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[quote=Anonymous]I have no way of knowing obviously, but I'll tell you this: I had very normal, regular periods from 12-17, when I started taking the pill. I was on it for 8 years, and when I came off of it...I never had a period on my own again. I was eventually diagnosed with pcos, which sure mayybe I always had it...but I did not experience any physical symptoms of it before, and like I said for the first 5 years pre-pill I had completely normal and regular monthly periods. I am not the only person with this experience, and even some doctors think that certain subsets of the pcos population may have it as a result of years on the pill. I was unable to get pregnant without fertility drugs, even though I started TTC at 28.

That aside, look into some of the recent things that have come about tying the pill and depression - I believe one article I saw addressed teenagers in particular. All this to say: yes, millions of women take the pill. Yes, in many cases the benefits outweigh the risks / downsides. But...there ARE potential downsides, and it is literally a daily dose of hormones. It's not something to be taken lightly, or forced upon someone who doesn't want to take it. Instead, educate your daughter about safe sex and responsible decision-making, and tell her if/whenever she feels like she does want to go on it, you will help her get a prescription.

Ps it's kind of funny to think about - when I was in high school, girls who wanted to go on the pill would lie and say they had painful periods / acne issues etc...because their parents did not support them going on it (for obvious reasons)[/quote]

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