If you've never tried a diaphragm, Monkey, you ought to at least keep that on your to-be-considered list. When I was dating my husband and even the first year we were married (when he was in residency) and we weren't together regularly enough to justify the expense of the Pill, it worked great. You don't have deal with the de-sensitivizing effect of condoms, if that's something that troubles you, and it's an effective barrier method. Besides, you're young and still have the energy to deal with the prep-insertion details. We're so old now that we just wanna roll over and jump each other without having to expend any extra energy. By this stage in life, we gotta strike when the mood is hot or else one of us'll fall asleep.
birdgirl73 Reviewed by birdgirl73 on . Birdgirl - birth control option for me? I have decided (with my husband) that I should stop taking the pill because it kills my libido. But we do NOT want kids. We are still young, though, so when he offered to get a vasectomy, I told him NO, because we may change our minds and I don't want to try to reverse a surgery. We don't mind using condoms but we are afraid they won't be effective enough. I don't want to do an IUD; I don't prefer a diaphragm but would be willing to try it and see how it goes. How effective is the Rating: 5