Birth control at 41?
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Anonymous
| Birth control prevents hair loss and acne. If I stop taking it, what are my other options? |
Anonymous
| Why do you want to stop? Mine has stopped my period and I do not want to get pregnant...I'm staying on it indefinitely. |
Anonymous
| ^^ PP here -- my friend just got a salpingectomy, aka surgical removal of her fallopian tubes. This is what a lot of GYNs are doing now instead of tubal ligations. I'd consider this. |
Anonymous
Getting blood clots |
Anonymous
This is what I did. It lowers risk of ovarian cancer. Very easy surgery for me, basically one day out (mostly bc of anesthesia) and then a couple days of taking it easy. No side effects. |
Anonymous
| I had to stop taking BCPs in my early 40s due to elevated blood pressure. Switched to an IUD. I like it generally (no periods!), but unfortunately my acne is worse now and so is the hair loss. |
Anonymous
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Birth control does not prevent hair loss. Or acne. That is diet and cortisol levels.
Just get your tubes tied at 41. |
Anonymous
This. 49 this year. |
Anonymous
Are you at high risk of blood clots? Has your gynecologist recommend you go off hormonal birth control due to this? |
Anonymous
It depends on the reason for hair loss and the BCP. Agreed that it should evaluated carefully. |
Anonymous
That's crazy. Risk of blood clots isn't low |
Anonymous
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I take spironolactone for acne. My hair is fine, but if I needed to, I'd take Biotin.
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Anonymous
Spironolactone has stopped my period as well. So that's another benefit. |
Anonymous
Plenty of women take BCP into their 50’s, if they don’t have risk factors. |
Anonymous
| 43. I have an IUD and just started using topical 2% minoxidil. I've never had a problem with acne. |