Anonymous
Post 01/07/2026 09:51     Subject: 14 year old on birth control
Pee in a cup isn't traumatizing unless you act like it's a big deal.
Anonymous
Post 01/07/2026 09:38     Subject: 14 year old on birth control
Anonymous wrote:OMG--just put her on the pill. Free her from the misery of periods.


Plus 100
Anonymous
Post 01/07/2026 09:37     Subject: Re:14 year old on birth control
The pill does not equal sex.

Not being on the pill does not equal not having sex.

Thanks for coming to my TED talk.
Anonymous
Post 01/07/2026 09:35     Subject: 14 year old on birth control
Anonymous wrote:The pregnancy test is most likely required by insurance.


It's also a best practice. Don't go on the pill if pregnant. I had to take one before my colonoscopy because I had had a period within the last year. It's just a best practice.

I'm not sure if you're concerned about the test (being inappropriate based on her lack of sexual experience) or the Rx for BCPs.
Anonymous
Post 01/06/2026 22:29     Subject: 14 year old on birth control
DD started at 15 for periods. She did have some weight gain and depression and we had to play with dosing. We are pretty conservative on many fronts but don’t look at it as BC only.
Anonymous
Post 01/06/2026 22:19     Subject: Re:14 year old on birth control
I really wish this could be be called "hormonal treatment" or some such that has a "side effect" of preventing pregnancy for these young girls (and their mothers) and maybe even me!
I've been on birth control pills at different times when I was not having sex. The pill had nothing to do with preventing pregnancy for me, but was treating a medical condition.
Anonymous
Post 01/06/2026 22:18     Subject: 14 year old on birth control
I went on the pill at 13 due to dangerously heavy periods (I was hospitalized). It was fine. Depression can be a side effect but it is not universal and I did not experience any. Being on the pill did not cause me to be sexually active.

Later in life I went on Accutane which was much more trouble. I resented the monthly pregnancy tests (I knew I wasn't having sex) but it's not as if they harmed me.
Anonymous
Post 01/06/2026 22:12     Subject: 14 year old on birth control
I went on BCP at 14 for terrible cramps. For me it was a miracle.
Anonymous
Post 01/06/2026 22:11     Subject: 14 year old on birth control
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Plenty of people seem fine with it, but the pill made my lows really low. Watch for serious depression / mood changes regardless of whether the cramps subside.


This happened to me too as a teen. I didn't realize it was a possible side effect of the pill, but being on it made me very depressed.

BTW, I have never heard of having to take a pregnancy test to be prescribed birth control.

Yep. Watch for negative side effects.

I have been on birth control in some capacity since I was 17, not always for sex! Helped my skin, fixed painful cramps, etc. Never had a problem with hormonal birth control. In contrast, my sister does not tolerate hormonal birth control and gained a ton of weight. We were actually just talking about this the other day and she said she doesn't talk about it a lot because she never wants to fear monger but she just doesn't tolerate it well. So, just keep an eye out. But most women tolerate it just fine.


+1 I went on it to just control my crazy periods and it was completely worth it. But as I got older I realized how much better I felt when I was in my thirties and not taking it

Long story short, it was life saving in my teens/early twenties. I wasn't having sex before I was 21.. But in my thirties I realized it was not for me.
Anonymous
Post 01/06/2026 22:09     Subject: 14 year old on birth control
My 14 yr old got on it for the same reason. She had to have a pregnancy test for the prescription. They gave her three months prescription and then she came back to the ped office for bloodwork and another prescription for 9 months.
Anonymous
Post 01/06/2026 21:37     Subject: 14 year old on birth control
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Plenty of people seem fine with it, but the pill made my lows really low. Watch for serious depression / mood changes regardless of whether the cramps subside.


This happened to me too as a teen. I didn't realize it was a possible side effect of the pill, but being on it made me very depressed.

BTW, I have never heard of having to take a pregnancy test to be prescribed birth control.

Yep. Watch for negative side effects.

I have been on birth control in some capacity since I was 17, not always for sex! Helped my skin, fixed painful cramps, etc. Never had a problem with hormonal birth control. In contrast, my sister does not tolerate hormonal birth control and gained a ton of weight. We were actually just talking about this the other day and she said she doesn't talk about it a lot because she never wants to fear monger but she just doesn't tolerate it well. So, just keep an eye out. But most women tolerate it just fine.
Anonymous
Post 01/06/2026 21:34     Subject: Re:14 year old on birth control
Anonymous wrote:Not birth control, but my 12 year old daughter went on Accutane and had to get MONTHLY pregnancy blood tests. I had to take her to the LabCorps at her school at like 8 am once a month. It was... not fun.

Exactly. OP, I think the pregnancy test is just what's throwing you, and I get that. But they will ask anyone capable of getting pregnant about it just to cover their bases. They would need to confirm she wasn't pregnant if god forbid she fractured her ankle and needed an x-ray.

It's just a mental block. You're a good mom for listening to her and trying to get this fixed!
Anonymous
Post 01/06/2026 21:28     Subject: 14 year old on birth control
My 13 year old, who HAD NOT STARTED HER PERIODS, was asked to do a pregnancy test before an MRI with contrast. I pushed back against that. She'd gone though so much medical stuff at that point, including multiple invasive exams and surgery, I just didn't want anything not strictly necessary.

But yes to the pill. It works for that too. Make sure they start her on the lowest possible dose.
Anonymous
Post 01/06/2026 21:25     Subject: 14 year old on birth control
Anonymous wrote:OMG--just put her on the pill. Free her from the misery of periods.


+1
Anonymous
Post 01/06/2026 21:24     Subject: 14 year old on birth control
Yes, very common when girls have ovarian cysts. Don't sweat it. It will keep acne at bay too.