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[quote=Anonymous]I'm not sure if this should go here or in the Health forum, but does anyone have a fairly young teen on a birth control pill - especially if they are on it but NOT for contraception.

I'm asking because my 14 year old has painful and heavy periods. And she hates it. And she associates it with being female and being able to get pregnant. She has tried tampons twice and says it really painful and refuses to use them. I was listening to a podcast somewhat on this subject today and a woman called in and said that she doesn't consider the pill just birth control but menstruation control since (in her words) menstruation is only necessary for pregnancy. That was kind of a light bulb - like, does she have to deal with this?

Obviously I would talk to our doctor and a gynecologist, etc. before doing this, and I have a lot of hesitation, but at the same time I'm thinking, why not? I was on the pill from 19-33. I did take the sugar pills and got my period but my periods were no big deal and it cured what I think was endometriosis.

If there's anyone that's on birth control with no period, what do you think?[/quote]

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