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New Birth Control Shot Transforms Into a Long-Lasting Implant—No Clinic Required

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New Birth Control Shot Transforms Into a Long-Lasting Implant—No Clinic Required

How do you gals feel about something like this? This hasn't gone through clinical trials so still early stages.

I had such bad reactions to the Mirena IUD and minipill, I've been on the oral combo BC since then. I wish I didn't need hormones but they help with heavy/painful periods (even skipping them), birth control, and the estrogen helps with acne. I'm not sure if I can give myself a shot 😬 I'm pretty squeamish around needles and bad with pain.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.today/post/26490389

The technology uses tiny crystals to achieve both long-term effectiveness and the convenience of injections.

-EDIT- Fixed URL - sorry all

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  • Looks good, but I hope there are ways of mitigating side effects or potential allergic reactions, since it looks like something that stays inside of you for a long time and some side effects can appear weeks or months after the first exposure to a given drug

  • I really hope it comes with like a test dose or something like that. I don't know how it'd work, but just a way to find out you're going to have a bad reaction without needing surgical removal.

    • Yes, like a skin patch or something. It's crazy to think about because allergies can be deadly. I also had to get the Mirena taken out early so I'm wondering how much of a hassle this would be.

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