I will consider taking the pill in the future if I am in a committed relationship and do not want to get pregnant. However, because the pill does not prevent disease, I do feel that women on the pill should use condoms when they meet new men.
Because my awareness on the topic of birth control and safe sex is currently quite strong, I have made the decision to use condoms when I have sex. I have in fact only used condoms as a form of birth control and have never experimented with other "barrier" methods. I did try taking the pill for a short while but felt it was not the right choice for me; the choice was not based on its effectiveness as a form of birth control so much as it was based on concerns about side-effects. I also know that the pill does not prevent sexually transmitted diseases, and condoms do. In fact, condoms can prevent both pregnancy and disease. However, I have had sex on many occasions without condoms. Since I am not on the pill, I could have become pregnant and/or contracted a disease, if I were unlucky.
A-based my choices and beliefs on what I have learned in school primarily; my friends and I do not discuss the issue of sexually transmitted diseases very much. My reticence also stems from my cultural background and my family upbringing, which also tended...
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