I'm afraid of implanting anything and don't want Depo again so I chose my same oral contraceptive I was on years ago. I'm 34 and feel like pills are almost obsolete. My OBGYN did say she tends to encourage women to go IUD route so they don't have to remember to take something daily. Has anyones physician tole them birth control pills are bad in your 30's ? I remember reading an article months ago about this, but couldn't remember exactly why they were bad, I guess just because of the hormones. I have heard so many horror stories about IUD's with cramping, unpredictable spotting, pain, painful sex and it actually loosening