coping , counseling and support groups, and many many other things out there, this is coming from someone who has tried so many of those medications and ended up in the mental hospital because of them, their are a lot of ways to deal with depression, drugs are not your only option , good luck to you
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First, NEVER EVER HAVE SEX WITH SOMEONE WITHOUT WEARING A CONDOM ! There are std's that don't have as noticeable affects in women as what it will in men. Considering this girl is already on birth control pills is a sure indication she has been sexually active already.Since she allowed you to have sex with her not wearing a condom ,safe bet others have had the same priveledge. How do you know she for sure she has not got hiv? You didn't think at the time you had sex that you would be worried about a std right now either did you? People lie, especially when it comes to sex . Don't you think if everybody told the truth about std's and hiv/aids that this problem would be well under control,if not completely extent? Next time wear a condom!! Not for her benefit but for your own safety. As to do you have a STD. Only a doctor will be able TO ANSWER THAT 100% , you should have been there 3 weeks ago. Some std's can make you sterile. If you are to embarrassed to go to the Dr. then call your local health department and see if they can't see you. If you are really worried then call the er at your local hospital and tell them your symptoms without giving your name. Hopefully all you have is a kidney infection. Next time you start to have sex make sure you use a condom! No matter what she may tell you. If your gonna do it be responsible. Good luck!!
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Thalidomide, first synthesized in 1953, was widely prescribed for morning sickness from 1957 to 1962, but only outside of the U.S. In 1961 the U.S. Food & Drug Administration was glad it had not given approval, because thalidomide became anathema when it was found to be seriously teratogenic (creating malformation in embryos, from the Greek for "monster") having caused serious birth defects in more than 10,000 babies. Now, a quarter of a century later, it appears that it may be a miracle drug for such diseases as AIDS, leprosy, lupus, and tuberculosis. Within the last year, and over the objection of groups focussed on the risk and seriousness of birth defects, the F.D.A. has approved its use with strict safeguards to protect women who are, or could become pregnant.\n\nSince thalidomide has a stereogenic carbon atom, it exists as two enantiomers. Tests with mice in 1961 suggested that only one enantiomer was teratogenic while the other possessed the therapeutic activity. Unfortunately, subsequent test with rabbits showed that both enantiomers had both activities.\n\n\n\nRacemic Mixtures\n\nA mixture that contains equal amounts of a pair or enantiomers is called a racemic mixture or a racemate, a (±) pair, or a (d,l) pair. A racemic mixture is symbolized by placing (±) or (d,l) in front of the name of the compound. \nRacemic mixtures are optically inactive. Since the enantiomers rotate plane polarized light in equal but opposite directions, the net result is an optical rotation of zero.\n\nThis invention affords a solution to the technical problem of obtaining one or both enantiomers of 5-substituted 4-hydroxyfuran-2-ones in pure form by resolution with enantiomerically pure bases. Racemic mixtures of 5-substituted 4-hydroxy-2(5H)-furanones, including 5-substituted and 5,5-disubstituted, 4-hydroxy and 3,4-dihydroxy furanones are separated into pure enantiomers by crystallization with an enantiomerically pure base, such as cinchonidine. In specific solvent mixtures, for example, 95% ethanol, the diastereomerically pure salt of one enantiomer crystallizes. The enantiomerically pure furanone can then be obtained simply by filtration and treatment of the salt with an acid, for example, trifluoracetic acid, followed by precipitation with water, filtration and drying. Moreover, the other enantiomer may be equally obtained in pure form by evaporation of the mother liquor, followed by the same treatment of the salt as described before. \n\nhttp://www.ualberta.ca/~csps/JPPS1(1)/A.Mitchell/racemicview.htm\nhttp://www.mixtures.info/racemic-mixture.html\nhttp://members.aol.com/logan20/racemate.html
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If there was a cure..it would never be released why because the drug companies make so much money from the medicine.  Protection don't do drugs and always use protection when you have sex.
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why have unprotected sex with someone you don't trust? you would need to prove you didn't have an infection before relations with that person, or it could be you put them at risk too
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Here's an answer from a 56 yo born and raised Catholic woman. \n\nFirst off, contraception and STDs are two entirely different issues. One is about population/procreation; the other is about prevention of disease. And yet they too often get linked together.\n\nIn order to prevent pregnancy, the best, safest way is to avoid having intercourse. Period. End of statement. Fooling around with something that is designed to produce offspring is playing with fire. No artificial barrier (condom) is gonna prevent that if it is meant to be. And human error certainly figures in on that!  Ask anyone who knows someone who "accidentally" got pregnant!  \n\nAs far as STD/HIV, the incidence of that grows with multiple partners. And the sad fact is that it may not show up for years. One indiscriminate encounter with an infected person will probably haunt you the rest of your life. Thus I believe in monogamy although I did have multiple partners before I married. But we won't go into that in this answer. \n\nPutting yourself at risk is foolish. Why not just stand before a firing squad? Or get run over by a car? Or expose yourself to some deadly virus that kills on contact?  Obviously we want self-preservation. So they came up with condoms, gels, etc. Because human nature is such that we take risks, and these risks can be deadly. \n\nAnd then there are the social issues of the disease or the pregnancy. People seem to think that playing with fire and creating life or contracting a deadly disease is all part of the human condition. Well, I guess my God has given me ways to avoid being in situations that may be harmful to me. So I don't take risks that could harm the life He gave me. \n\nHope this helps.
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I'd ask your fertility expert prior to taking anything with clomid. My wife had a bad reaction to clomid once.
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All these answers are incorrect except for one, I dont have this, but I know because my friend has it as well, you cannnt CANNOT get it from unsafe sex, not this hep, this hep is just BLOOD to BLOOD so needle sharing and etc. Thats it\nThanks hope this helps ask any doctor
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It can happen.  Read on:\n\n"When used in low doses, danazol may not prevent pregnancy. Use other methods of birth control while you are taking danazol.\n\nDanazol should not be taken during pregnancy because it can harm the developing fetus. Have a pregnancy test before starting danazol to make sure you are not pregnant."