They're upstairs. With Eric.

/That's the Situation.

Ok he was the last Triple Crown winner and he did it in 1967.

Good. Being on the pill has forced us to be attracted (new window) to big eyed, sparkly skinned, flowing haired, fem-boys for too long.

The only Yaz I know

/shakes tiny fist @ Kyle

fark Yaz. Generic of it was, as far as anyone can tell, the cause of my girlfriend's stroke (well, mini-stroke?) two years ago.

No lingering/negative aftereffects whatsoever, though.

/Thank you, UNC Chapel Hill Neurosuergeons and hospital workers, you all are awesome.

WAT

Nations stand against him; he's your brother.

Very sad. Expected a gun thread.

I'm praying for the safety of all the hot women in those Yaz commercials.

I too would have done the baseball route and replaced Erasure with a Fisk reference.

According to "Ball Four", Yaz preferred greenies.

Felgraf: fark Yaz. Generic of it was, as far as anyone can tell, the cause of my girlfriend's stroke (well, mini-stroke?) two years ago.

No lingering/negative aftereffects whatsoever, though.

/Thank you, UNC Chapel Hill Neurosuergeons and hospital workers, you all are awesome.

As much as that sucks, it's a known and disclosed rare side effect of all hormonal contraception. Sorry that she was unlucky.

I understood maybe 5 posts so far, and that's mostly because I grew up near Boston. Don't bother explaining, just keep doing whatever you're doing.

It's like being on drugs, without the possible arrest and firing and having to pay money.

Approves of erasing

/close enough

yaz almost killed my mother so i'm really getting a kick...

/also, it's yazOO, not yaz
//vince clark pretty much despised alison, but you know, how could you not

Leskay: Who ate all the pies?!

she's a lot thinner now..

Every birth control medication has a risk of causing blood clots. One of the side effects is thickening of the blood. Combine that with family history and/or smoking, and you have an even greater risk.

I don't know if there is a significant difference between different types of the medication (ring, pill, mini-pill, patch etc.), but as far as I know they all have essentially the same side effects.

Not a doctor, but I see a few cases of TIA or mini-strokes every year in young women. Though most of those were smokers. Still took them to the local stroke center, protocol be damned. I'm not taking a risk.

The side effect I rather enjoy is the increased bewbage on the gf

Don't mess around guys. You bring me down.

Mnemia: As much as that sucks, it's a known and disclosed rare side effect of all hormonal contraception. Sorry that she was unlucky.

I think you need to read this article before claiming it's disclosed, or rare.

HailRobonia

Color me amazed. Never in my life would I have expected a Star Frontiers reference. Leaving with exceeded expectations. My hats off to you.

Mnemia: Felgraf: fark Yaz. Generic of it was, as far as anyone can tell, the cause of my girlfriend's stroke (well, mini-stroke?) two years ago.

No lingering/negative aftereffects whatsoever, though.

/Thank you, UNC Chapel Hill Neurosuergeons and hospital workers, you all are awesome.

As much as that sucks, it's a known and disclosed rare side effect of all hormonal contraception. Sorry that she was unlucky.

Given that there's a class action lawsuit, I'm of the impression that it's kinda somewhat not as rare with Yaz.

Drug prevents potential conception and/or kills potential mother.

Either way, effective birth control drug is effective.

FDA! FDA! FDA!

SRFireside: HailRobonia

Color me amazed. Never in my life would I have expected a Star Frontiers reference. Leaving with exceeded expectations. My hats off to you.

Agreed :) The Pan-Galactic Corporation will be awarding you 1 full internet.

/The courier ship's got an ion drive so it's going to take a while to get to you. Downsizing.
//First ever RPG I owned. Still have all the books and a couple of the miniatures

Pants full of macaroni!!: Will UK Farkers get this headline?

/Yazoo had to be called Yaz in the US because of the Yazoo Records label

I am surprised any of the young farkers get it. The most they know of Yazoo is the sample on "Macarena"...

J. Frank Parnell: Mnemia: As much as that sucks, it's a known and disclosed rare side effect of all hormonal contraception. Sorry that she was unlucky.

I think you need to read this article before claiming it's disclosed, or rare.

I read the article. And it is disclosed on ALL hormonal contraception. It's a known risk of taking hormones.

The only thing at issue is whether Yaz causes it more often than other types, or not. The evidence on that is disputed, scientifically.

Felgraf:
Given that there's a class action lawsuit, I'm of the impression that it's kinda somewhat not as rare with Yaz.

The existence of a lawsuit proves absolutely nothing about the prevalence of side effects. Class action lawyers can and will sue even if the scientific evidence is shaky or non-existent, if they think they can get money out of the drug maker.

Again, this is a known side effect of all hormonal birth control. The only thing that's in question is whether it's more prevalent or not with that specific form of the hormone. It may well be, though the evidence is still somewhat out on that. I'm just saying that it IS something that doctors warn people about it. The risk goes up substantially with the woman's age, and hugely if she's a smoker, so doctors warn about that too.

My wife took Yaz for the first three years of our marriage. We decided she would stop taking it (before these recent reports came out), just because we didn't like her being on medication that she didn't really need.

Putting all other risks/benefits aside, her drive SKYROCKETED. So, there's that.

And people wonder why I don't take the pill, messing with your hormones is not good (unless you medically have too).

Remember dudes, BC isn't just for girls!

