Women Stop Taking Birth Control For The First Time 

Adrianna Barreras 🤣🤣🤣 exactly

loll i just snorted

Lol😂

U made my f*cking day 😂👏

Lmaooooo! 💀💀💀

some people don’t have options and medically need to

Same here

alex tostado That's all fine and dandy, the original commenter just talking about their own desires though. They probably know that.

Then how can you prevent baby when you're sexually active?

Ngoc Han Le but even then, I wouldn't go on it because I don't want to mess with the hormones in my body.

Lauren Brothers on the other side of that, I have chronic migraines and the nuva ring is the bc that's worked best for my body, and my Dr knows about all of it. 🤷🏽‍♂️ its different for everyone

alexandriusgirl lucky for me I’m lactose intolerant 😂😂

Michelle the Mirena IUD ruined my life...

I have had it for over 6 years. I love it!

Danielle Frank it's only approved for 5, are you on the 2nd one?

They can be incredibly dangerous... it creates a pathway for bacteria to travel from your vaginal canal to your uterus...

It's definitely not perfect, but I've had one for a few years (the copper one), most of my friends have one, my mom had the copper one for 10 years. Like anything, it has flaws though, and like I said, it's definitely not for everyone! However, it is the most popular birth control method among gynecologists...

Happy it has great effects on you!

Madisyn Fleming can you get pregnant if you stop taking birth control please answer me! Because I’m trying to stop and not get pregnant

@@jamilaomar8197 yes, as it's not protecting you from pregnancy anymore. That's why you have to take them regularly.

How long did it take you? Need to go off it because it's turning me psycho. It's been 3 days so far, still no change.

Yep me too

I'm actually very appreciative that there are many many different forms of birth control for women that we can pick and choose.

I have to be on the pill otherwise I bleed out

Samantha C girl same. Im too scared to start BC

TRUE, condoms have no bad hormone side effects.

Calnder method?

@@nvylv9014 tracking your fertility

No, most women aren't on hormonal birth control.

Harshil Patel it is awkward for men to watch videos about women and their periods etc. (I’m a girl, this is just my screen name)

Harshil Patel I always see you commenting on buzzfeed videos. 😂

I saw ur comment on a try guys video

Harshil Patel thank you!

Harshil Patel you look like Farhan Akhtar 🙂

Selena CM I think it was more of a personal choice outside of work and someone probably said “hey let’s make a video out of this!”

keilah visscher Yeah, I think that’s how a lot of these videos come about.

I think they made the video because two women were already considering making the change and not the other way around.

Selena CM it’s all for the views man, and even with buzzfeed making so many adds for so many companies...this is so sad honestly

Carmen Wolf it’s not by force, they chose to do it. Buzzfeed doesn’t give them the ideas, they do whatever they want.

M Hi, Biochemistry scientist here. Unfortunately, in order for a medication to be approved, the side effects can’t be worse than the risk you would face if you had the “disease”. So for women it’s “ok” that the pill has so many risks because it would be even worse if you got pregnant (you’d be even more hormonal, have an ever higher chance of thrombosis, etc). But there is absolutely no risk for the man when he gets a woman pregnant, right? So in order to legally approve male birth control, it pretty much can’t have any side effects, and naturally that has been very difficult to achieve. But there is some research being done into it, so I hope one day will find a way!

Though i would love for men to have birth control and be a part of the whole equation, for men to have birth control would be much harder, because women only have one egg to stop from being released, while men have millions of sperm that need to be subdued, and they would also have to take multiple pills a day for this to work. Men's birth control would also have to be more full of hormones because of the sperm count they have and would in turn affect their physical and mental health so much more.

Recently on a science website named curiosity they announced a male birth control that could possibly be released in the coming years

I wouldn’t recommend it

It’s much easier to control 1 egg a month than it is to control millions and millions of sperm constantly

exactly there's an adjustment period I felt weird for a month or so after I stopped now I'm fine

Wow interesting. I got on birth control because I suffered from very painful menstrual cramps along with vomiting. It was to the point where I'd miss a school day once a month.

Nafolchan ikr this was what I was thinking throughout the video 😂😂😂😂😂

Oh yah dermatologist sounds lazy to me

Alyssa Brown How are they lazy? She literally says she's been using creams and medication for it for months and it hasn't worked so the dermatologist told her what WOULD work.

Nafolchan When I had severe period cramps at age and 13 they gave me birth control. It just made things worse.

Miss Moody mood . I can’t stand when people say that . I’d do anything for two spots

Same girl same

I guess you just have to look at it differently like if you’ve had clear skin your whole like 2 pimples is a big deal because it’s the first tho that YOU notice when you look in the mirror

OMG SAME!😂😂

But the CAUSE of the heavy periods needs to be investigated. Sure going on the pill will lessen the flow, but once you stop taking them, the same problem periods come back.

But you can't keep taking them until you get the menopause in your 50s you need to deal with your heavy periods it sucks but its life and it could change and get lighter one day, peoples cycles do change.If your doctor thinks it's abnormal then the cause needs to be investigated

anony mous Why can't you take birth control until you're 50? If you have no serious side effects I don't see the problem in doing that.

@@DragonicCherry There are ALWAYS side effects. Just because you do not notice them, does not mean they are not there. OP, pain and excess bleeding is not normal. Your body is acting out for a reason. Listen to it, instead of ignoring it with pills.

