Is it safe for a teenage girl to be on the pill to prevent periods?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I wouldn’t. I was on the pill for 15 years and regret being on it for so long because at some point I stopped having periods but never noticed bc I’d get a small period when not taking the active pills. So when I went off the pill after getting married and hoping to have kids, I never got my period back and needed fertility treatment to get pregnant. The drs don’t know why my period stopped when it was regular before going on the pill. If I could do it over I never would’ve gone on birth control, especially for that long.

Did your ovaries shut down?

Nope. I have great eggs but my ovaries wouldn’t release them.

We are supposed to get our periods. I know they suck, some worse than others, but seriously don’t put your daughter on the pill. Not worth it.

[Anonymous]

I had easy periods when I was a teenager. After children, I had monster periods. If my child had a medical condition such as dysmenorrhea, I’d treat it medically. They can’t afford to lose 3-5 days a month to a treatable condition.

It’s cruel not to give medical attention where it’s warranted. If dd needed glasses I wouldn’t tell her to sit nearer to the board to avoid treating that. If she were diabetic I wouldn’t tell her we can’t give her insulin because it alters her body.

At the same time, I wouldn’t give hormones to treat mild cramps, but some girls have extremely heavy flows, terribly painful cramps, unpredictable timing, and issues with mood swings or depression. I think some people can’t see past their own noses and assume that because they generally can go 6 hours without changing a pad or they don’t need more than 1-2 doses of Motrin during a cycle, no one else has symptoms that require more than they do. Anyone asking for medical intervention must be faking, slutty, or a medical anomaly.

[Anonymous]

So much fear mongering here. Yes, some have side effects from the pill, most do not. OP, talk with your daughter's doctor about the side effects vs living with what nature gave her and make an informed medical decision. This is not something to crowd source.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I was on the pill for 20 years and now have a little known side effect, liver disease. Do make sure you do your research. And I don't drink and have never been a drinker. Know of a few others in my same situation.

What? What kind of liver disease do you have? Is it reversible?

Geezus -

https://livertox.nih.gov/Estrogens.htm

Don’t be rude. Almost all of those cases cleared up after stopping the pill. They also almost all showed up immediately after starting the pill. You were on it for 20 years. What is your diagnosis? You had zero symptoms for 20 years? How long have you been off of it? Yes, the pill can cause liver issues but it sounds like it’s not what caused yours.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote: It is for cramping and sports reasons.

Heh that's what she says but really she wants to have sex.

what an ignorant thing to say....

[Anonymous]

Why are people so quick to assume that a pill is f*cking" with the female body. First, studies show that the pill may increase weight, but it will it reduce muscle mass, so you're wrong.

Secondly, the convenience factor of not having a period is not to be dismissed. You can go on the pill at 15 and not have to be on it forever.
here is nothing shameful about having a period. But there is nothing useful in having one either, not in your early years.

It is a g#damned medical win that we as women don't have to bleed just because we are women.

So suck it all you fake feminist posters claiming woman power when it is really fear and ignorance driving your opinion of what other women do.

[Anonymous]

The decision of whether or not to go on the pill should be made in consultation with an actual medical doctor and not the anonymous internet. It should also involve more of the daughter's opinion than the mother's, since it's her body.

It's also important to know family history - I would personally be hesitant to put my daughter on a hormonal birth control option, but that is based on a family history (both me and my mother) of reacting poorly to multiple attempts at the pill. The only way I could take it was to be on an antidepressant at the same time, and the antidepressant had some unfortunate side effects as well. It does not mean that this would hold true for my daughter as well, but I would proceed with more caution than those who've had success with it.

I also had unfortunate periods as a teenager and probably would have given no-period options a shot, and I really wish the cup had been more widely available when I was a teen. It has been life-changing for me as tampons never worked very well.