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[quote=Anonymous]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. [/quote]

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