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ejsh82 · Joined: 05 Sep 2007 Location: Gangwondo

Hi Ladies,

I was wondering how easy/difficult it is to get birth control in Korea. I am espcially looking for the kind to help tame acne (among other things).

Do you need a prescription from your doctor?
Do pharmacists have US brands? ie: Yasmin
If you've taken Korean brands, which ones would you recommend?
How much is it monthly with the government's health insurance?

Ladies only please! Unless, guys, you have helped your girlfriend out by picking up her pills...

Thanks for any help!

peppermint · Posted: Fri Mar 14, 2008 8:02 am Post subject: Re: Birth Control

MollyBloom · Joined: 21 Jul 2006 Location: James Joyce's pants

I concur with Peppermint.

You don't need a prescription from your doctor at home. All you do is pop into a pharmacy and ask for the pill.

I use Mercilon, and it's a mono-phasic like Ortho Novum. There are tri-phasic pills available, and other phasics added to that list. Actually, before I left, I went to the pharmacy and bought a years worth, and the pharmacist almost had a heart attack!

I don't remember if the insurance pays for it, but as Pep said, they pills cost between 6,000-12,000 won. It also depends which place you go to, because I got lower prices at different pharmacies.

Here are some links. I know there are a lot of them, but there is some good advice, so I suggest you look through all of them:

http://forums.eslcafe.com/korea/viewtopic.php?t=111043&highlight=birth+control

http://forums.eslcafe.com/korea/viewtopic.php?t=104095&highlight=birth+control

http://forums.eslcafe.com/korea/viewtopic.php?t=77484&highlight=birth+control

http://forums.eslcafe.com/korea/viewtopic.php?t=92626&highlight=birth+control

http://forums.eslcafe.com/korea/viewtopic.php?t=63644&highlight=birth+control

ejsh82 · Joined: 05 Sep 2007 Location: Gangwondo

MollyBloom and Peppermint, thanks for the information and the website links! Very Helpful!

cbclark4 · Joined: 20 Aug 2006 Location: Masan

Women should insist that men get a Vasectomy.

Plane and simple.

Simply do not have sex with a fertile man.

Why should women suffer with the worry?

If men want to have babies they should freeze their
stuff and keep it in a couple of different cryogenic locations.
(do not try this at home folks)

I think also there are methods of extracting the spermatozoa
directly from the gonads even after a vasectomy.

Insist on it women Take back the night damn it!

http://www.infertilitydoctor.com/fertilityflash/vol2_issue4.htm

http://bluegrassfertilitycenter.com/spermfreezing.htm

ejsh82 · Joined: 05 Sep 2007 Location: Gangwondo

Seriously, cbclark4? Why would you post something like this? It was an honest question, and you respond with something like this? Check out the other responses; much more constructive.

peppermint · Posted: Sat Mar 15, 2008 6:28 am Post subject:

cbclark 4- um what? A few obvious reasons to reject your suggestion:

- that's quite a hoop to make a man jump through for sex. Even if the operation is as simple as I've heard, it's still a big psychological step.

- In a casual relationship, there wouldn't be an awful lot of consequences for the man who lied about having the surgery. With that in mind, it only makes sense for women to have at least some form of birth control in place as a back up

-invitro is pretty expensive, and if I decided that I wanted children, I'm sure I'd rather spend that money on their education

cbclark4 · Joined: 20 Aug 2006 Location: Masan

It's two snips a couple of clips and ice packs in bed for few days .

No biggie.

Like there's no psychological issues with women scared to death of
pregnancy trying to get pleasure from the sex act with all that on their
minds.

It's about time men are held accountable and responsible.

Are men's egos s fragile?

The nads are still functional after the big V, there is no loss of masculinity.

It's safer than the pill, more reliable than any mechanical device.

It takes all the worry out of the equation (for the monogamous).

cbclark4 · Joined: 20 Aug 2006 Location: Masan

cbclark4 · Joined: 20 Aug 2006 Location: Masan

Dear Peppy

Let me address your concerns

1. that's quite a hoop to make a man jump through for sex. Even if the operation is as simple as I've heard, it's still a big psychological step.

Men are not as wimpy as you make them out to be the psychological
advantages far outweigh the disadvantages. Imagine how much longer a
guy can last when he's not concerned about pregnancy (support
payments).

2. In a casual relationship, there wouldn't be an awful lot of consequences for the man who lied about having the surgery. With that in mind, it only makes sense for women to have at least some form of birth control in place as a back up

How casual is casual? Hopefully knowing the persons name? If you don't
know their name a rubber is always recommended. If you want
to check if they're lying you can feel around for the clips (they clip the
tubes). I would recommend taking a sample to the lab if you can't trust
your partner. But, I would recommend trust before sex in any
relationship.

3. in vitro is pretty expensive, and if I decided that I wanted children, I'm sure I'd rather spend that money on their education

This can be done in utero these days, there's even an at home kit.
Of course if the at home doesn't work you may want to go for the in vitro.