In some countries, contraceptives can be expensive. You may find free contraceptives or better prices if you get your method through a public health facility, a community health worker or a community health worker.
\nIf you have a regular partner and you feel comfortable talking about these issues, you may want to discuss how each person can contribute to paying the expense.
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\nSome of the hormones from the injectable will enter the environment through a woman’s urine. But it is smaller than other sources of estrogen in the environment. Estrogen from industrial and manufacturing processes, fertilizers and pesticides, and the drugs given to animals all enter the environment in larger amounts than the estrogen in a woman’s urine from the injectable. If you do not want to add hormones to the environment or your body, there are options for you. Natural latex condoms and the copper IUD are both good options. Whatever you decide, choose a method that meets your needs and stick to it.
\nStill not working? If you would like to use a very effective method without any hormones, try the non-hormonal IUD
\nTry a different method: IUD
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\nMood swings are a potential side effect of the injectable. But before thinking about switching methods think about what else in your life could be causing moodiness.
\nStill not working? The injectable is a hormone, so if moodiness is still an issue, think about using a shorter-acting, lower-dose method, such as the pill, patch, or ring. You could also try either type of IUD.
\nTry a different method: IUD, Patch, Pill, Ring.
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\nHeadaches are a potential side effect with the injectable. If you have bad headaches, first think about other reasons that you may have them. Try to minimize stress, drink more water to prevent dehydration, and make sure you are sleeping enough. If that does not help, then talk with a health provider about the headaches.
\nStill not working? If you cannot find another reason for the headaches and want to switch methods, consider the IUD, pill, patch , or ring.
\nTry a different method: IUD, Patch, Pill, Ring.
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\nYou cannot reverse the injectable, so if you already had the injectable, you will have to wait 1, 2 or three months (depending on the type of injectable) to start trying. Be patient – sometimes it can take up to 10 months after the last shot for fertility to come back completely.
\nStill not working? If you want to become pregnant sometime shortly, consider using the monthly injectable, NET-EN (2 months injectable) or different hormonal methods. The pill, patch, ring, or IUD all allow a faster return to fertility than the Injectable. You might also consider a non-hormonal method, like external condoms (male) or internal condoms (female).
\nTry a different method: external condom (male), IUD, Patch, Pill, Ring.
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\nWhile this is not a common complaint of injectable users, it is a potential side effect. So, the first step is to check what else in your life could be causing a change in your sex drive? Are you stressed? Are you having relationship issues? You may be able to change some of these things, to increase your desire to have sex: try to exercise more, try new things in bed, try having an open conversation about your feelings and needs with your partner.
\nStill not working? If you have looked at other things in your life that might cause the loss of sex drive and still think it is the injectable, think about switching to pill, patch, or ring (which have less hormones and are easier to stop using if the problem persists) or an IUD (which has low or no hormones). You could also try non-hormonal methods such as the diaphragm, external condoms (male), or internal condoms
\nTry a different method: IUD, Patch, Pill, Ring.
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\nSpotting can happen with many different methods. You do not lose that much blood with spotting, even though it might seem like it.
\nStill not working? You may have more luck on a pill with a slightly higher dose of estrogen, or one that provides estrogen during a different part of your cycle.
\nTry a different method: IUD, Pill.
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