What does BC does to your body? I'm 11 got my period since 9, have acne and have horrible cramps, might consider taking it in the future if it's as good as everyone makes it seem.

You should switch up the type your using. Most pills can have drasticly different effects on you but you just need to talk to your doctor about it

Sol Richeri aaaaand, are you pregnant?

if you use condoms on or do the pull out method correctly, it's incredibly likely that you are NOT pregnant.

You should try being pregnant. It’s just like that too. 💀

Omg Did your period come normally?

Same! I start taking BC because of my acne. I also have migraines but I felt I was taking too much medication. So I stopped taking BC, Migraine meds, and changed my diet. I’ve been off both for little over 3 yrs. I only take my Migraine meds when I can’t take it anymore. But, the first few months were the worst, I was going through mood swings, acne, and weight gain. Then, everything started to normalize. Still have the weight(haha) some breakouts but, spot treatment is all I need. Now, I’m happier than I was taking all that medication.

SchwarzeBlutelfe that’s really good. Good for you!!

Agatha jay well, I wasn't on birth control "just because". In my country, they don't promote non-hormonal options, at least not for teenagers like I was back then.

Giggles Bloody Murder P R E S E N T

Ya this was interesting to watch because for me the difference between taking the pill and not taking it is dying each month of pain, fainting in public, and extreme body dysmorphia

Alex M. Same, sadly

I have a bad relationship with BC, I went on it at 15 and was on it for 5 years because of bad periods. Then when I got married I came off it and I had problems with my period again, it was only when I said no to going back on birth control that they actually started looking into why I was having so many problems and found out I had PCOS. So if it weren't for BC I would have had answers way sooner.

Giggles Bloody Murder HERE I AM

BeatNeko3 same here I feel less bloated without them but got a few pimples but not as bad

BeatNeko3 I’m less angry lol

Change your diet

You probably eat diary which is what makes periods so bad. When I stopped eating diary my periods became awesome

Paulina K I don't even consume diary at all no eggs no butter and no cows milk for over 5 years I even hate diary and can't stand the site of it and I still get very bad periods some people have bad periods genetically but I don't have break outs anymore and did realise that first time after I stopped consuming diary products and do feel so much better imo.

lola 9 i think most people who say this are in long term relationships

@Anna Stella you arent really poisoning your body though..? but i get it cheating can happen, but ultimately thats up to the woman

Anna Stella theres a thing in a relationship called trust.

@Anna Stella Ive been on the pill for a while now and ive been perfectly fine, its different for everyone who uses it

@Anna Stella I started them in the first place because my cramps were so excruciating that i had to miss school and work, i wouldnt be able to move, and my menstrual cycle was extremely heavy which is abnormal, so my doctor prescribed me birth control and ive been a lot better ever since, i still use condoms as an extra precaution, but i dont take birth control only to prevent pregnancy,

alyssa avalos no they arrle sluts its not hard to try to get pregnant to them

SarlexTM that honestly doesn’t make sense and the I’m not sure what gender you are but if you’re a girl maybe in the future you will relate but if you’re a guy you should not be talking about women like that because they populate this world and without women you wouldn’t be here so can you just stop 🤦‍♀️

alyssa avalos wemon can't populate without men so and I am a girl and I hate it wemon complain alllllll the time "own my period ow this OWW my vigina" shuutt up my life is hard being a girl dosent make my life harder and I just accidentally ate a moldy piece of toast! I forget to go shopping :( I gtg to the store 😭😭

SarlexTM Lame troll

alyssa avalos Wish your mother was one birth control.

cutiegirl60000 hey keef

cutiegirl60000 All men should watch this!

Im watching!

Okay? And then what?

Nudge not all women go through that.

same. I *loved* it :) I never had any side effects apart from the typical ones as my body was adjusting to it - i.e, really tender breasts and nausea. Both went away after a couple of weeks.

iloveperfume yeah literally the only thing I had was a long period the first time I got on it. That's it! Guess we are the lucky ones

same here! I had irregular periods for 2 years or so (7-8 month gaps, and 2 month long periods) and it finally convinced my mom to let me start BC pills. I also got diagnosed with PCOS, so these pills are the only way I even have periods in the first place... I've only ever tried one version but it's worked perfectly for me for 7 years now

Same!

Same here!!

Any One I am so glad to hear that you are curious about these things. I’m a 51 year old man but the subject of birth control will remain on my mind for the rest of my days. On September 27, 2018, my 20 year old daughter passed away from blood clots that were triggered by her use of a combination pill called Levora. My daughter may have had a genetic predisposition to clotting on her maternal side that we were unaware of. She took Levora, which by the way is marketed as one of the “safer” pills, for about 9 months. One morning she woke up to answer the door for a repairman and collapsed instantly from a massive heart attack. No warning whatsoever. Now the medical community will tell you that what happened to my daughter is extraordinarily rare and based on many different reports, it does appear to be rare. But nevertheless it does happen and the families that are left behind are forever changed and forever devastated. So my advice to any young lady considering birth control is to learn as much about your maternal and paternal medical history as possible and discuss any findings with your doctor. Also do your own independent research on what effect birth may have on you given your own family history. There are a number of helpful and informative websites that you can turn to. If possible, have your blood tested for any genetic conditions that may make taking birth control particularly dangerous for you. My most important piece of advice may receive the most resistance but please consider consulting both of your parents before making this decision. They may have information about your family history that you don’t know about or they may have additional insight. I certainly wish everyday that my daughter would have discussed this with me. Many young ladies say or believe, “my parents would kill me if they knew I wanted to go on birth control!” Please don’t let such thoughts enter your mind. Having a discussion with me about birth control could have possibly saved my daughter’s life. Please take my comments with all the respect and concern with which they are intended. My comment is also not meant to disparage or degrade the medical community in any way. But the fact will always remain that we should have the final say so over our health and well-being. It pains me to think that my daughter died in part due to a medication that wasn’t designed to treat an illness, but designed to prevent a condition. You may in fact see similar comments from me posted throughout the internet. I loved my daughter tremendously and my goal is to help other families avoid feeling the pain that we are feeling. I wish you all the best.

