the pill (1 Viewer)

[Freddie09]

First of all, for some people they naturally have a hormonal imbalance and the pill corrects it.

It also helps those with terrible cramps, heavy bleeding and/or endometriosis.

I also know a few people who have had scares with condoms (sliding off, breaking, forgetting to wear them) The pill at the very least is a good back up!

You are not a doctor and I don't know where you get your information from. YES it changes your hormone levels but provided you are taking the right one it does not 'stuff them around' in fact it regulates the levels quite well.

If you don't want to take it thats fine but this thread is info about the pill and peoples experiences with it. If you aren't going to bring anything constructive to the convo don't bother.

It sounds like you may be a little misinformed. I urge you to get a little more information about contraceptives as I know too many people who have found themselves in difficult situations as a result of being misinformed, if you then decide its not for you at least you have all the info. Don't call it silly, going on the pill is often a mature and responsible decision which often involves a lot of research and thought!

i'm sorry i'm most definately not missinformed. i have EXTREMELY reliable sources, i've just seen what it can do and i am an avid sceptic.
btw, i'm bringing diversity to the forum.

 

[Kwayera]

i'm sorry i'm most definately not missinformed. i have EXTREMELY reliable sources, i've just seen what it can do and i am an avid sceptic.
btw, i'm bringing diversity to the forum.

I hope you don't eat chicken and unfermented soy products, then.

 

[melsc]

Damn, you poor person does the oroxine work well? I know people with thyroid problems and they have to deal with some sucky things sometimes.

Yeah, it makes me mad when people don't just state their opinion, but judge others too without being informed.

Good post before, btw.

Its not too bad now actually Better than no pills at all, plus there are MUCH worse things to have.

Yeah, I just know for a lot of people the pill is the best way to be mature and responsible.

 

[melsc]

i'm sorry i'm most definately not missinformed. i have EXTREMELY reliable sources, i've just seen what it can do and i am an avid sceptic.
btw, i'm bringing diversity to the forum.

OK, you trust who you choose but you have yet to provide anything convincing besides saying 'its stuffs it up'.

Please don't belittle our decision, I have seen what NOT taking the pill can do for some.

 

[black_kat_meow]

i'm sorry i'm most definately not missinformed. i have EXTREMELY reliable sources, i've just seen what it can do and i am an avid sceptic.
btw, i'm bringing diversity to the forum.

Source, then? I want scientific sources.

 

[evil_kitten]

exactly, and by taking hormones you do what? ... oh you mess up your own hormone balance ... which is, in other words 'stuffing them around'... yeah

you realise most foods have hormones in them?
have you ever eaten yoghurt or chocolate for example?
and people take hormones for all kind of reasons, would you tell someone that has bone cancer not to take hormones? thats the only kind of treatment there is.

 

[scarybunny]

i'm sorry i'm most definately not missinformed. i have EXTREMELY reliable sources, i've just seen what it can do and i am an avid sceptic.
btw, i'm bringing diversity to the forum.

Let's see these sources that are more reliable than many many many years of scientific research and testing of the pill and its long term effects.

 

[melsc]

Women have been taking the pill for years now...

 

[black_kat_meow]

Let's see these sources that are more reliable than many many many years of scientific research and testing of the pill and its long term effects.

she's not answering, lol

 

[Riet]

I am aware you are a guy. Theres no reason why either of you can't read it, it was just a suggestion if you want to be 100% sure as I am not a doctor nor do I know which pills she is on or is switching from. Otherwise like Kwayera said generally the forumaltions are the same, the 7 day rule is a good one... MY insert says:
"If you are switching to Levlen ED - If you are switching from a 28 day pack combined oral contraceptive pill, start taking Levlen ED on the day after taking the last actve pill in your previous pill pack. You will be protected immediately from pregnancy if you start this way. (A withdrawal bleed/period will may not occur until the end of the first pack of Levlen Ed" - Its different for the mini pill, implant etc

Thus if you haven't done it in this way I'd at least stand by the barrier method for at least 7 days, I am overly cautious though and generally go a month to be sure that my body has adjusted properly.

I googled it lol, was in a shitty mood tbh. She didnt start taking it immediately after last active one cos she wanted to have her period, so yeah, condoms ftw.

