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[quote=Anonymous]The decision of whether or not to go on the pill should be made in consultation with an actual medical doctor and not the anonymous internet.  It should also involve more of the daughter's opinion than the mother's, since it's her body.

It's also important to know family history - I would personally be hesitant to put my daughter on a hormonal birth control option, but that is based on a family history (both me and my mother) of reacting poorly to multiple attempts at the pill.  The only way I could take it was to be on an antidepressant at the same time, and the antidepressant had some unfortunate side effects as well.  It does not mean that this would hold true for my daughter as well, but I would proceed with more caution than those who've had success with it.

I also had unfortunate periods as a teenager and probably would have given no-period options a shot, and I really wish the cup had been more widely available when I was a teen.  It has been life-changing for me as tampons never worked very well.[/quote]

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