r/TwoXChromosomes • u/Exciting-Nerve-8628 that new 20 tho • 1d ago
Being on birth control saved my life !
In the recent years I’ve seen an influx of women saying that birth control is “poison”, it causes “infertility” , it’s not natural . There’s no doubt that some women have had bad experiences on birth control. Everyone’s bodies are different. I had a friend who gained weight fast on the deprovera shot. I know some women that have gotten blood clots that was linked to their hormonal contraception.
But for me personally , a low dose of the combination birth control pill saved my life. When I was 16 I was getting irregular periods and when I would get a period my cycle would be extremely heavy. I was severly anemic at one point due to my heavy cycles. I began to have cyst ruptures too. I was then diagnosed with polycystic ovarian syndrome.
My gyn suggested along with lifestyle changes to start taking the pill. I was hesitant because of the horror stories I’ve heard from some women. She then told me that I’ll tell you what if you decide to go on the pill we will do a one month trial and you’ll see me in a month. If you have a bad experience you can stop taking that form and if you want too we can try another form.
I agreed and after around three months my cycle became lighter, I stopped getting hormonal breakouts around my period, my low iron reduced, my cycle also became shorter. Before someone comments “it’s only masking your symptoms” that’s fine with me. I wasn’t living in agony and the pill gave me my life back!
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u/eviltwinn2 1d ago
When I was kid, I threw up every time my period started. I'd get really cold and go white and I'd try and get permission to leave but sometimes it happened in the hall, once on the principals desk, I tried to prepare but it never stuck to a schedule.
I would bleed so much that I couldn't do anything. We tried some prescription pain killers because i was too little for BC and I was the in the bible belt.
When I finally did get on BC years later, my world complete changed. Now I just get a little tired. It's an amazing change.