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Because anything meant to interfere with Mother Nature's original intentions is never good. Come to think of it, it's a miracle she hasn't shaken us off like fleas yet, as George Carlin used to say.
But mother nature's original intention was that we'd be either pregnant or nursing pretty much our entire child bearing years which means we'd only menstruate when we were breeding. Isn't that what the pill does?
the 2 factors involved: suppressing ovulation itself on a continuous basis; and the higher amount of hormones in the body.
I've know plenty of women that when their period would fall at an inconvenient time, would just continue on to the next months packet of pills.
I myself have polycystic ovaries. To my knowledge the BC pill has not been proven to do so, but I myself attribute the fact that so many more women now have this syndrome, to the fact that we try to use drugs to stop ovulation from happening. Note: I am not a medical professional, just someone with a theory.
I've know plenty of women that when their period would fall at an inconvenient time, would just continue on to the next months packet of pills.
I myself have polycystic ovaries. To my knowledge the BC pill has not been proven to do so, but I myself attribute the fact that so many more women now have this syndrome, to the fact that we try to use drugs to stop ovulation from happening. Note: I am not a medical professional, just someone with a theory.
If I had to guess, I'd say it's because we're starting our periods so young these days. My grandmother and my mom started their periods at 17, I was 14, my daughter was 11. Maybe 11 year old bodies aren't ready for those hormones.
If I had to guess, I'd say it's because we're starting our periods so young these days. My grandmother and my mom started their periods at 17, I was 14, my daughter was 11. Maybe 11 year old bodies aren't ready for those hormones.
Dr's don't seem to think it's related, but I'm not so sure. I didn't start birth control until I was 18 even though I was 11 when my period started. My BFF was 12 and her older sister was nearly 17. We all have PCOS and none of us were on the pill until at least 16. In addition, my BFF did get pregnant in her in her late teen or early twenties, but then later when she tried, found out she then had PCOS.
I was on the pill before I got married, but I don't need extra estrogen. I sometimes turn into that giant evil walking vagina from Pink Floyd's The Wall. I thought it would take me awhile to be fertile again whien I stopped taking it. No, I was pregnant a month later.
We wanted two children close together, so I was pregnant again less than a year after our daughter was born. I don't remember what birth control we used at the time, but I do remember that almost immediately after we decided to have another baby, I was pregnant.
I used Depo Provera (the shot) for quite a while after that. Not having a period was great, but it makes me depressed. I gain weight, too.
We stopped using hormone-based birth control for a few years and used rhythm and withdrawal. Not the scientific kind with the thermometers and the sticky test--wow, that's dedication--but the kind where the woman says, "No, this is not a good week. I'm probably ovulating." Every month has a couple of anxious days while you wait for that crimson bell to toll.
Not exactly outstanding results. Now we have three kids. And a vasectomy.
If I had to guess, I'd say it's because we're starting our periods so young these days. My grandmother and my mom started their periods at 17, I was 14, my daughter was 11. Maybe 11 year old bodies aren't ready for those hormones.
This is probably just genetic variations (the women on your husband's side of the family may have reached menarche earlier than those on your side, and your daughter probably takes after them).
The average age of menarche in the US has held very steady at about 11.5 since the immediate post-WWII era, the 1940s.
In previous centuries, girls did start later- about 16, on average- but this had to do with the lack of nutritious food and medical care available in those times. Girls were physically much smaller before the 20th century, as well.
Now that girls are so healthy, well-nourished, and free of childhood diseases, they generally start their periods between ages 11 and 12.
That seems to be the threshold, though; as I said, this median age has held steady for over 60 years now.
Scientists believe it's unlikely the median will sink much lower (although of course there are and have always been isolated incidences of girls starting a nine or earlier. These are merely aberrations, however).
Myself, I did not start until nearly 14, and boy was I pissed!
All my friends already had theirs by the time i started.
OP: Check out the planned parenthood website to get an idea of different BC methods. There are other non-hormonal options besides condoms like an IUD or a diaphram.
I was on the pill for a while. I didn't like the way it made me feel. So, I stopped taking it. Do some research and then talk to your doctor.
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I was on this other brand of birth control pills (forgot the name of it, it wasn't a really well-known brand), but I swear they made me crazy. I wasn't acting like myself. Basically almost like 24/7 PMSing. I started noticing this and switched brands. Now I'm taking ortho tri-cyclen lo, and it's been a lot better. No mood swings or anything.
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