What birth control will Aetna cover?
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Call the number on your insurance card and ask them.  Each plan is different even if it's by the same agency.\n\nAs far as I know, most don't pay for the patch though.
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WASHINGTON - The consumers group best known for rating cars and washing machines has turned its testing prowess to condoms to find out which ones measure up best and how other birth control methods compare.\n\nThe nonprofit Consumers Union says in a new guide to contraception that the seven top types of condoms they studied did not burst despite vigorous testing, and all models met international standards.\n\nBut results showed that the top brand, able to take the most punishment, was the Durex Extra Sensitive Lubricated Latex, according to the report.\n\nOther top-performers include the Durex Performax Lubricated, Lifestyles Classic Collection Ultra Sensitive Lubricated and TheyFit Lubricated.\n\nOf the many options available for pregnancy prevention, condoms remain the only method that also can help prevent sexually transmitted diseases, including HIV, which causes AIDS.\n\nThat’s a crucial function: HIV infects 110 Americans each day, at least half of them younger than 25. And concerns have evolved over some older sexually transmitted diseases, including gonorrhea, because they have become resistant to the standard drugs used to treat them.\n\nFor this report, we evaluated 23 kinds of latex condoms. We also purchased two types made of polyurethane, marketed to people allergic to latex.\n\nBecause there’s so much confusion over contraceptives, we also created the chart in A comparative guide with the facts about 17 birth-control methods, so that you can compare them and decide what’s best for you. And Birth-control choices details the latest developments in contraception.\n\nIn our tests, all latex condoms passed minimum industry standards (no such standards exist for polyurethane models). We found no correlation between performance and price, thickness, or the country of manufacture.\n\nBut some models were clearly stronger than others. We rated one model that Planned Parenthood distributes at its clinics as poor because its strength was so low compared with the rest. Here are the details:\n\nStrength differs. We test condoms by inflating them until they burst, an established predictor of real-world performance. The best had no premature breakage among the 120 samples we tested for each model. When inflated, they also averaged at least 38 liters of air. The worst, however, broke 18 of 120 times at volumes below our strength threshold of 25 liters.\n\nSize matters. Most models met minimum standards for length and thickness. But some samples of the Durex Extra Sensitive, Durex Performax, larger-size versions of TheyFit, and Trojan Magnum slightly exceeded the maximum recommended width and should be used only by men who require a larger width.\n\nFewer brands have spermicide. There’s no reason to choose spermicidal condoms over other kinds. They have no additional benefit in preventing pregnancy, have a shorter shelf life, and may cause urinary-tract infections in young women. Nonoxynol-9, a widely used spermicide, came under scrutiny in 2001 when a report from the World Health Organization warned that if used frequently, it may cause vaginal irritation and might increase the risk of contracting HIV.\n\nThough the amount of nonoxynol-9 on a spermicide-lubricated condom is smaller compared with the doses studied in the report, some condom makers, including Durex, have dropped models lubricated with nonoxynol-9. Others, including Trojan and LifeStyles, say they will keep selling them. A LifeStyles spokesman said the company is working with the Food and Drug Administration on the issue of nonoxynol-9.\n\nSpecial features abound. In our tests, condoms labeled “ultra thin” generally lived up to that claim; all but the Class Act Ultra Thin & Sensitive had thinner walls than most.\n\nThat’s not the only feature you’ll find. TheyFit condoms (formerly Viva 21st Century Individual Fit), sold at Condomania.com, come in 55 sizes. The Inspiral Lubricated has a raised, wraparound “seashell” tip. Two condoms we tested had
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Actually, it is far MORE dangerous than the pill in terms of hormone exposure.  In fact, "women who use the ORTHO EVRA birth control patch are exposed to about 60 percent more estrogen than if they were taking a typical birth control pill"
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No contraception is 100%.\n\nYou should consult with your doctor, as each woman is different.  Some are back on schedule and fetrile within weeks, while others take many months.
