I totally wish I were infertile. But, even then, I would still use some sort of contraception because I've heard way too many stories of people who were supposedly infertile who ...oh my gosh - had a baby!! Um...not my idea of a surprise!

My doc discovered I had a uterine fibroid a few years ago and I joke that I asked "Am I infertile" <high-pitched, excited, curious tone>...hee hee! Me bad. One can dream, huh?

Both my mother and mayernal grandmother had high risk pregnancies. My mother bled all the time she was up the duff with me (in fact, for the initial 8 weeks of the pregnancy I was a stomach ulcer .) My grandmother had a few miscarriages. And when I was told "the facts of life" as a little girl, I remember being completely disgusted by the whole messy thing! I remember asking why all this was going to happen and being told it was so I could have a baby, and I replied that in that case, i didn't want one. I used to wish that something would happen to my girl parts so I could be rid of them, my mother had a hysterectomy at 33 when I was 6 weeks old. I have Implanon now. It's due to be removed in january next year and I think I will start then to look into more permanent methods of sterilisation. If not I will just get another implant!

This may sound silly but I have always believed that infertility was/is nature's way of keeping the population down. Too bad IVF ruined that . I know a woman who tried IVF 19 times before it was successful. I offered to transplant my lady bits into her as I didn't want or need them. Now she has a daughter. GIVE UP ALREADY! 19 times for heaven's sake ?!

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I don't think I'd be upset if I were infertile but I'd rather have the choice. Though, I'm scared to death of birth control failure. What I really want is a uterus with an on/off switch .

an on off switch would be ideal!!!

Absolutely, I've wished I was infertile for years now. And if I was it would save me from having to wait for my eventual tubal (I hope to get one as soon as I either have health insurance that covers it or else have saved enough for it). It would be great never having to go through surgery or dealing with birth control at all (well, outside of condoms, I don't think I'd ever stop using them). I know I'm fertile as I was pregnant once before (abortion) so sadly that uncertain daydream I had before that I might just be infertile was killed.

@DianneS: I don't completely understand your situation and don't mean to offend if some of my questions are too personal...but you say you were pregnant once before so you know you are fertile. So I would assume that you either had an abortion or miscarried. If it was the former...or even if it was the latter but you are pro-choice...then I don't understand why you think that nature could make that decision for you by you getting pregnant. Because there are options other than carrying it to term. Sorry if I got too personal, and actually I don't know if you are pro-choice anyway so I might have been swimming against current there. I also am against hormones for birth control (not on some political level, just for myself), though unlike you I would jump to tubal if I could right now. Have you ever considered the copper IUD? That doesn't release hormones, so as long as you don't have a copper allergy that could be the answer for you.

YES YES YES sometimes I wish I was!!! And then I feel guilty b/c there are so many people out there that are and wish they weren't But in some ways I feel like it would make things easier on me..to have an answer to that stupid question "so when??...." or I wouldn't have to hear "you'll change your mind". UGH! I HATE that one! Sorry...red head..bad temper I hate having to worry about BC and paying for it...dealing with side effects..which I'm not doing anymore as of Monday, so now I have to come up with another safe, hormone free alternative. It's not fair..I want the ON/OFF switch too!!!

Oh I truly wish I was infertile. I use the pill and I don't have any problems with it but still I wish I didn't have to take it. I have arthritis and take cytotoxic drug for it due to which I must not get pregnant while taking it. I wouldn't like to have an abortion (even though I support it) so taking a pill is the only option. I feel a bit unsure about sterilisation.

If I was told I was infertile, I'd invite my best girlfriends around for a big-ass party.

Being sterilised is better though. At least now I'm sure - I'm not just relying on someone's opinion. I agree that way too many people have been told they can't conceive, only to find out - oops! - they do.

It feels strange saying so, but I think it would be nice to be infertile as long as no other health problems came along with it. It would be convenient to not have quite so much worry about the possibility of getting pregnant. Then again, I do appreciate that I can make that decision myself, rather than nature deciding for me. Honestly, the more I think about it, I hope I don't even have to find out whether I can get pregnant.