But would you take a 90 day shot if it meant experiencing depression, serious cramps, and genital bleeding for long periods of time?
I don't know a single woman who has been happy on a single form of BC for a long time. My fiancee was on the implant until she started bleeding and didn't stop for five months.
In my case I went full bore and got a vasectomy. I literally let someone take a scalpel to by boys so yeah.. cramps? sure.
Genital bleeding is really a very gender specific thing. Women already bleed from their genitals the issue is that it is now prolonged. If a man started bleeding from the penis that'd probably be a fairly serious condition lol. I get your point though. That said discomfort is a perfectly reasonable trade to avoid 18+ years of responsibility and a financial cost currently estimated at $250K per child (not including opportunity cost mind you)
I know a few woman that are really happy with their birth control. They used to have heavy pain during their irregular periods, and birth control made their periods relatively painless and completely regular (useful e.g. for planning holidays). Of course, there might be other negative side-effects, but it seems that the positive effects prevailed.
I don't know a single woman who has been happy on a single form of BC for a long time. My fiancee was on the implant until she started bleeding and didn't stop for five months.