Category: Concern for the side effects of the methods “We have used birth control pills, but… well… we’ve been reading that they cause hormonal changes, like putting on weight or that they can eventually leave you sterile… And that’s why we decided to change to the condom”, M8 “…I know lots of people who say that hormones disagree with them. ….I don’t know, since your body doesn’t produce them, they can cause some kind of rejection, I think”, YW17 “When I used the IUD the first month I didn’t have a period and I was afraid I might be pregnant, now in the second month I’ve had my period, but it bothers me not knowing when I will get it and when it will finish…”, YW18 “I need to know the side effects… I don’t want to turn into a cold woman… to age quicker, ‘cos that’s got to do with hormones… you know?”, AW22 “I decided to try a hormonal method, the pill in my case… I noticed it changed my character and that I was in a bad mood… and also blemishes on the skin with the ring… I’ve got blemishes on the skin…”, AW1 “…with the ring, really great, but I stopped because when having sex my drive decreased, I didn’t feel so much like having relations…”, YW9 “well they’re hormones and your body changes inside… You can put on weight or you can also lose weight, or the question of hair too… you can have more or less…”, A8