I cannot use any contraceptives? (2025)

Although I do not share your particular health problems I know exactly what your talking about. Work with your doctor to find a specialist in EB, although I would imagine you already have one. Is this the doctor you refer to who is unable to help? You cannot be the only one with this intimate problem, but since there are so few of you, the answers you seek are hard to find. Hopefully, the EB specialist can help. Are there any internet EB support sites? If so, post this question there as your best solution will be from someone who shares your health complications. Until your are able to find a long term solution, you'll just need to bear with the expense of the latex free.

I wish you luck with this difficult search.

Edit: Regarding the environmental concern of non-latex, there are condoms made from the intestinal lining of sheep. I know that sounds gross but they work just as well as synthetic materials against pregnancy. They can be a bit messy as they are sealed in fluid to keep from drying out, but they are also more comfortable and allow more natural sensation. As a natural material it biodegrades so would not have an environmental impact and, hopefully, you will not be allergic. Hope this helps.

Here is a site where you can purchase the Natural Lamb condoms: http://www.undercovercondoms.com/Condoms/Trojan/27/Natural-Lamb-Lubricated.html

Here are some sites that may help you find other alternatives:

http://www.4woman.gov/faq/birth-control-methods.cfm

http://www.arhp.org/crc/male-female-condoms.html

http://www.webmd.com/sex/birth-control/birth-control-birth-control-methods

I have listed two sites below which may be useful to you but my advice would be that coitus interruptus is the least effective method of birth control you could use, sperm may be released before full ejaculation and then you have the pregnancy without all the fun of getting there!

The other methods require monitoring your own body carefully and keeping a calender..but if they work then they work well. Some omen have very regular cycles and these are the ones who are likely to find the rhythm method and Billings most successful.

There is also the sponge, you can purchase natural sponges that have been treated with a spermicide and if you can not use a spermicide..information about them and other methods is on he second site..and once you have learned how to use this it can be very effective.

My suggestion would be that you chose and use two methods together, keep charts and rely on abstinence during the fertile part of your cycle..but keep a pack of latex free condoms on hand for celebrations or emergencies or..well, you need not feel guilty about the environment two or three times a year.

Further to the point, there are a number of ways in which you and your partner can give each other pleasure and enjoy physical intimacy that do not include straightforward sex..and a number of well written books on the subject, I have added a couple of sites about them as well, the second one seems to be the best.

You will need to be patient with each other while you find out what works and what does not, but sexually and contraceptively, and I would suggest that if you get a book that you each read it separately and mark with an "x" or whatever, anything you would be uncomfortable discussing or attempting to do..your feelings may change later and they may not but for now there is no reason why you should embarrass each other over a subject that should never be embarressing between two people who love each other.

I have a family history of breast cancer on my mother and father's side and I was still able to use the pills. That is not a reason to not use hormonal birth control methods. Yes latex free condoms are expensive but so is a baby, and if you are concerned about the environment then recycle everything you can and walk to work instead of driving- that way the impact of the condoms on the environment makes to difference because you are making up for it in other ways. Why can't your doctor help you with all those other methods? I suggest using all of them if you don't want to get pregnant. Do some research on them.

If you have kids already then get your tubes tied.

It doesn't say that anywhere in the bible. I'll tell you something else. By the time of the Roman occupation of Palestine/Israel/judah there was considerable knowledge of abortifacient herbs, and that was used as a form of birth control, especially among the Greeks. The bible says nothing about not not using those substances. The thing with the Catholic church is built around the so called vicar of christ [PETER] having some special authority. The popes are supposedly one after another the successor of Peter and that came to mean anything the Pope said was christianity. It is now called papal infallibility. So from a catholic perspective, the popes rule about contraceptives is a christian rule about contraceptives. of course this whole link of popes to Peter to Jesus falls apart under logical scrutiny. But religion, especially christianity has never cared about logical scrutiny. So there you have it Hindusufi's explanation.

have you tried any spermicides? I used a spermicidal film, which is affordable, dissolves and is easy to use. Its fairly effective also. I have breast cancer in my family and was on the pill for 4 years. I have never heard of the pill having anything to do with breast cancer. some people are allergic to spermicides so if you or your partner experience pain or itching, stop using them right away. I would not suggest any of the listed methods above. They are not accurate methods of birth control. I would either try spermicides, talk to your doctor about the pill and weather or not it has anything to do with breast cancer or maybe (and I know it sounds gross) an all natural condom. If you plan on never having children, you or your partner can opt for permanant solutions. Good luck! ps, your marital status is no one's damn business but your own!! people, get a life, and back off of the lady. Answer her questions or dont post at all!

Have a word with your doctor, there must be something you can use.

I'm told that fertility awareness is really helpful (though obviously not fool proof), it is however a lot of work if you want to do it properly, i.e. you need to take you temperature each morning, and a load of other checks. A friend of mine really recommends it though, but she's trying to conceive. She swears by the book 'Taking Charge of your Fertility' (http://www.amazon.co.uk/Taking-Charge-Your-Fertility-Reproductive/dp/0091887585) so it might be worth looking into.

Be aware though it's not fool proof, so if pregnancy is really not an option you may simply have to abstain.

Coitus interrupts works, but only if you do it properly. There is a danger of getting pregnant from pre-*** and sometimes a guy might not pull out in time.

Good luck, I hope you find something that works for you.

IIRC, the pill/ breast cancer connection is only some types of pill.

If you're in the UK, latex free condoms are free on the NHS (I know 'cos my g/f is allergic to latex).

Or your partner could go the route we did & get a vasectomy.

I think you and boyfriend need to sit down with a qualified sex therapist to have a very serious conversation about your options in this area. I agree with you, you should have sex even if you are not getting married, but I sincerely wish you would get married if you intend to bring children in to this world.

BTW this is not "living in sin". See the site below to know more.

Well it doesnt give you a lot of choices... if you are not married and not living with your partner in a committed relationship, then dont have sex. I know it sounds easier than it is, trust me I know, but if you cannot use any contraceptives you face being pregnant when you're not ready! It's simple as that.

So honestly the only option is to wait till you're married or at least in a committed relationship to start having sex, because in that context if you do get pregnant it'll be allright, you'll be with a partner and Im sure more financially and emotionally ready.

Good Luck!

These people are not brainwashed, they have morals. Having kids is something you do with the person you are going to spend the rest of your life with, someone you are married to. And you doctor can help you with those other methods. How do you think they were tested and brought about.

Go on the Pill

that must be awful not been able to use anything. maybe you should contact your doctor and see if there is anyone who they could recommend you to for more advice about what options you do have. good luck

spermicidal cream, inject able spermicidal gel, vasectomy, tubal ligation, there is plenty of items out there just do some more research in what you may be comfortable with, and maybe i hate to suggest anal?

I think you should consult your doctor and talk to them about your options.

all i can suggest is you contact a doc who should be able to find something

How about finding out other ways to spend time with each other than having to figure out how to have sex.

how are you allergic to latex and latex free condoms? makes no sense at all. your doctor should be able to put you on something. but if not you could always consider anal. you cant get pregnant that way.

I agree with tapestry. If you aren't married, stop giving into societies demoralization. Stop having sex and find a million other things that are so much better for you. (If you get aggravated, masturbate). When you find that great man that you love, because of him not because of his penis, then marry him and don't worry about contraceptives

When you aren't married you should find other things to do then worry about how you can have sex. Try volunteer work, helping others, dedicate your life to what you can do instead of what you cannot.