Anthony Williams that’s strange because when I took my sister they made her take a blood test and then came back with the best long term birth control that would be best for her. They gave her the implant she doesn’t have any side affects now but you should look to sue the doctor that have her the birth control without a blood test.

Humzah Hassan thank you for your response and suggestion. Unfortunately the vast majority of medical providers nationwide do not give patients these blood tests which can be done rather easily and save many lives. To add to that many insurance companies will not pay for these tests. Some medical providers will not even inform young ladies of the existence of such tests which deprives the patient of the opportunity to pay for the test themselves out of pocket even if their insurance company will not cover any or all of the cost. Some medical providers will ask the patient if “they” have had a blood clot not if there is any family history of blood clots. There is no uniformity in prescribing birth control and that is one of the major problems. There is also a movement to allow women to obtain birth control by using an app. Under this scenario, a woman would not even see a health care provider instead they would just fill out a questionnaire. This may already be available in some states. I’m so glad that there was a wise and forward thinking doctor in your situation who was able to provide safe and appropriate care. Unfortunately, courts do not view failure to give blood tests prior to prescribing birth control as medical malpractice. The stories of young ladies who have lost their lives unnecessarily like my daughter are numerous and heartbreaking. A Google search of “blood clots birth control pills death” will yield startling results. From this search you will learn about many absolutely wonderful young ladies who lost their lives needlessly. In far too many case true concern for the health and well being of women is an afterthought and not a priority. Give the doctor that you used an extra special thanks because that doctor is obviously one of the good ones that our nation needs more like.

Any One personally, I’ve been on the pill for 25 years...and I don’t have an inclination to have any kids...so really this is best for me...

Any One you should check out Woman Code and Taking Charge of Your Fertility, they’re full of super interesting info on hormonal and natural BC, it’s effects on day to day life and fertility, and how to balance your hormones with lifestyle & natural BC 😸

Same! I don't get how Kelsey had such a rough time. Switching to old-fashioned condoms was the best decision I've made in a long time

For some women taking the right type of pill can really help them to regulate their hormones and is a huge health relief. If no pill works - good for us. But I understand why many who want to ditch the pill go right back to taking it after a couple of weeks.

Same here. Best decision I've ever made. I feel so much better since I've been of that stuff.

Same!! This stuff completely ruins you’re body ...

Brittany and Michael Vlogs you’re not protected then, I rather have a few mood swings than a baby at 20 lol, but I understand. Try the nuvaring, the pill messed up my body too but the ring has been the best choice I have ever made 😃

Sara Philips fr I’ve had pimples since i can remember

Lol 😂

She's covering up a full-on breakout on her chin with makeup. Give a girl a break.

Sara Philips acne isn’t fun for anybody so no matter if it’s 2 pimples or 15 it still sucks.

I don't take bc and I rarely ever get ance and when I do its two tiny little shits of ance.

preach

agreed and for all the people who claim it's bad for your body, so is terrible cramping on your period that makes it impossible to even go to work.

Me too

@@zina-alex This is a myth! Yes, BC has different side effects in everyone and some people should not use some types of hormonal bc if they have pre existing medical conditions. There are many types of pills, shots and devices used and the same type of bc will effect two women very differently. However, modern bc has improved greatly and the doses are much safer than they use to be.

@@zina-alex Yes I consider myself very well read on the side effects. The side-effects of bc pills vary between each type and dose. Personal anecdotes are an unreliable source of information, if you only looked at my experience everyone would be on my pill. Many research studies have found only minor side effects for the general population of women taking them, not including those with existing medical conditions.

These are just two examples, so many around me (including me, i was on it for 9 years) have came off the bc and no one have had such reactions, it has been rather on the opposite side, everything is much better :) so you never know how you will react :)

Eliise True you’re right. When I first started I thought I’ll have so much side effects but I have none

I’m so upset after watching this video. I was on birth control for about a year & off of it this past year because my mom said it could mess up my body 😒

Ciera Harris I hear this a lot. What does that mean tho? Mess up your body like create more acne? Or internally?

Matildyyy I’m pretty sure she means internally

Same :/ For the most part, I take it to control my acne and my period. Without BC, I get crazy acne and my period is irregular. I would love to get off it but like Kelsey said, can't have it all :(

look into shatavari and ashwagandha it balances hormones and regulates your period.I stopped on the pill and those herbs helped me to regulate my period and balance my hormones so I don't get hormonal acne anymore

it's more accurate to call it cycle control

thefuumanchuu how do you go that long without doing the dirty? Lol

Brenda Rodriguez probably because I'm on birth control

I also have endo but birth control has not helped my cramps or bleeding can you please tell me the name of the one that is helping you?

