diaphragms and toxic shock syndrome

"cervical cap"

ain't that what the pope wears?

I hope not. That thing that he wears looks like it would be real tough to insert.

oooohh... agreed.

i was thinkin' bout the little red beanie one he only wears with his pope friends and stuff.

you know, when there ain't s'posed to be no pagan photographers snoopin' around his skirt.

(my bad)

You have a girlfriend?!

Anyway, when I used a diaphram, I'd take it out after the 6 hours, and leave it out for at least a couple of hours. At that, I'd only put it back in if I knew I'd probably be having sex again.

Logistically, that generally meant putting it in during the evening, out in the morning, before going to work. I remember a few times forgeting if I'd taken it out, and having to check. Mentally, I just didn't like the idea of that thing being inside me, squeezing my cervix, any longer than it had to. I kept picturing in my mind the time my brother sucked the opening of a glass to his face, broke all the blood vessels, and having to walk around with this red ring around his face for a week or 2.

but....I digress.

You are aware that having sex doggie style is not recommended, don't you?
The angle can push the diaphram off the cervix.

Just kills the spontaneity, doesn't it?

If you read up on it properly kicky I think you would tell your girlfriend to take it out and leave it out and that you were going to take care of the business yourself.

Having broken blood vessels around your mouth?

No, seriously, not that I noticied.

First tampons*, IUDs, now diagphrams. Maybe the female human body isn't exactly amenable to long-residing contraception devices? So, back to condoms, perhaps?


(No, I'm not suggesting tampons are contraceptive devices. )

Thanks for the info, Chai. Yeah, I have a girlfriend now! And it's coming up on three months and I'm not climbing the walls desperate to get away from her! As Sinatra once said, "She's a groovy broad." By the way, the doggystyle tip is well-received. I did not know that. But heck, until a few weeks ago I didn't know how to insert a plunger into a woman's vagina and shoot it full of spermicide either.

Yeah, I'm not a huge fan of the diaphragm actually, and condoms are definitely still in the mix, but the diaphragm does have some advantages. For instance, once it's in, you're good to go, unencumbered, for almost a full day. Plus, when you're not using it, you can put it on your cat and let him walk around wearing it like a little hat.

Always worked for me.

Children work best

.... as a means of contraception, you mean?

Seems a bit drastic to me!

Yeah, but when they come roaring into the bedroom. . . .

Drastic, but yeah, it works.

There has to be a better way!

You got that right!

ah...I see, you're working it into your foreplay.

I'm trying to remember why I decided to use a diaphram. Most likely because I didn't want to be taking oral contraceptives, side effects, blood clots, etc. Also, at that time I was in a monogomous relationship, so I wasn't worried about STD's
For what it's worth, I favored condoms for birth control. No drugs, and I didn't at all think they got in the way, since I'd used them from my first sexual experience. I never had a guy refuse to use them, because I made it clear this wasn't a point of negotiation.
If they refused a condom, then they could just go find someone else.

Blimey!!