Condoms + spermicide + Plan B for breakage = 4 years no scares!

I was on Yaz for awhile. Didn't have any major problems until it was paired with Lexapro. The combination totally TANKED the sex drive which I thought was just because of the SSRI. Nope, when I went off Yaz, it came back.

I wasn't on it for BC either, but hormone management. Still need to go on a new BC for that. Recommendations, ladies? I was looking at Seasonique.



/TMI for the guys probably, but Yaz was FANTASTIC for cramps

spyderqueen: I was on Yaz for awhile. Didn't have any major problems until it was paired with Lexapro. The combination totally TANKED the sex drive which I thought was just because of the SSRI. Nope, when I went off Yaz, it came back.

I wasn't on it for BC either, but hormone management. Still need to go on a new BC for that. Recommendations, ladies? I was looking at Seasonique.

/TMI for the guys probably, but Yaz was FANTASTIC for cramps

I was on Yaz for nearly a year until I finally got sick of the side effects (low sex drive, sudden massive headaches, other TMI stuff not suited for this thread).

I suggest the patch, Ortho Evra. It's not perfect, but the pros outweigh the cons, for me at least. Not having to remember to take a pill every day is a big plus.

miss diminutive: spyderqueen: I was on Yaz for awhile. Didn't have any major problems until it was paired with Lexapro. The combination totally TANKED the sex drive which I thought was just because of the SSRI. Nope, when I went off Yaz, it came back.

I wasn't on it for BC either, but hormone management. Still need to go on a new BC for that. Recommendations, ladies? I was looking at Seasonique.

/TMI for the guys probably, but Yaz was FANTASTIC for cramps

I was on Yaz for nearly a year until I finally got sick of the side effects (low sex drive, sudden massive headaches, other TMI stuff not suited for this thread).

I suggest the patch, Ortho Evra. It's not perfect, but the pros outweigh the cons, for me at least. Not having to remember to take a pill every day is a big plus.

The patch is 3 weeks on, 1 week off right? I'd actually have more trouble with that than a daily pill, probably because I have other medsI have to take at the same time every day anyway. Still, noted.

BTW, both Alison and her voice have aged quite well, judging by this video from 2009 (new window).

SRFireside: HailRobonia

Color me amazed. Never in my life would I have expected a Star Frontiers reference. Leaving with exceeded expectations. My hats off to you.

Besides, Dralasites were cooler. :)

Fun Fact: Started a campaign again. My 10 year old some wanted to play after flipping through the 'Alpha Dawn' books.

Walt_Jizzney: Don't mess around guys. You bring me down.

I can just remember bad times... don't want to be another page in your class action lawsuit...
Souped up, jacked up, cracked up, stacked up
Louie's got the gear
And Charlie's got his back up
And don't it make you feel good?

ObscureNameHere: SRFireside: HailRobonia

Color me amazed. Never in my life would I have expected a Star Frontiers reference. Leaving with exceeded expectations. My hats off to you.

Besides, Dralasites were cooler. :)

Fun Fact: Started a campaign again. My 10 year old some wanted to play after flipping through the 'Alpha Dawn' books.

I've been toying with starting up a campaign at Gen Con but I'm not sure it's the kind of system I could teach a newbie in a four hour game slot and have them get anything out of it. The Basic Rules intro scenario was WAY too simplistic, and "Crash On Volturnus" would run too long. The Zeb's Guide rewrite might make things easier, but then you alienate all the old schoolers who never managed to buy that particular book before the entire line got dropped. Argh.

spyderqueen: miss diminutive: spyderqueen: I was on Yaz for awhile. Didn't have any major problems until it was paired with Lexapro. The combination totally TANKED the sex drive which I thought was just because of the SSRI. Nope, when I went off Yaz, it came back.

I wasn't on it for BC either, but hormone management. Still need to go on a new BC for that. Recommendations, ladies? I was looking at Seasonique.

/TMI for the guys probably, but Yaz was FANTASTIC for cramps

I was on Yaz for nearly a year until I finally got sick of the side effects (low sex drive, sudden massive headaches, other TMI stuff not suited for this thread).

I suggest the patch, Ortho Evra. It's not perfect, but the pros outweigh the cons, for me at least. Not having to remember to take a pill every day is a big plus.

The patch is 3 weeks on, 1 week off right? I'd actually have more trouble with that than a daily pill, probably because I have other medsI have to take at the same time every day anyway. Still, noted.

I've taken the patch. That gets really nasty really quick. (Like do not wear dark colored underwear...ever.) Also, I understand they have more hormones than necessary. Has the same side effects (possibility of blood clots, weight gain, etc.) I also tried the ring (NuvaRing). Same principle as the patch but it's a plastic ring you stick in your... well, you know. 1 ring in 3 weeks, 1 week out. You'd think it would fall out but it doesn't. I never had issues with that. And maybe it was just me but the thing made my moods COMPLETELY flat. I wasn't happy, I wasn't sad. It was just meh all the time. Also increases your risk for blood clots and strokes. (There was an article in Mother Jones about the ring.) Also, my bf said he could feel it in there. But it made my periods real light.

I have a friend who really swears by her IUD (I don't remember which one it is but I could ask her). I got snipped so I don't deal with this issue anymore. :)

i had a blood clot this year from being on birth control (and wasn't a smoker) for years. spent four days in the hospital wondering when i was going to die. no fun.