I think I had that my period was so bad I would bleed heavy and throw up everything for 2 days I couldn’t even take a pill for cramps because I would just throw up so bad it would be the green stuff bile. I missed school 2 days a month because i coukdnt move and would also be pooping. It felt like sever stomch flu everytime i started my period and My mom never took me to get looked at just said the sympones run in the family.

I always had bad periods but I was diagnosed with endometriosis last year. Because for 10 years I was told bad periods are normal for some. Been on Dienogest for 5 months. Despite the occasional mood swings and hot flashes, I'm loving my period free life.

@@ladydede88 same I was told it's normal in the family. Luckily I applied for a job in the Navy and as part of physical check up I was diagnosed

@@user-yf7jx3rk1z I've been taking Dienogest 2 mg once a day

depression and NON STOP PMS is what is the pill is responsible for. Its like being at day 22 of a natural cycle NON STOP, wich means food gravings etc. If you look up the hormone levels in a picture you can very well see that leading up to ovulation there is a estrogen rise and this estrogen is always low being on birth control. Its never the same as druing ovulation and because there is no ovulation the sexdrive is low, also the mood is lower cause once you know how powerfull ovulation is for the mood and looks you start to see when woman are ovulating its that strong. These hormones are so strong that once you see the ovulation glow on other womans faces and their good moods you know for sure the pill is taking this away from you... The problem with birth control is that you have never a peak moment and never high estrogen levels. Estrogen is higher then progesteron during a normal natural cycle it starts to rise leading up to ovulation and then once the egg is gone progesteron starts to rise again. Well, progesteron is the enemy i can tell you. When this hormone is higher then estrogen during the second half of the cycle its starts to cause these bad moods, bad food cravings, no sexdrive etc Its all because estrogen is low and progesteron is high.

writingxonxwalls there's so many other reasons for birth control js..

writingxonxwalls i feel ya!!

Mrs. Crider she literally said it's due to pcos so she obviously knows that!! 😂

I also have PCOS. I was prescribed so many things... metformin, spironolactone, 3 different BC pills. I decided I would get off all of them and just see who *I* was. Aside from plucking random chin hairs every day and my thinning hair, it's been amazing. I am a stronger, more emotionally stable woman now. I do wear wigs because I have lost most of my hair, but I am having so much fun with them & going crazy with styles, lengths and colors. I have actually lost weight, gained confidence, regulated the insulin issues by strongly avoiding all grains, and I now have 4 fewer pills to take every day. My husband told me just yesterday that he doesn't want me back on the pills and that he likes me better as the strong & assertive (albeit somewhat more hirsute) woman he married, than the weak & emotional female I was on all the hormones. TLDR; there's nothing fatal about PCOS, and there's no reason to be on that medication except to try and fit in with social constructs and doctors telling us that we're not real, beautiful, intelligent women just because we have a lot of testosterone.

BelaayyasMusic and there's no reason to shame women who want to stay on the pill because you think we're trying to fulfill some "societal norm" of beautiful. Maybe we're on it because we FEEL BETTER on it rather than being off it. I feel more like me while on the pill. I feel more in control of my life because when I'm off it, I have year long periods and want to die because I cramp so bad. Be careful of how you say things. Just because something works for you and you feel more powerful and womanly off the pill than on it doesn't it'll work for others. the same way.

Mariahh Malik people think the pill is the only option

You're fortunate. And as long as it works for you, that's great. Sometimes, it's needed or not for other reasons.

good for you...(?)

what is the name of the pill you take?

what pill do you take? honey come thru, let a sister know

Em Ash nah you could see from the texture of her skin her whole chin is covered in a breakout

When you’ve NEVER broken out before the texture and one pimple makes a difference.

Heather Mott I know it can make a difference and I fully respect that but still even if it makes a difference they haven't broken out ( I know some did I'm really talking about one woman in particular)

Katie Vee gosh! Wish I lost the weight I gained! It’s probably due to my antidepressant(for anxiety) but there’s no way I’m stopping that one😂

That's the most frustrating thing about the pill, doctors will always say it doesn't affect your weight but it absolutely does! Adding hormones to your body will absolutely affect your weight. I hate when they say otherwise because it's my body and I know what I'm experiencing ya know?

This is exactly what I went through

Oh my gosh where are you from? The only place I've ever heard them refer to people's weight in Stones was in history class or on Game of Thrones. Do you know roughly how many pounds is a "stone" is?

im from England and there are 14 pounds in a stone

ghosty True

It wouldn't take six months to adjust though

Yes! You can’t spend years feeding your body hormones and what have you and expect it to just snap back. I was in bc once and will NEVER do it again....

Agreed. I took birth control for 6 years. I've been off of it for about 7 months now. It was a rollercoaster at first. I'm starting to get back into myself now. And I feel way better now then I did when I was taking it. My emotions aren't all over the place now.

Victoria Furlough it can. Everyone is different.

Hailey Wheeler It affects people so differently... I'm reading the comments and thought I'd take a risk but will stop immediately if something bad happens. Thanks for sharing. Didn't know it doesn't stop pregnancy completely

Europa Man Not always true. While yes, BC=fewer pregnancies, lower dose pills in the past were less reliable. I had twins while using them. And no, I wasn't looking to trap anyone as I'd just gotten married. We were happy, just not planning on it.

