Recent comments in /f/Connecticut

unicornbomb t1_j5uqjqr wrote

Not a dude. “Less risk” doesn’t mean “no risk” — it simply means the risk profile is below or on par with over the counter medications.

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/birth-control-pills-are-safe-and-simple-why-do-they-require-a-prescription/

Also relevant: most progestin only pills are not associated with any increased risk in blood clots according to studies cited in the above article.

The increased risk only exists for combination pills, and even then it’s small - between 3-9 out of 10,000, vs 1-5 out of 10,000 without the pill.

This risk profile is extremely simple to filter out via simple self reported health surveys — for those who report they have a family history of clots, experience migraines, or are smokers - progestin only pills. This is the exact extent of risk profiling your doctor will do when it comes to prescribing the pill.

No one is arguing for pharmacists to be inserting iuds or implants in the middle of cvs, so this is really only relevant to the pill.

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CatsNSquirrels t1_j5uoib1 wrote

My thoughts exactly. They’ve also already asked you for your job title, pay stubs, background check, etc. so you can’t make stuff up. It’s not as easy to lie as this person makes it out to be - especially when dealing with a corporation.

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Jets237 t1_j5uo879 wrote

it depends what town you are in. In Stamford I have pretty good luck with most basic channels but need to play around with where I put the antenna and which way its facing.

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CyanideCocktails t1_j5umreo wrote

Best site your sources dude. It's probably not wise to risk something major like a blood clot because you don't want to see a doctor for a BC prescription and to keep up to date, on that as well as yearly check ups. While you say they are rare they can still happen. I've literally heard so many instances of people having complications from the pill, IUD and the implants.

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CroMag84 t1_j5umoi9 wrote

New Haven is amazing. I lived there for 5 years, and before that most of my life in Fairfield county.

There’s tons of stuff to do in New Haven pretty much anything you want. Ffd county for me was pretty much all the same boring bars, with miserable people trying to live above their tax bracket.

I lived in westville, east shore, and fair haven. Only complaint I ever had was traffic in westville.

I guess most things look scary from the outside, especially when you think the world is unsafe constantly. But New Haven is amazing to me.

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iwanttobehappy2022 t1_j5uldi2 wrote

Define fewer risks. Are they known or unknown risks by the general public? Quantify that and compare them to me. Second, this bill does not remove the need for a prescription. If CVS had an aprn or doctor or pa on staff to write the scripts, review medical history, answer questions and ask some questions to make sure every is okay…I’m fine with that.

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