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as some people suggested, abstinence is the only way to avoid all risk of getting pregnant.  However, if that is not an option you want to take, there are alternatives that work very well if you use your head.\n\nCondoms are always highly recommended.  They have a good success rate of preventing pregnancy and STDs.  Even if you take a pill or some other form, you should still use condoms!  They are going to prevent STD which pills, etc can not do.\n\nHere's the deal - \nPills:  you have to take every day at approx the same time.  if you miss one or two it is not going to make you extremely fertile but the risk of getting pregnant does increase.  this can also cause weight gain and your body will take time to adjust to it (several months).  benefits can include very well timed periods, with flow & length of time decreasing the longer you are on the pill.  Also, studies show that risk of ovarian cancer decreases if you are on the pill for 5 yrs or more.  Ortho tricyclen also helps with breakouts.  if you do decide you want to get pregnant, you may have difficulty until you have been off the pill for several months.\n\nShots:\nCan make your period stop altogether after some time.  This (in my opinion) is good and bad.  good b/c no period, bad b/c that's what gives you the hint that you could be pregnant.  Also, weight gain is more of an issue on this.   You only get it every 3 months but have to go to the doctor.\n\nPatch-\nyou can wear it in one of about 4 places, change once a week for three weeks and then nothing the 4th week.  I haven't heard the best reviews about this and imagine that it would be like wearing a bandaid for a week.  can cause rash in the area of application.\n\nI haven't tried the ring or those other internal options.  best thing would be for you to talk over it with a doctor (you'll have to anyhow for a prescription).  think about what would work best for your life.  can you remember a pill everyday?  maybe you don't want a period at all?  is the risk of weight gain worth it?  also note that there is some interaction with antibiotics that will decrease the effectiveness of birthcontrol.
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I have tried the Nuva ring. I was on it for over a year. It was better for me because I put it in and it was nice to know that I wouldn't have to worry about it for 3 weeks til I took it out to have my period.I loved it. It's easy to put in. It never came out. Never!!! not even during sex or sitting on the toilet or anything. It even shortened my periods from 5days to about 3days. It is low level hormones. I would go back on it in a heartbeat but I changed jobs and my new insurance doesn't cover it and at like $40 a pop I decided to go back to the pill which my insurance does cover.
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I would defiantly go to the gynecologist! They will probably put you birth control pills to regulate your menstrual cycle. Hope this helps!
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Contact Aetna for more information on the products that is available in your state.
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Vu is incorrect.  Birth control pills prevent ovulation so an egg is not released.  Plan B, known as the "morning after pill," helps to prevent an unwanted pregnancy.\n\nA woman will continue to menstruate as long as she is on birth controll pills.  Once an older woman comes off of BCP, she goes into menopause.
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First off estrogen in the pill prevent ovulation.  The Progestin/progesterones will thicken the walls so the fertilized egg will not implant.  The combination pills are the more effective than the progesterone only pills.
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The condom is not considered a hormone-based contraceptive.  The pill,ring, and transdermal patch all contain hormones.  The IUD(intra-uterine device) contains copper only, but there is also an IUD with hormones.
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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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well, i've tried many different forms of birth control and the one that i found most effective and easiest is an IUD called mirena.  It is 99.9% effective (more so than sterilization) and you don't have to remember to do anything.  It is inserted at the opening of the cervix and stays there up to 5 years.  If at any point you'd like to have children, you can have it removed and start trying immediately.  The only drawback to this IUD is that if you have had an ectopic pregnancy it increases your chances.  Talk to your gyn, most insurances cover it.  No mess, no thought, no problems :)
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Get on birth control.
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Definitely the pill...Orthocycline. Its also great for regulating your periods.\nIf its a new relationship I suggest starting w/a condom + the pill.
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Diaphragm, condom, patch, sponge (though I don't believe this is still available in the U.S.), intrauterine device (also called "coil," "IUD"), various implants and injections.\n\nThere's surgery: hysterectomy, tubal ligation, & abortion.\n\nThere's the rhythm method, and abstinence.\n\nAnd my personal favorite: the aspirin. Cheapest and easiest form of birth control. The woman holds an aspirin between her knees and keeps it there. It's very difficult to get pregnant that way.
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An alternate birth control method that does not use hormones is called the ParaGard IUD.  Instead of hormones, ParaGard contains copper, which kills sperm.  It  provides protection for 10 years.  ParaGard may lower your risk of developing, endometrial, ovarian, and cervical cancers, though experts aren't sure why.  Also, ParaGard may be used if you're breast feeding or if you can't tolerate side effects from hormonal methods.  The cost is $362.50 plus about $150 for insertion; covered by most insurance.  If you're paying cash, that works out to $51.25 a year.