Update?

I have to be on it because I would literally bleed to death if I wasn't on it.

Ketema lucky you

Ketema I'm glad it worked for you. It's just important to remember your experience isn't everyones, and try to understand where they are coming from. I can't do birth control. It would make me fly into uncontrollable rages or multiple hour crying fits for no reason. It was almost like an out of body experience, like I was on the outside watching myself doing these things, thinking "why am I doing this? I need to stop, why can't I stop?" It was terrifying, and for a while I thought I was legitimately going crazy. I ended up dropping out of college that semester because I couldn't even function. I think a lot of people think that the side effects are no big deal, or something you can just put up with. But for some people it's not.

again...Consult the right doctors and they will give you the right prescription. Do not medicate yourself with a "substitute". Not trusting the doctors is a little too dangerous.

Hahaha!!!! :D

LMAOOO

It changes your entire life? For a lot of women, periods can control their lives due to pain or blood or side effects from PMS. I know for me, that was the reason I decided to go on birth control in the first place. Coming off of a medicine that alters your body that much takes time and is very stressful and messes up your body (as seen in the video). I don't understand why you wouldn't think that was brave. It's much easier to stay on birth control forever than to deal with the reciprocations of coming off of it.

me too 😂

Sucre Jewel You're 40???!!!!! #Goals

Cool!

Sucre Jewel my mom at one point was trying to force me to take birth control when I told her I'd rather just use condoms and after morning pill

Sucre Jewel Seeing your photo, I realised Black women really don't age😊❤

Teacake's Janie Well technically I will be in 2 months but yep this is my 40th year of life! Thank you for the compliment! 😊

Would you mind if I asked what the cream was?

pleeeeaaase tell us, i'm about to go off the pill and i'm dreading the zits already

It could have been retinol ? I've heard that stuff works wonders

Hey friends! I will grab the tube when I get home! It isn’t retinol cuz my doctor said there was too many other side effects but I will let you know in a bit.

OKAY SO it is Taro-Clindamycin/Benzoyl Peroxide Gel and it is great! It is NOT a spot treatment it works only if you put it on the areas that tend to break out daily. A little goes a long way. At first I was using it twice a day and my face got so so so dry so now I use it at night on my chin and a little on my forehead and it works wonders! It’s been three months now and my face doesn’t even break out around my time of month anymore. Hope this helps 💜

Billy The Crit that's gonna be an interesting topic Lmao

More like next video “Why I had 5 abortions in 6months”

Lexi Leffingwell impossible

Yes. No other methods to prevent pregnancy...

Billy The Crit next topic "why do I use condoms" and "what is an iud" You seem to forget that there are various forms of contraception that don't involve hormones

Jade Moineau it was a joke.............

Jade Moineau condoms can fail...

LOL, it's always a possibility. XD

Jade Moineau yep coz condoms never break

I am in the EXACT same situation. My birth control pills changed my life for the better in so many ways so coming off is one of my biggest fears in life haha

Ive been on depo since I was 16 and Im 21 and I have NO side effects, no period at all, no weight gain etc. Im scared to ever get off it.

lots of women have periods for 7 days with heavy flow

@@sunleo6161 you dont even get your freaking period

That’s exactly how my period was !! Except I haven’t had my period since being on birth control

Thanks for sharing! I was recently diagnosed with pcos and my doc prescribed bc. It has helped a lot with the physical pain - it's been a while now since I had any episodes of excruciating pain from cysts rupturing or contortions. But the emotional side is a bit rough. I'm prone to depression and I have had quite a few darker days since starting bc. I guess I'm still trying to find the right balance for me.

PCOS pal right here! 30 years on pills except when I was in fertility treatments to get pregnant. No-one will every understand unless they have been there!

Same here, I was diagnosed at 16 with PCOS, mostly because my mom has it too and all the symptoms were there. I sometimes wonder if or when I should get off the pill because of my depression but also would I be a totally different person off of it? It's been so long 😅 Then I think back to the time I had the PCOS symptoms and I change my mind every time... Even though I've only experienced them for about 4 years before going on the pill, the pains scarred me, like these period pains were no joke... And the other symptoms also impacted my self esteem (acne, pilosity, hair loss, weight fluctuations). I don't know what's best but I'm glad that at least we have options

Now I don't suffer from this condition, but your comment has left me curious. Does BC actually prevent the cysts and if so, how? Or does it mean you somehow feel them less or something? Is it the only medication out there for the condition? As I said, just curious! 😊

I have PCOS, but I cannot take any hormonal birth control. It is manageable with out the pill. Just for anyone reading thinking you have to be on bc if you have PCOS.

I think it's different for everyone. We all have different bodies, for me I took birth control for about a year when i was 18, I stopped using it because I felt more emotional, irritable, stressed, sad, and my periods were longer. Now, I am 27 and haven't taken BC since, and I am like 4 day periods no cramping and I never am over the top angry, or sad.. I know everyone is different and this is just my experience with it :)

Courtney Gilder I totally get that but I just feel like I meet more women who claim to be wildly affected emotionally by birth control than women who aren't affected.

Megan Powell I haven't been affected personally, but all my friends have. It's totally down to the person!

