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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Even the breakthrough bleeding on Mirena or Seasonique etc. isn’t going to be as bad as a full period and it won’t give her cramps. That said, if she feels weird about skipping all or most of her periods, she can use regular, 28-day birth control and her periods will almost certainly be lighter, more regular/predictable, with fewer cramps overall.

It’s a good thing for teens to be on BCP. School/activity/sports schedules don’t allow girls to be sidelined with period problems, which a lot of teens suffer from. If birth control makes their life a little easier, I’m all for it. They can decide whether to go off BC after college, so age 22-23 or so, and still have years to chart and track their cycles looking for any problems before trying to start a family. [/quote]

I’m awfully glad that no one medicated me just for being female.
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Like it or not, that’s the reality that girls are dealing with. Even girls who aren’t in sports face problems with their periods at school and work (if they have retail or food service-type jobs). You and I as adults can take care of our pads/tampons/cups any time. We can leave work if our cramps are too bad - or we can take Motrin or Advil, as much as we need to, as freely as we want. I keep it in my desk drawer at work. If my period starts a few days early and I’m out and about at the time, I can swing by the grocery store or drug store for a quick tampon pickup. Not so for teens. Many high schools and teachers restrict bathroom breaks, and kids are suspended if they are caught with over the counter medication. The school nurse may or may not have a spare pad or tampon for a girl who’s period started a few days early or who just had a heavier flow than expected. She might be shamed just for asking, and she certainly can’t leave school to get her own supplies.

These are very tough issues for kids to deal with, but the solution is birth control. And really - if OP’s daughter had said she wanted to become sexually active and mom had got her on birth control, everyone would be saying “good for you.” [/quote]

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