project ruby?

Question

hi ladies!

so my boyfriend and i currently only use withdrawal. he doesn't like condoms and even though he'd wear them, we'd both prefer if he didn't. so he was pretty happy when i said i'd get on the pill!

my only problem is that my parents would kick me out if they knew my bf and i were having sex, so going to the doctor is out and i don't want to take my insurance to planned parenthood because my mom will know and if not she'll probably open my mail and find out and it's just not worth the risk.

so it seems like project ruby is my knight in shining armor! and i have just a few questions for those who have used it.

- is it the same birth control you get from your doctor, and if it's a little different, have you had any side effects?

- if the bc pill they choose for you gives you doesn't work well (like the side effects are too severe) is it easy to switch to a different one?

- out of the bc pills they offer, are any "the best" or is it just going to depend on how it works for me?

- do you like it?

- $20 a month seems like a really good price, but i've never used bc before, so is this fair?

and how long should i wait before having unprotected sex? my boyfriend and i are long distance, but we're fairly (lol or extremely) active when we're together. he just left, so i'm not going to see him until february 12th, and that's 4 1/2 weeks away. i should be good to go, right?

i've read that if you faithfully take your pill ever single day, bc is 99% effective and i just want to make sure.. a baby would kind of ruin my life right now haha maybe in six or seven years, but definitely not until i'm married

thanks so much ☺️💛

Answer

I haven't used it but it seems pretty reliable. How it works is you fill out a short questionnaire and they recommend whicheck pills to use. Like I get migraines so I can't do estrogen which means I use the mini pills instead of combo pills. They have the same brand I got from planned parenthood. A pharmacist that works for their company signs off on the medication and it gets mailed to you. $20 a month is pretty good mine are $40 but I have paid as little as $15 before. They also have plan b, which would be a good idea to get one of those just in case you miss a pill. They mail it usually to your house in a discreet package but you can prolly have it sent to a friend's house or a p.o. box to pick it up. The first order you receive 3 months, so you have to have $60 to pay for them and then when you need a refill they send a years worth. I have used Lyza before so I know the meds are real. It seems like a good option. I'm thinking about using it when I run out of my prescription. You should be fully covered to use just the pills after a week or two but I always wait a month after starting

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I have been using project Ruby for over a year now and it has been a life saver. I don't live at home so I don't have to worry about my parents seeing the package arrive, but it's nice that they won't find out from a bill or anything. I am on chateal and it has worked well for me, but I believe it would be very easy to switch kinds. Also the package is a plain white box but it does have a sticker on it that says "personal and confidential" in red writing, just so you know.

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I'm thinking of using that, too! I'm in a position similar to yours- parents would freak if they found out I was on birth control or having sex. 
I'm pretty sure it'll be a good system. My only worry, personally, is if the package says project ruby and my parents know what it is.

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