Megan Powell The first time I got the depo shot I was very moody. I didn't feel moody but my coworkers did notice a change. One guy kept asking me if he offended me in some way. Three years later I got the depo shot again, and I experienced different side affects. No moodiness.

Megan Powell Sounds to me like it's a lottery. I'll take one ticket then and see what happens

Whitney Houston is she the same Kelsey who plays the sims 4 with try guys and unsolved guys?

soda nope

Mei Wonderland No they should use both. All of that is worth dealing with to avoid unwanted pregnancy.

Totally agree

some women prefer to be in control. and birth control pills have an even higher success rate than barrier contraceptives, as they can rip and tear, or come out etc. Just let people do what they want tbh, you don't have to take birth control but some people would rather take it.

Condoms have a crazy high failure rate when used by the average consumer. Always double up.

I don’t like condoms at all they feel weird. I prefer raw so I need to be on birth control for that. I also have a latex allergy 🤷‍♀️

Lindsey Mehl try looking on the childfree reddit thread. They suggest some doctors (in about every state) that may be able to help you get your tubes tied. I looked on there and saw a couple in my state but am going to wait because it's expensive, my insurance won't cover it and I still have school and a wedding to pay for.

yes the pill can cause like breast cancer but on the other hand it can prevent ovarian cancer

Time to look for another doctor! Seriously though, check the childfree subreddit for amenable doctors and know that under the ACA sterilization is 100% covered at no charge. Just keep reminding the doctor that it has to be coded as birth control (ex: elective birth control sterilization via bilateral salpingectomy).

I think the doctor is right, even though you are 20 you shouldnt make a decision of that magnitude at this point of your life. Im 21 and im pretty sure ALL my girl friends dont want kids, but opinion can change so its better if you have the option to still have them. If the pills is making you unhappy stop taking it! And look for other solutions, there are many many many people with bad acne (girls and guys) and there are treatments. Also just use condoms, if something goes wrong yo can take a pill a probably have a bad weekend, but it is still better than screwing with your mental health (at least thats what i think) Pd.- i think that this over use of the pill is more of an american thing, cause at least for the girls that i know have cicles in wich the use them only between 2/3 or 3/4 of the year. 2pd.- wish you the best, and hope that you dont make any rushed decisions

That makes me so angry. So many doctors have no problems performing abortions, but when it comes to preventing unwanted pregnancies from happening all together they say "you're too young," or "you'll change your mind." For a lot of women it's better for their health and for their life to get a tubal ligation because they may not want to pass things on genetically or birth control causes them continuous pain and discomfort. People forget that there are other roads to motherhood. And it's a total double standard when men get vasectomies all the time. The doctors job is not to push their beliefs on to you but to provide you with unbiased choices and options. Maybe that's just me that thinks all of this. I think maybe you should consider seeking out other doctors.

Yasss

Kelsee Smith I’ve had the implant since April and have had constant bleeding since, so jealous of your situation

Eleanor so sad. It’s crazy how different bodies work.

I had the implant and I had to get it removed because it made my depression worse and I constantly had acne. Birth control is weird.

It really is crazy how different things can affect people so differently. That's also why it's important to talk to your doctor if you want to be on it to find something that works for you. Be honest if something is uncomfortable or downright painful so you can try other options. I have a friend who couldn't take the shot or a pill because she would get crazy headaches, but loves the patch. Apparently I'm allergic to the shot (I itched like mad for over a month after getting it), but I found one brand of pill that works really well for me, whereas the first kind of pill I tried made my blood pressure go crazy. Sometimes it takes more than one try to find something that works, and for certain people, nothing works and they're better off without it altogether.

I think it should also be understood what birth control is intended for. It's not always intended to prevent pregnancy, sometimes it's to treat chronic illnesses as so many other people have already pointed out. At the end of the day it's a drug like any other, and should be respected as such.

Omg exactly Thank you for saying that

Sapherine What?

Everyday you think "Man I don't want a child right now." So you take it.

Sapherine how do you suppose to drink it then? It is meant to be everyday.

I never took birth control. Its Poison

Dalila Rocha how if it literally helps some women with problems like cysts, PID, cramps, irregular periods & more ?

Henrietta B because it's a lot more.complicated

ay nah it's really not. Women's hormones are much more complex than men's and there's a bias against women in medical research. They don't even use female mice in research half the time because they always have weird results because of hormone fluctuations and make research longer and harder. Honestly it's definitely down to a lack of funding because the majority of pharmaceutical companies are owned by men- and why create something to fix something that they don't see as a massive problem? Such a bias in medicine it's scary 👎💩

Henrietta B then make one yourself.

They disappear because men complained about the same side effects as female birth control and they get shut down. 😒😒😒

Maybe it has something to do with the amount of sperm produced VS eggs dropped during ovulation? I don't know for sure at all but it seems logical that it would be easier to control the 1 (or possible 2) eggs that drop during ovulation rather than the millions of sperm men produce! Since most birth control pills work by stopping ovulation

You could get a surrogate (if that’s what it’s called, like you use your own egg and your s/o sperm) if you’d be okay with the thought abt having another woman carry your child until they’re born. I know it’s not for everyone, but it’s definitely an option

I mean it's not something I need to think about for a while. But even if I chose surrogate I would still have to be off the pill for a little bit for egg harvesting.

I have endometriosis too and I do the same thing as you. It's something that I think a lot about too because it's just so scary to think about coming off of the pill because of how horrible the endo makes me feel but at the same time I want kids somewhere down the line. It's really a lose lose. I feel you.

