Security :: Membership Provider, Cusomt User Properties?

I am using the Membership provider that is included in Framework 3.5. I need to be able to add properties to the user such as country and birth date. I have read about the alternative provider that microsoft distibutes called TableProvider where you can define extra properties in the webconfig. I hesitate a bit about using it as there where some stuff about adding rules to the database to allow access. Since i use a hosted server and i am almost clueless about database administration it got me enough worried to think out my own solution. A. any feedback about using table provider from people that have experience of it?