 

[HalcyonSky]

i'm sorry i'm most definately not missinformed. i have EXTREMELY reliable sources, i've just seen what it can do and i am an avid sceptic.
btw, i'm bringing diversity to the forum.

haha fuck no wonder that guy didn't like you - you're a complete moron

 

[melsc]

I googled it lol, was in a shitty mood tbh. She didnt start taking it immediately after last active one cos she wanted to have her period, so yeah, condoms ftw.

No worries. Yeah its always good to be safe anyway, it can be a pain in the arse but I'd rather put up with it for a little while then a baby! I've been on antibiotics and same thing...

I did find it interesting that when giving me the antibiotics neither the medical centre doctor (not my usual GP) or the pharmacist asked if I took any other medications or mentioned the effect in the pill, considering I am female and in my 20's I figured that I'd be in the risk group of chicks on the pill.

 

[Kwayera]

No worries. Yeah its always good to be safe anyway, it can be a pain in the arse but I'd rather put up with it for a little while then a baby! I've been on antibiotics and same thing...

I did find it interesting that when giving me the antibiotics neither the medical centre doctor (not my usual GP) or the pharmacist asked if I took any other medications or mentioned the effect in the pill, considering I am female and in my 20's I figured that I'd be in the risk group of chicks on the pill.

Only a few types of antibiotics actually interact with the pill, though.

 

[scarybunny]

Women have been taking the pill for years now...

That's the thing eh. It's been almost 50 years since it was first put on the market. That's plenty of time to see the short and long-term side effects.

 

[Kwayera]

Fertility not affected after taking the pill

Fertility not affected after taking oral contraceptive pill



TAKING the oral contraceptive pill does not affect a woman's ability to fall pregnant after she goes off it, with four in five women falling pregnant within a year, a study has found.

German researchers said neither the length of time the pill was taken nor the type of hormones used had a bearing on pregnancy rates after contraceptive use.

The results, published in the US journal Obstetrics and Gynecology, form part of the European Active Surveillance Study on Oral Contraceptives, which followed almost 60,000 European women for five years, with the starting point between 2001 and 2004. Of these, 2064 women explicitly stated that they stopped using the pill because they wanted to fall pregnant.

Overall, 21 per cent were pregnant one cycle after stopping contraceptive use. After three cycles, the rate of pregnancy had increased to 45.7 per cent, and at one year (13 cycles) 79.4 per cent were pregnant.

Of the one in five women who did not fall pregnant in the first 12 months, 45 per cent did so in the second year (26 cycles) after stopping the pill, giving an overall success rate of 88.3 per cent.

The researchers, who received funding from a pharmaceutical company, said rates of pregnancy were reduced in women older than 35 and in smokers.

The researchers, from Bayer Schering Pharma and ZEG-Centre for Epidemiology and Health Research in Berlin, said women who had been using the pill for a long time did have a slightly lower rate of pregnancy than those who had used it for a short period, but this was due to the effect of age, not long-term contraceptive use.

"Because of their high efficacy, there is a perception by some women that the use of oral contraceptives may be associated with an impairment in fertility after their discontinuation," they wrote. "These findings suggest that previous oral contraceptive use does not negatively affect the rate of pregnancy."

 

[Freddie09]

i was simply stating an opinion, you guys think whatever you like but you should be aware that there are several aspects to consider before taking anything. thats all i'm saying.
theres no need to neg rep me btw just because i don't agree with you, immature much?

 

[black_kat_meow]

i was simply stating an opinion, you guys think whatever you like but you should be aware that there are several aspects to consider before taking anything. thats all i'm saying.
theres no need to neg rep me btw just because i don't agree with you, immature much?

The way you stated it seemed like it was the one truth.

You said you had reliable sources, where are they?

 

[Omie Jay]

i was simply stating an opinion, you guys think whatever you like but you should be aware that there are several aspects to consider before taking anything. thats all i'm saying.
theres no need to neg rep me btw just because i don't agree with you, immature much?

You can't just insist something without backing up your claims.

 

[Freddie09]

The way you stated it seemed like it was the one truth.

You said you had reliable sources, where are they?

experience

 

[^CoSMic DoRiS^^]

experience

....experience of what, specifically

also the experience of one woman doesn't make the Pill unsafe for all women...different things affect people in different ways, some women find the Pill is not for them,and that's fine. You just shouldn't insist that it screws up your hormones/fertility without proper evidence, is all