I am now 39 yrs old and have experienced many forms of BC.
Unfortunately, there are not that many forms of BC that do not have some sort of adverse effects. Anotherwords, there is nothing perfect (accept for some sort of permanent method).
Also, messing with a woman's hormones is almost a guarantee of some sort of side-effect. Depo might cause low sex drive in one person and not effect another. Thats why I also do not trust what the general side effects say because it is different for everyone.
Until you are ready to make the decision to either want children or become child-free, the best drug-free way is what MISSTALIA said. Condoms and spermicide. It also bothers me as to why the woman always has to take most of the responsibility in the area of BC? If your DH says he does not like using condoms as an excuse, it's a pretty bad one! Not only condoms, but other non-hormonal forms have come a long way.
Between the "pill" and Depo, I was on BC for an amazing 23 years! My doc was going to keep me on it even thought I was over 35 and I made the decision to get off of them. Best decision I ever made! I got a tubal ligation done in April of this year making the permanent decision of not wanting children. My main thing with BC was acne and my monthly cycles. Since I had the procedure, I have not had a monthly cycle (loving it!) and my acne has cleared. Another side effect of being on BC is thinning hair. I get perms to make my "doo" decent. Once finances allow it, I plan on seeing an endocrinologist to check my hormone levels so my hair will get back to normal.
I hope I was able to help and share my experience on this topic.
