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Grey (greywhite) wrote in compass_network,
@ 2013-03-23 14:31:00

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!open, maryanne walker (oe), ~isabel lane, ~micha delmare

Right okay not to piss on anyone's cornflakes or anything, but it occurs to me that we have a lot of different people from different times and worlds and everything and as such perhaps not everyone's aware of the availability and reliability of contraceptives here on the island.

And just in case anyone's unfamiliar with the concept - they're designed to stop a woman from becoming pregnant. There are a number of forms and although I'm not a health care professional I don't mind answering any questions you might have, although you might prefer to direct them to one of the doctors. Doctor Watson seems particularly knowledgeable about the subject and was a great deal of help when I worked out the island cannot be trusted not to remove you from your normal form of birth control.

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	theangelinhell 2013-03-23 02:51 pm UTC (link)
	And what are these contraceptives like? (Reply to this) (Thread)

greywhite
2013-03-23 02:55 pm UTC (link)

well as I said there are difficult kinds. There's a pill, which the woman takes every day, though it takes a little while to become effective and then there are condoms, which is an external form of contraceptive than the man wears, generally made of latex, which is much more affective than sheep's bladders or whatever it was they used to use.

Those are probably the two most common types.

There's also an injection and an implant, both of which again are used by the woman.

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	theangelinhell 2013-03-23 03:15 pm UTC (link)
	This is ~~wonderful~~ interesting news. ~~Christine will be pleased~~ (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

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	gatz 2013-03-23 02:52 pm UTC (link)
	You really do enjoy addressing the hot topics, don't you? (Reply to this) (Thread)

	greywhite 2013-03-23 02:56 pm UTC (link)
	I thought it needed to be said. But yeah, a little bit. I'm hoping to be made head of health if this whole government thing takes off, can you tell? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	gatz 2013-03-23 03:03 pm UTC (link)
	There certainly seem to be a great deal of pregnancies on this island, that's for sure. I assumed it was just the circumstances encouraging couples into bed, really. ~~I didn't know a woman~~ Well, it's certainly a progressive stance to take. You've got my vote! (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

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	theheartofme 2013-03-23 02:52 pm UTC (link)
	Too bad I don't need any. ;) (Reply to this) (Thread)

	greywhite 2013-03-23 02:57 pm UTC (link)
	How come? If you don't mind me asking, I mean? (Reply to this) (Parent)

	greywhite 2013-03-23 03:01 pm UTC (link)
	Oh fucking hell it's YOU! Sorry. Jesus. You know it's very hard to keep track when there are like FIVE of you! Anyway I'll let you off - extenuating circumstances and all that. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	theheartofme 2013-03-23 03:06 pm UTC (link)
	:) Yup, it's me! There's only the two of us now. Me and the vampire one, but still. I would say that after this baby is out, I will definitely be needing some birth control, but then I remember that my boyfriend is dead. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

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	genepunk 2013-03-23 04:17 pm UTC (link)
	There does seem to be a rash of pregnancies here, though it doesn't sound like all of them were generated since the women arrived. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	greywhite 2013-03-23 05:53 pm UTC (link)
	No, I know of at least two that were pre-island. That isn't really the point though. I just wanted to make sure people were aware contraception was available if they wanted it. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	itarille 2013-03-23 04:33 pm UTC (link)
	How strange a thing! Is it so common for so many women to be with child? It's a rare thing amongst the elves. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	greywhite 2013-03-23 05:54 pm UTC (link)
	Well I don't think so no. There do seem to be a lot more pregnant women than you'd expect considering the population of the island. Is that what are then? An elf? Sorry, I think I assumed you were human, which is probably verging on racist. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

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Re: Itarillë -

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Itarillë | Tuor -

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Re: Itarillë | Tuor -

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	dreviltwin 2013-03-23 06:20 pm UTC (link)
	Sometimes when a person is not necessarily in her right state of mind ~~thank you stupid island love spell thingamagig~~ even though she knows of contraceptives and their benefits, she may neglect them. Just saying. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	greywhite 2013-03-23 06:24 pm UTC (link)
	Which is why the implant's a good idea. You can't trust the island, I know that, but with the implant you don't need to think about it. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

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	isabellane 2013-03-23 06:29 pm UTC (link)
	And then there's those of us who really don't have to worry about that kind of thing. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	greywhite 2013-03-23 06:31 pm UTC (link)
	Well lucky you. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

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	amandameyerson 2013-03-23 06:30 pm UTC (link)
	Abstinence ~~or lack of partner~~ is also a good form of birth control. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	greywhite 2013-03-23 06:31 pm UTC (link)
	But a fucking boring one. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

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	charlieprice 2013-03-23 06:35 pm UTC (link)
	Indeed, but not particularly practical, and clearly not working out for most. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

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	queenofrohan 2013-03-23 06:43 pm UTC (link)
	I became pregnant at home, and truly, I do not see why anyone would wish to do such a thing as prevent a child! Children are blessings, especially after how many good men and women fell in the War. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	greywhite 2013-03-23 06:56 pm UTC (link)
	Well some people don't see it that way and I'm just trying to make sure those that don't want a child don't become pregnant because they didn't know there were ways to prevent it. Also - what happened where we came from isn't really applicable here, I don't think. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	maryanne_walker 2013-03-24 09:06 am UTC (link)
	I'm so glad I'm not completely human. Condoms suck. I shouldn't say that out loud, huh? (Reply to this) (Thread)

	greywhite 2013-03-24 12:20 pm UTC (link)
	Why do you think I willingly let someone stick a piece of plastic into my arm? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

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