Is it safe for a teenage girl to be on the pill to prevent periods?
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Anonymous
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We have an appointment with our doctor but I’d love some perspective before we go. I’d especially like input from those who have asked a doctor and/or reputable sites. My search didn’t pull up what I was looking for. It is for cramping and sports reasons.
Thanks. |
Anonymous
Heh that's what she says but really she wants to have sex. |
Anonymous
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I would not be comfortable having my teen daughter take them non stop to completely prevent periods.
Also, be aware, online articles act like this is very easily accomplished but in fact it does NOT work for many women, and this break through bleeding can be a bigger PITA. |
Anonymous
It’s actually my idea- not hers. She hasn’t mentioned it. |
Anonymous
| I don’t know about doing it as a teen but I did it in my 20s with the Nuvaring and had no issues getting pregnant... YMMV |
Anonymous
| If the Mirena IUD had been available in my teens when I started needing something for... sports, that would have been my pick. The pill sucked. |
Anonymous
Mirena sucks too! From their himepage: About 2 out of 10 women stop having periods after 1 year of Mirena use. Your periods come back when Mirena is removed. ... Your period may become irregular and you may have bleeding and spotting between menstrual periods, especially during the first 3 to 6 months. A few women have heavy bleeding during this time. Sooooo a lucky 2 out of 10 stop having periods after a year! That means 8 do NOT! And wow, look, irregular periods and heavy bleeding! How is this helpful for sports? |
Anonymous
| My DD takes Seasonale, so she gets a lighter period every 3 months. Has been fantastic. Her pediatrician says it is perfectly safe. |
Anonymous
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I started taking the pill when I was 15 (26 years ago) for cramps and to lengthen my cycle. At the time I got my period about every 14 days and it lasted for 10. It was hell. I did end up having sex too young, but I think I would have done that without the pill. I continued to get periods for several years, but eventually they stopped. When I was in my early 20s I started having menopausal symptoms - hair loss & hot flashes were the worst and what I remember the most. Eventually I saw a decent doctor who attributed it to the pills I’d been on for almost a decade and I stopped taking them.
I’d say for me it made a real difference in my quality of life as a teen to not be having a painful period half the time. But in retrospect I wish I had been more thoughtful about seeing a gyn consistently over the years I was taking it instead of just getting a quick pap and a 12 month refill at the campus health center. I had no problem getting pregnant at 38 and 40, but that was years after I’d switched to paraguard, a non-hormonal IUD. Also there’s no history of breast cancer in my family, which would have been a consideration as well. |
Anonymous
I'm in the 8 of 10. Periods were easily managed with a bit of advil and a lightweight pad. It was great. I only stopped because I was old enough for my changes. Far less invasive than an oral hormone that attacks all your body's systems. |
Anonymous
LOL, I am sure "hmmmm, I can have sex now" will neeeeeeever even occur to her.... |
Anonymous
You *really* think not being on hormonal BC would be the only thing stopping her? |
Anonymous
| Are you comfortable taking the blame down the road if her reproductive system is damaged? It is not your life to gamble with. |
Anonymous
| It sounds like you should have a conversation with your daughter first. You can be honest with her that you don’t have all the facts, but you can raise the idea and see how she responds. She may be flatly aganst the idea of skipping periods. |
Anonymous
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Oh please. Have been on Seasonique (12 week pill for 13 years, and regular b/c for over a decade before that, with no problems. For pregnant in between 3 times, no problem either.
If you can lesson her monthly pain, go for it! |