 [ Symptoms ] is sex safe without protection since i have been on birth control for over 7months or is the pullout still needed  i want to make sure i do not get pregnant as i am not in that stage of my life yet is it safe for my spouse to release or is it not recommended and if not recommended what can be used besides condoms and sponges  [ Disease ] the best treatment recommended by the medical profession is surgical removal i was half your age when mine were diagnosed and a herbalist suggested a different approach a procedure was recommended for passing the stones out naturally followed by a course of herbal tablets to recondition the gall bladder this process failed the first time and i had to go through the gruesome experience a second time now all that is left many years later is a distant memory and life is back to normal for me my doctor is still expecting me to show up for surgery some day but i do not think i will need it