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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I might have been you when I was young. That’s before I learned I have a genetic blood clotting disorder and my mom almost died of a blood clot, and the hematologists warned me that I could never use hormonal BC again. One of them, a woman, told me she was angry about how many young women with clots she saw.

These aren’t risk-free. And it is not some conservative conspiracy to say that. [/quote]

I am OP and in my 60s. All my friends were on the pill, no one was having serious enough side effects to stop. 20 years on the pill and it was easy breezy. I only switched in my 40s after I had kids to a hormonal IUD, which is even better.

Yes, some people can't take it. But for my crowd growing up, it was much better than getting pregnant.

In fact, the 5 people in my circle who got pregnant did so went they switched to other methods or didn't know about the effects of antibiotics on the pill. They all had abortions.

I see all the time women of the DCUM badmouthing hormonal birth control.
For the majority women it is fantastic.

Lots if sex, no pregnancy worries. Women like my mother would have given anything for this control over their lives.

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I'm glad this was your experience. I'm glad the pill exists. I want the pill to be available more freely and I want it available as an option for my daughter.

But you are asking people to only say nice things about a medication that only women or people who were born female use, but is not always adequate and can sometimes be dangerous. I spent 6 years trying to find a hormonal birth control hat worked for me before just deciding to stop trying, and it was very frustrating being told over and over that actually, HBC is a godsend and I should be happy with my choices, which all sucked.
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I reserve the right to complain all I want about HBC. [/b]I want more and better options.[/quote]

DP. Of course women should be able to share their actual experiences, but the reason that HBC is so widely recommended and obtainable without a prescription in parts of the world is that we have 60 years of research and actual use that prove that the vast, vast majority of women do not suffer from the side effects your suffered from. So when right wing doctors and political organizations demonize HBC by exaggerating the risks and mainstream doctors and women fight back, the goal is not to invalidate your experience, but to present the reality of use by the average woman.

I have an allergic reaction to a widely prescribed high blood pressure medication that is well tolerated by the vast majority of people. My uncommon allergic reaction doesn't mean it's a bad medication.[/quote]

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