Comments on: CycleBeads fail to impress http://brokenrubbers.wordpress.com/2008/03/23/cyclebeads-fail-to-impress/ Safety first, mad sex later. Fri, 24 Apr 2009 11:22:23 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Robert http://brokenrubbers.wordpress.com/2008/03/23/cyclebeads-fail-to-impress/#comment-106 Robert Tue, 03 Feb 2009 03:44:17 +0000 http://brokenrubbers.wordpress.com/?p=27#comment-106 I didn't read the apparently somewhat incomplete article you linked, but the method works for what it's supposed to do and shouldn't be disparaged. Yes, it's the rhythm method plus extra warning days, sure, but why is that a problem? What it tells me is that there are 12 days a month that I can continue getting 95-97% effective pregnancy prevention by using a condom on those 12 days. No one ever said that one method was the be all end all, nor that you're restricted to using one method and one method only. These beads have vastly improved mine and my partner's sex life by removing the condom from the equation for most of the days of her cycle, and removing the mystery (and resultant stress) from all of them. I didn’t read the apparently somewhat incomplete article you linked, but the method works for what it’s supposed to do and shouldn’t be disparaged. Yes, it’s the rhythm method plus extra warning days, sure, but why is that a problem? What it tells me is that there are 12 days a month that I can continue getting 95-97% effective pregnancy prevention by using a condom on those 12 days. No one ever said that one method was the be all end all, nor that you’re restricted to using one method and one method only. These beads have vastly improved mine and my partner’s sex life by removing the condom from the equation for most of the days of her cycle, and removing the mystery (and resultant stress) from all of them.

]]> By: Nikki http://brokenrubbers.wordpress.com/2008/03/23/cyclebeads-fail-to-impress/#comment-102 Nikki Fri, 11 Jul 2008 17:14:38 +0000 http://brokenrubbers.wordpress.com/?p=27#comment-102 I agree, effectiveness is not the only consideration when making decisions about birth control, but it is certainly one of them. For women who for various reasons cannot or will not use hormone birth control methods, IUDs, and other more effective means of birth control, sometimes the choice comes to this method (or a Fertility Awareness Method) or condoms (which are as effective as this method, according to the Georgetown study). I haven't read the article you referenced in your original post, but in my readings about the method, it seems pretty clear that only certain women will be able to use this method effectively. But isn't that true of most BC methods? I can't use hormone methods, a good friend of mine can't use condoms, another person I know has a crazy work schedule and knows she won't remember other FAM, etc. This method is just one more in the wide array of options available. By no means am I advocating this method over others, nor am I trying to get people to use it because of my religious views (I'm an atheist). I'm just showing another view, based on my experiences as a sexual health educator and my research. I agree, effectiveness is not the only consideration when making decisions about birth control, but it is certainly one of them. For women who for various reasons cannot or will not use hormone birth control methods, IUDs, and other more effective means of birth control, sometimes the choice comes to this method (or a Fertility Awareness Method) or condoms (which are as effective as this method, according to the Georgetown study).

I haven’t read the article you referenced in your original post, but in my readings about the method, it seems pretty clear that only certain women will be able to use this method effectively. But isn’t that true of most BC methods? I can’t use hormone methods, a good friend of mine can’t use condoms, another person I know has a crazy work schedule and knows she won’t remember other FAM, etc. This method is just one more in the wide array of options available.

By no means am I advocating this method over others, nor am I trying to get people to use it because of my religious views (I’m an atheist). I’m just showing another view, based on my experiences as a sexual health educator and my research.

]]> By: Alex http://brokenrubbers.wordpress.com/2008/03/23/cyclebeads-fail-to-impress/#comment-75 Alex Thu, 08 May 2008 01:37:28 +0000 http://brokenrubbers.wordpress.com/?p=27#comment-75 I did research the Standard Days Method before I wrote this post (and learned so much about it in theology classes in high school to boot), and that's why I didn't really take much issue with its effectiveness in preventing pregnancy. I took issue with other things about it that I think make it a pretty poor alternative to other more reliable and more widely applicable methods. Effectiveness isn't the only priority in making birth control decisions--even if it were, there are lots of methods that do better than 95%. I did research the Standard Days Method before I wrote this post (and learned so much about it in theology classes in high school to boot), and that’s why I didn’t really take much issue with its effectiveness in preventing pregnancy. I took issue with other things about it that I think make it a pretty poor alternative to other more reliable and more widely applicable methods. Effectiveness isn’t the only priority in making birth control decisions–even if it were, there are lots of methods that do better than 95%.

]]> By: Nikki http://brokenrubbers.wordpress.com/2008/03/23/cyclebeads-fail-to-impress/#comment-74 Nikki Wed, 07 May 2008 22:38:35 +0000 http://brokenrubbers.wordpress.com/?p=27#comment-74 I'm not sure if you read the research that went into developing the Standard Days Method, which is what the CycleBeads method is based on, but it does indicate that the method is highly effective - about 95% effective if used correctly. For women who understand the risks, and are able to use the method, it seems like a great alternative to other methods. I’m not sure if you read the research that went into developing the Standard Days Method, which is what the CycleBeads method is based on, but it does indicate that the method is highly effective – about 95% effective if used correctly. For women who understand the risks, and are able to use the method, it seems like a great alternative to other methods.

]]> By: Male birth control pill almost ready to go « Broken Rubbers http://brokenrubbers.wordpress.com/2008/03/23/cyclebeads-fail-to-impress/#comment-35 Male birth control pill almost ready to go « Broken Rubbers Fri, 28 Mar 2008 06:39:25 +0000 http://brokenrubbers.wordpress.com/?p=27#comment-35 [...] On an unrelated note, I wanted to point out this article about how the (female) birth control pill can help women who are undergoing in-vitro and their doctors to better schedule IVF treatments - because the pill regulates a woman’s cycles, which are naturally unpredictable. Interesting. [...] [...] On an unrelated note, I wanted to point out this article about how the (female) birth control pill can help women who are undergoing in-vitro and their doctors to better schedule IVF treatments – because the pill regulates a woman’s cycles, which are naturally unpredictable. Interesting. [...]

]]> By: Monica Danna http://brokenrubbers.wordpress.com/2008/03/23/cyclebeads-fail-to-impress/#comment-25 Monica Danna Tue, 25 Mar 2008 02:55:45 +0000 http://brokenrubbers.wordpress.com/?p=27#comment-25 what's so entirely awesome, is that i talk with my friends who are TRYING to get pregnant, and i do the EXACT opposite. works like a charm. kidding. kididing (not kidding) what’s so entirely awesome, is that i talk with my friends who are TRYING to get pregnant, and i do the EXACT opposite. works like a charm. kidding. kididing (not kidding)

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