I'm curious...what has the change in hormones done for you? I've been told it can make people more level-headed, or sometimes more feminine... So just a poll, what did the Birth Control Pill do for you?
I refuse to take it because I am morally against taking any form of hormones...at least, for now I am. So really, I'm just interested in how the controlled doses of estrogen have effected you emotionally...and physically too, I guess.
2007-03-17 16:50:44 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Women's Health
Sorry, just thought I'd say that even though I refuse to take it, I am in no way opposed to the Pill, and I do not condemn people for taking it. Whatever reason you do take it for, you have my support, I'm sure it's a great thing!
2007-03-17 17:02:25 · update #1
I have been on the pill for 14 years so far. I'm likely to continue them until my doctor says stop due to menopause - about nine or ten more years (I'm going through Perimenopause now). I started with the high dose for seven years and now take the low dose for seven years so far.
I take the pill for medical reasons, not birth control (although in my marriage that's a little bonus).
I have an hormonal imbalance (PCOS). Without the pill, I have menopausal symptoms and never have periods. My periods were never normal when I started them at age 13.
The pill, for me, has been a blessing. Without them I would be miserable.
"Dr. Robert Rice": Those "facts" you stated about the pill are not true. As a boy/man, you need to educate yourself about the Pill and PCOS.
The pill does NOT cause PCOS. PCOS is a hormonal disorder. I have PCOS and got it long before I went on the pill. It does not cause "permanent infertility, dysmenorrhea, pms, etc". Many women can get pregnant after the pill. Dysmenorrhea and PMS are hormonal and not caused by the pill. Women who are never on the pill get PMS.
Not all of the women are stupid to not use safety when having sex. Condoms were used in my case.
Don't generalize all women who take the pill in the same stupid boat.
2007-03-17 17:26:46 · answer #1 · answered by Tara662 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I hate the pill!! I think it has its place, but that place is not in my body. My sex drive decreased, my hormones went wacko for the first three months or so I was on the period (normally, I am a very level headed person)... My sister went wacko for awhile and had NO libido as well. Neither of us are on the pill. I use the Fertility Awareness Method from the book, Taking Charge of Your Fertility, by Toni Weschler instead, although it is only for the responsible woman!
I think that a lot of women don't notice the hormonal effects of the pill. I sure didn't notice it for like 3 months, then had a "duh" moment when I realize that I had been cranky for 3 months!! My sister didn't link it to her crankiness either until she stopped taking it. A friend of mine just switched pills and has been aware of a crankiness for the last two months, but she wasn't aware of it before because she didn't realize it had happened! Anywho, what if men were given something like The Pill that would make them cranky? Do you think they would take it??
2007-03-17 19:35:23 · answer #2 · answered by Miss Vida 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I have less pain because I do not have cysts trying to rupture anymore. Because I have no pain I am not cranky and PMS-y anymore either. I understand if you do not want to use the pill for what ever reason but do remember that for some of us it is a medically necessary thing. I am not trying to avoid pregnancy I have 2 kids and a husband who was sterilized so for me it was either the pill or an operation to remove cysts and possibly my ovaries
2007-03-17 16:58:17 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
No emotional effects from the pill. I did how ever have severe emotional effects from bleedly so badly fro ten days straight that super absorbent tampons only lasted an hour max, and cramps so bad that I was doubled up in pain. I ended up so weak that it took several weeks to recover...just in time for my next period.
2007-03-17 17:32:14 · answer #4 · answered by . 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's different for everyone, but it can make you a little bit edgy and maybe a little more emotional than normal. The positive is that this only lasts for a short time when you start taking it.
2007-03-17 16:59:25 · answer #5 · answered by Mrs. Goddess 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I haven't really noticed any emotional differences. I am taking it not becasue i'm sexually active but because I have horrible periods. I cramp so bad I cry and they are really heavy and long. I don't want to take them but I can't handle the horrible way that I feel. I miss work and school. So that is why I take them. :)
2007-03-17 16:56:02 · answer #6 · answered by amber2256 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It gave me some of the worst headaches Ive ever had, not to mention they also made me so weepy ! I could cry over commercials on tv, it got so bad !
2007-03-17 17:10:39 · answer #7 · answered by emeraldbeach243 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
birthcontrol pills are responsible for many problems. Yes - emotional problems is one such problem. Many women go through problems emotionally after taking the pill.
Permanent infertility, polycystic ovarian syndrome, dysmenorrhea, pms, etc. .. these are all possible side effects.
Also, women who take the pill also have an increase chance at developing STDs. That's probably because the pill gives women a false security and they thing that they're "safe" to do the dirty.
The pill is bad.
2007-03-17 16:58:27 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 8⤋