Anonymous
Post 02/13/2026 21:25     Subject: Re:BC in 40s
Mirena IUD. Had this one since I had my last kid at 36. My gyn said they’re good for 8 years now and that I’ll need to replace it with a new one at 44 for BC.
Anonymous
Post 02/13/2026 21:15     Subject: BC in 40s
Anonymous wrote:Doctor, not dictionary. Wtf autocorrect?


Lol was wondering what that was
Anonymous
Post 02/13/2026 20:32     Subject: BC in 40s
51. had my tubes removed with last kiddo. am in menopause, on mirena for the progesterone, and use estrogen patches.
Anonymous
Post 02/10/2026 19:53     Subject: BC in 40s
Anonymous wrote:I’m 51. Just regular BCP. Nothing different.


I would go off of them because at your age it is next to impossible to get pregnant naturally.

Definitely a huge perk of getting older! 👏🏽
Anonymous
Post 02/02/2026 16:06     Subject: Re:BC in 40s
Anonymous wrote:We are leaving out 50% of those who are responsible here (or at least they should be responsible): the men ! Why does birth control always have to fall on the women?

At a minimum, family planning in peri / late 40s should include getting dear husband tested. Take him to any fertility clinic (or even the family generalist), and get a semen analysis.

What you might find (like we did) is that his sperm count is so low that we really didn’t need to worry anymore.



+1
Anonymous
Post 01/27/2026 22:05     Subject: Re:BC in 40s
Anonymous wrote:We are leaving out 50% of those who are responsible here (or at least they should be responsible): the men ! Why does birth control always have to fall on the women?

At a minimum, family planning in peri / late 40s should include getting dear husband tested. Take him to any fertility clinic (or even the family generalist), and get a semen analysis.

What you might find (like we did) is that his sperm count is so low that we really didn’t need to worry anymore.



I love this. Thank you for posting.