Birth control Girls only?

Question

i am 13 years old and i started my period in Feb. of this year and i have to start birth control and i don't know anything about it like how long i have to take it, will my period be not so heavy and with my period be on time every month and anything you know about it

i am not sexualy active so it is not for me getting pregnant

Answer 1

You should probably discuss it with your gynecologist who prescribing the birth control to you. Also, here is a great website for teenage girls on different birth controls etc. Hope this helps.

Answer 2

You should have gotten all this information from the person who prescribed this for you.

Forget the others lecturing you about birth control at your age.

There are other reasons other than trying to prevent pregnancy that you would use it, so I'm going to go with the fact you want to regulate your period and lighten your cramps and flow.

What brand pill are you on? You take it once a day every day at the same time. It will take a few pill packs before you get regulated, and you could spot until you are finally on track. Eventually you will have your period on the fourth week of pills.

It should lighten your period. I had heavy flow and cramps and was very irregular when I first started my period. Pills will help it regulate.

Talk to your mom or your doctor for any questions.

Also, google your brand of birth control pill and check out the results. Learn about the side affects and any other adverse affects other women have had.

Answer 3

It depends on what kind of birth control and if it's being used perfectly every time. IUDs are 99% effective, but should only be used by women who have had at least one child. The pill, shot, Norplant, ring etc. have a 97-99% effective rate. Condoms used properly have a 93% effective rate and are the only birth control that also prevents the spread of disease. Spermicide foams, gels, sponges and suppositories only have an 85% or so effective rate when used alone, but increase the effectiveness of condoms to the same as the pill when they are used together. Withdraw and rythmn methods work less than half the time when that is all you are using. We all know people who use these methods, they are called parents. The only method that works 100% of the time is abstinence.

Answer 4

You 'have' to start birth control? Is this because of a long-standing relationship that you want, that you are choosing, and which now involves sexual intercourse? If so, please don't go automatically to the pill. It really is not a good choice when you have only just started your periods. It will stop you having real periods. Instead you will have a 'withdrawal' bleed, when the artificial hormones are stopped for a week of the 28 days. As a result, the hormonal systems in your body won't get a chance to establish properly. If you take the pill, you have to keep taking it as long as you are having sex and to the end of the 28-day course you are on if/when you stop having sex. But I reiterate, taking the pill isn't a good idea for you.

If you genuinely need birth control - you are in a sexual relationship and you want to be - I would suggest that the male partner uses a condom and that you use a diaphragm. A diaphragm, sometimes inaccurately called a Dutch cap, is something you put inside you to cover up the neck of the womb so nothing can get it. You would need to specifically request this from a birth control clinic (in the UK) or your gynaecologist (in the US). It is simply a mechanical barrier, as is a condom, and if you use both you can be just as certain as with the pill that you won't get pregnant. Because it is not something going into your bloodstream, it will not interfere with your natural hormones. The only problem would be if you are allergic to latex.

But if the sex that is going on is not your choice, if you are being abused - please get help quickly. And if you hadn't realised that you don't need birth control unless you are having sex, see if you can get hold of a good book which explains all this, perhaps through your library.

Answer 5

I am assuming you are going on the birth control pills to regulate your period and to assist with cramps and heavy bleeding. First of all, that is not something I recommend because your body has not stopped growing and sometimes it takes a few years for your period to regulate itself. However, if we are referring to keeping yourself from getting pregnant. I think you are too young to be having sex. With that being said, and you are still using the birth control pills you can take it as long as you like provided that there are not side affects. If you planning on being sexually active, I recommend you use condoms along with your birth control pills so that you will keep yourself from contracting any STDs or HIV. I hope this helps and good luck.

Answer 6

The combined oral contraceptive pill, often referred to as "the Pill", is a combination of an estrogen (oestrogen) and a progestin (progestogen), taken by mouth to inhibit normal fertility.

Combined oral contraceptive pills must be ingested at the same time each day.

Contraceptive effectiveness may be reduced if a pill is taken more than 12 hours late.[39] Most brands of combined pills are packaged in one of two different packet sizes, with days marked off for a 28 day cycle. For the 21-pill packet, a pill is consumed daily for three weeks, followed by a week of no pills. For the 28-pill packet, 21 pills are taken, followed by week of placebo or sugar pills. A woman on the pill will have a withdrawal bleed sometime during the placebo week.

Answer 7

Why in the world would a 13 yr old need birth control???
You shouldn't be doing anything yet that would cause you to need it!
Whether you like it or not, you're still a little girl-regardless of how your body is developing.
You are way to young not only physically but mentally and emotionally.
You still have years b/f you should be even thinking about that!
When I was 13, sex never entered my mind! I wasn't naive, I knew what it meant but didn't desire it at that age!

Answer 8

you dont have to start birth control if you start your period. I dont understand why you think that, unless you are having sex and I think you are WAY too young to be having sex.

If you go on birth control, its not like you buy it at the store, you will have a DR prescribe it for you and you will have to buy it from the pharmacy. They will tell you how to take it. A DR will tell you how it will affect your body.

But basicly, you take one pill every day at about the same time. Its good to start taking it at night, that way if it makes your tummy ache, you dont know, because y ou are asleep. You take it all month long, every day, all year..no stopping. There are the pills that have the estrogen in them, then during the time you have your period you take the 'sugar' pills. Those are just pills to keep you on track...see, if you stop taking them for a week, then you'll forget to start taking them again. So they give you fake ones to take so you are always taking one, every day.

I dont suggest you go on the pill unless you are having sex. It will make your period shorter, but its putting fake estrogen (hormones) in your body...like you dont have enough going on?

You can get the shot instead of the pill....also there is an implant that has time released estrogen.

Answer 9

You are too young to be sexually active. Your mind and personality are not mature enough yet and you risk suffering a lot.
However, if you are, look for two things:
1) protection against STDs (sexually transmitted diseases)
This can be achieved by using condoms. STDs are very bad because they don't only bother , they can also cause pain and infertility (inability to have children later on) Get that new vaccine against papillomavirus (HPV), that will protect you against cancer of the cervix of the womb (that's an STD too)
2) avoiding pregnancy: the pill is very effective if you remember to take it as directed; otherwise, you can get tiny implants with hormones under your skin, or patches (not as effective)
Your gynecologist can help you with this. Don't forget to ask.

Answer 10

It all depends on what type you get. But you will probably be taking a pill everyday at a specific time. 7 of those pills are just sugar pills. when you are on those you'll get your period. Its nice because you'll know exactly when its coming. You're period will probably be lighter and you won't get cramps. You're breasts may get bigger and when you first start taking it you may get nauseous. You can take it as long as you want or need to. Its pretty easy and convenient just make sure you take it on time! The doctor will be able to answer all your questions.