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Originally Posted by InterfaceLeader 
The comp does seem like the most non-invasive, safe thin to do, and if it is effective I think it's worth it.
Is there anybody here who has had a NEGATIVE experience with the IUD or the peraly computer?
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This has been a very informative thread for me too--I have decided to go off my low-dose hormone birth control pills (I have been on them without a break since I was 16) and see if my mood swings and depression improves. So that too leaves me with the ovulation computer, the only non-invasive method, which I did some research on. The fact that on infertile days I have no chance of getting pregnant is very consoling, but here is what worries me: on the abstract (
Retrospective clinical trial of contraceptive effectiveness of the electronic fertility indicator Ladycomp / Babycomp.) it says "The mean length of the identified fertile period was 13.5 days (standard deviation, 0.87 days) with normal cycles of 26-30 days' duration." -- does that mean it is
possible I'm one of those very fertile women who won't be able to have sex for almost half the month because I'm ovulating? That would really suck because that means I have to find alternative contraception for almost half the month, and not having sex is not really an option for my husband and I.
Here's another concern I have: maybe I'm not reading it right, or misunderstood, but the abstract reads: "Calculation of the cumulative pregnancy rates by life-table analysis indicated the probability of an unintended pregnancy was 5.3% after 12 months of use, 6.8% after 24 months, and 8.2% after 36 months."
Does that mean with each year of use the computer becomes less effective?