Same. I'm very glad that I don't want kids. But I'm a little concerned about what would happen to my body if I just stay on continuous hormones for the next 20 years or so, health wise.

Bianca H my sisters friends both have endo and are both looking to have kids (also terrified about not being on the pill) and were actually reccomended by their doctors to go forth and try for kids, as pregnancy can actually help treat endo. I haven't really looked into it but i assume its especially effective during the breast feeding period, when your body isn't producing alot of estrogen and helps to combat endometriosis symptoms following birth.

There are barrier methods to consider. Condoms, male and female, cervix caps, diaphragms, etc.

Also natural family planning can work too if you learn how to read your mucus!!

There is Herbal Contraception

Copper IUD. Then when you are done with your family, a tubal ligation.

Basal thermometer (femometer) :D Like Natural Cycles (very accurate reading thermom)

Banane Wane u can use an IUD theres one without hormones :) its magic

if only doctors would let us be sterilised SMHHHHH

I have endometriosis and I do NOT want children and doctors refuse to sterilize me because I’m 25 and I’m “ too young “ 😩

Geauxgitem oh that sucks

@@geauxgitem7946 my boyfriend and i despise kids but we are also extremely horny, i'm allergic to condoms and pills made me a nervous mental wreck, we hoped the doctors would perform a vasectomy on my boyfriend but they refused because he is 'too young' at 22 years old.

Same! I have PCOS and I still very vividly remember how before birth control, I would get my period 6 months straight at a time and I even developed really bad anemia and depression without taking it. Birth Control helped me so much once I started taking it and I've been taking it for four years now.

It was the opposite for me. When i first started taking it i had my period for 2 months straight. Maybe a day off or two but i felt like i was bleeding out. My doctor said it would get better and i should keep going. So i did. Then i had moodswings like crazy from laughing to crying to pure rage within just a minute. It was awful. Plus i gained weight. When i told my doctor about it she told me to eat less. 😠 Well needless to say i got off the birthcontrol pill and everything is fine again. Now i got an IUD (the copper thing) and i‘m glad i‘m not putting hormones into my body anymore.

Ariel Rose v

Sammeee

You lucky gal

yea they complained but a majority of the men agreed to keep using the pill despite the side effects. the reason the trials were halted was because two men from the trial died from suicide (depression was one of the side effects). Although they're deaths were ruled unrelated to the drug, they still had to halt their trials. Now they took the data that they collected form all this and are continuing to work on improving the pill.

ay yikes

Um...so what women experience on the daily?

Emmy P They're still testing multiple forms of Male birth control. I just read an article on it last month. They're still on human trials.

Emmy P yes! I was just going to type this! It's so upsetting.

Kim BlaQue I agree with you 100%

I had zero side affects

Depends of your body! I’m taking the pills for about a year now. Totally fine.

Jennifer Bui I agree! I've been taking the xulane patches for two years now and I've never had any side effects!

The only side effect I get is tolerable periods

how long were you on it? I am three months off with really bad dizzy migraines. I was on it for 8 years

At what point did the headaches and acne start to go away?

@jaydinhanks how long did it take for the bad symptoms to start improving?

@@laydegagaluver123 I was on it for a year and a half, never going back!

@@Wilwilani it took 2 months for it to stop, it was extremely frustrating and mentally hard to push through. Very much worth it though! Been off for over a year and never going back

do you mind explaining why? i'm curious

Jiminie Mouse I agree that they should change the name. I know a lot of women who will not let their daughters go on birth control because they think that is all it is for. It’s not!

yeah I agree, as a lot of the time it is taken not for the birth control but for the other effects. It's really helpful altho I was only ever prescribed one type of bc and it kind of worked but when I went off it i felt so much lighter and more energetic despite my symptoms coming back and feeling worse due to that. I think that they should definitely be thought of more seriously by medical professionals, in my country they were always off-putting using bc and although there are side effects i spent 3 years trying to get it 😡 with all that time spent using terrible medication that had no effect.

vangrl15 she had Botox and surgery on her jaw because of Trigeminal neuralgia.

Kaitlyn Martinez how did you find out?

JustBecauseImHelen she talks about it in the video where she tries medical marijuana.

she looks like she got lip injections

lips, nose, chin.. she look soooo different..

Katy Roussel I chose my skin over my reproductive system. Haha. Eczema sucks, and I needed to eliminate anything that could've made it worse in the past few years. It was just too much of a coincidence that my skin got extremely bad (I was basically bed ridden, almost didn't graduate) when I had an IUD and around the time my body would've gotten used to it. Never again. I'm too scared to try anything else. I do injections for my skin. They're ok so far. I can move around at least.

My hormone is not balance.. doctor perscribe bc for me... W/out them i could get cancer lol

Yes every woman is different but we are all most likely to get cancer bc we take the pill :) all because men choose to ignore new methods of birth control.

Katy Roussel they don’t test to see what hormones are high/low so how would they know ?

There is a male birth control via a pill 4 men FYI.

You can also use condoms🤷🏼‍♀️

Unicorn Baby there are other ways to prevent birth than a pill

Same and I love when people say “condoms” like excuse tf out of me, I’ve had 3 condoms break on me in my life causing a scare each time, thus getting on B/c in the first place.

ecofriendlyhippie yeah like the nuvaring, etc. I can’t take a pill every single day omg

Janna Bijpost they are 92 % effective and are only necessary if you want to get protection from an STD, hormonal bc are 98-99% effective

I'm glad you got better, and thank you.

meltingmarmalademoon it sucks abt the insurance :/

Omg yes!! I was really hoping to see a comment like this. I was the same, I’ve just come off it and really hoping the pain doesn’t come baxk

Muscle cramps is totally normal whether it was pre-period or during it. There are long list of Signs and Symptoms associated with period and there are a whole drug line for the painful period

Which could also leave you childless, if that is what one wishes for in life.

I'm not really sure what you're trying to say here. "There is no cure." If taking the pill alleviates symptoms, and the only alternative is "no cure," wouldn't that justify taking the pill even more? One of the recommended treatments is taking hormones.

Cramps can also be caused my prosteglandins.

But we dont know when they are too painful because everyone has a different tolerance to pain so people dont know if they should or not

Same! I was on birth control when I first moved in with my boyfriend because I was afraid of having kids, but 5 years later I'm off of it and still no kids! Exactly the way I want it too :)

Women like you two are proof that you can prevent pregnancy without birth control :)

I’ve never had hormonal birth control and I’m in 2 year committed relationship, no kids, no stress, and no poison in my body...

what do you use? im scared to go on hormonal! :(

Joanna Delgado me and my husband use condoms :)

@alexa Smith I was on the pill for 1 month deu to irregular period my chest size got bigger for like a cup or more and i was so depressed i couldn't even go outside for most of the days i hated it and my boobs are still the same size after 1 month stopping is my boobs back natural size or permanent plz answer

@@afnan7858what pill were you on?

I mean. It's their choice, and if they want to take the medication to alleviate period symptoms and other pains, then good for them. Good for you for being willing to go off of it, but it's not your place to say what they should or shouldn't do. I'm not trying to be mean or rude, so sorry if I came off that way. Just inputting my thoughts :)

I really couldn’t help but comment because all hormones are “man made” lmao

no?? there are plenty of hormones that aren't man made. Testosterone, Estrogen, and Progesterone all occur naturally in people's bodies lmao

Faith Blashe yes all those hormones are made by humans therefore “man made”

Riley C typically, the words “man made” refers to synthetic things, or things that don’t occur naturally. But I understand what you mean lol

Same

Really??

Lmao same. Twice.

How soon did you get pregnant? And how long did you take the pills?

Condoms hun!

Georgie Wheldon Condoms don’t stop pregnancy completely 😅 I heard it’s only 85% effective? So I use birth control, condoms (bc stds too ofc), and the pull out method ahdnekkeke the last thing I want is to get pregnant; one of my worst fears.

Sara Ann They wouldn't last two months!

Broken Legend, except for the fact that no known drug inhibits sperm production AND the fact that female birth control does nothing to stop the release of ova, it only stops fertilized ova frim implanting into the endometrium. Gosh, people, learn something.

Do not EVER trust a man with the birth control. And no man should ever trust a woman with it. At the end of the day, pregnancy is a 2-person job, so if remaining childfree is important to you, then you should always maintain your own birth control, same goes for men. Worst case scenario is that you are using two methods and almost certainly not going to get knocked up.

They have been trying to make one for serval years. It got pushed back again because the guys complained about the side effects! You know the mood changes and all that. Same thing women have to deal with but they couldn’t handle it.

Barbara Danley what are you talking about? The hormones in the pill stops ovulation...No ovulation=no released egg. The hormones also thicken the cervical mucus making it harder for sperm to get through 🤦🏻‍♀️

That depends on certain people tbh... some people literally experience the worse things ever tbh

Me, got really depressed because of the pill

Same!

PrincessPie1920 did it affect your mental health at all? I'm considering taking the pill but I've heard that it can make you depressed and that scares me

PrincessPie1920 Same I've never really gotten bc side effects

YES! Total agreement here!

I'm 19 and as a female med student I can say they don't get a lot of funding. In my country at least

I think giving the birth control pills is currently the only method of hormone balancing. All birth control is doing is artificially changing your hormone levels.

It’s not that simple. 🤦‍♀️

Birth control is hormone balancing.

Did you start it because of period issues?

Janie Pearson I suggest you be patient because sometimes periods, acne etc could be a little out of whack for a while especially if you’ve been on it for a while. Keep track of your symptoms and progress, and I suggest you try to resist the urge to go back. Take care of your body as much as possible. Eat really healthy, exercise regularly, get enough sleep, limit stress, limit alcohol/drug use etc. take vitamin supplements as needed (but ask a doctor) especially things like zinc, vitamin b, magnesium etc. Also I strongly strongly recommend you read The Period Repair Manual. It’s available in print and on iTunes and amazon kindle. Can’t recommend this book enough. Also do some research on “post birth control syndrome” to get an idea of some of the symptoms that you might get. Take extra good care of your hair & skin for a while too. If your acne becomes severe see a dermatologist. I wish you the best. I’m still dealing with adjusting without the pill 7 months later though I also have pcos.

PrincessLuLu WOW. Thanks for the insight. I knew my body would have to adjust but I didn't know post birth control syndrome was a thing. Yes I had a healthy lifestyle while on birth control, I can't wait to see the benefits now that I am finally off of it. I will check out the book you mentioned. Thanks again :)