Why some women are quitting hormonal birth control

[@VinceX-i4d]

Men's birth control pill, has stopped many studies, due to concerns and complaints about side effects. Meanwhile, women's birth control is still ongoing, even after the fact, knowing the harmful side effects caused by taking synthetic hormones. Let that sink in.

[@TomSawyersLeftNut]

Good for men for knowing better. Shame on women for doing it anyway and also encouraging other women and little girls to do the same. You act like women are being forced to take birth control and undergo the side effects, but they do it fully willingly. It's also their own fault if they don't look into any medications they take to see what the side effects are. I have absolutely zero sympathy for women in this case. You get what you ask for.

[@Thebossatmserfgsd]

Most of the women I know use birth control and they use it willingly knowing the possible side effects thats on them

[@Maddie9185]

Unfortunately women health is not top priority, it never has.

[@Helfirehydratrans]

Because the male birth control side effects are more severe and can cause many problems men’s health More problems compared to women’s, but I will gladly take birth control even if it has a 90% chance of giving me cancer

[@GothicGali]

Doesn’t surprise me one bit. Since when do people care about women lol? Sad but true

[@KittySnicker]

I’m sick of some doctors denying that weight gain is a side effect

[@cuzzitsmee]

I really hate this because you definitely can gain weight a lot of it

[@thiccredgyal3404]

True. The pills and depo Vera cause weight gain.

[@user-bl4gb4ms3g]

I agreed.

[@Makaliatoogreat]

Right

[@worthit5064]

That's not how it works. Side effects can only be accounted if they come in research, not based on people's opinions.

[@clemoncie]

Kinda funny how these horrible side effects are being researched only after men’s birth control is being studied, but not after decades of women using the same medications.

[@deshaun9473]

Always a male double standard.😂

[@AlfieTank]

​@deshaun9473 Most double standards favour women in western society. You cant blame us men for Scams being more potent towards women over men. I pushed my Girl to get OFF of birth control because i RESEARCHED what it does to HER. Imagine, I researched the consequences of Birth control not for myself but For HER. Why didnt she do that HERSELF? Because most women DONT RESEARCH the products they are emotionally SOLD ON.

[@willek1335]

Yeah, no one! I repeat, no one in the history of medical history have ever, throughout generations, thought about researching side effects for female contraceptives. You're being horribly oppressed by mad scientists who are conspiring, with everyone else in big pharma and the broader medical field, to stop anyone from researching side-effects for women. There's no evidence for this, but that's only evidence that you've been oppressed. There's probably been a secret cabal of powerful and patriarchal MEN that impose and push on you a daily drug that's also unsafe. Oh my god!!! ThE hOrRoR! 🤣

[@Xamufam]

It has been political suicide to study them.

[@michellemariejanewalsh5302]

The fact men don't have birth control while women do demonstrates women have reproductive rights that men simply don't have. There's inequality in rights under the law that literally oppression but some how you read that you with all the reproductive are clearly victims and it's been demonstrated in the failure to consider and provide reproductive rights for men.

[@xwrtk]

Birth Control helped me regulate my period and prevent my cramps. I am thankful for it. I understand birth control isn’t for everyone. Birth control helps for multiple reasons beyond preventing pregnancy.

[@xwrtk]

@jtw99235 It’s not getting banned anytime soon due to so many patients needing birth control. I don’t know alternatives beyond the known methods of iud, depo shot, nuvaring,etc.

[@frillylily8005]

Some options are getting tested for hormonal imbalances to get to the root cause of problems. Holistic doctors will help in that depending on which doctor it can be expensive or not but those who do it say it’s worth it

[@xxromanovaxx6682]

Birth control doesn't "regulate" anything. It just stops you from ovulating. No ovulation, no period. Wish ppl would stop spreading misinformation

[@ireneswackyjournals8810]

@jtw99235there’s an agenda that’s in the works to ban it but it’s for nefarious purpose. It’s to put us back to stay at home wives. Pregnancy in and of itself is a hormonal change that causes large number of the same side effects some pills do to us ( if our body had that issue) it then adds the risk of birth to it.

[@mariehod4767]

Regular birth control is banned my doctors won't prescribe no more only slynd

[@smrk2452]

I stopped hormonal birth control because I’m close to menopause and didn’t want to interfere with the natural cycle. My doctor agrees. This entire video focuses only on women in their twenties, except for the doctors. And that’s the problem I’m running into when looking for information online. More needs to be said about birth control options and issues for older women.

[@loladexploradora5567]

Hello, I’m doing a research essay on birth control. The purpose of my essay is to find if birth control is useful and more effective than other natural methods. May I be able to ask you a couple questions ?

[@AUSTIN-ss2zd]

Mds are cia so are news stations

[@Destroyer28911]

I got real bad depression on the combined and mini pill. I eat clean and exercise everyday, had no contributing stressors. I’m convinced the pill was real bad for my mental health, I’ve been off it for a month already feeling loads better lots more energy

[@tendaijaricha1211]

Hi dear I’m experiencing the same are u okay now

[@Yellow-oc4sl]

​@@tendaijaricha1211oh no ,

[@vicky-gp3oq]

hi, how is it going for you now? im 18 and i've been taking the pill (drospirenone 3 mg etinilestradiol 0.03 mg) for 2 years now and i want to quit because nausea feeling has never gone away and I feel depressed... though Im scared of getting pregnant

[@nehabegum8765]

@@Destroyer28911 how much time did it took to feel normal did u took any medicine plz reply

[@stephaniequintini49]

And I’m sure you were told it was all “in your head,” right?

[@nikkidimick947]

What we should be discussing is why the side effects are the exact same for women as the birth control that came out a few years ago for men, but was quickly pulled from the market even though the side effects were the exact same and we still have all the womens bc on the market still... oh, that's right, because it's ok for women to get sick and die from it, but not men. And let's not forget that medical research for women didn't start until 1993. We need better healthcare and research for women. Period. The archaic process for IUD insertion needs to be banned. If you cannot give women a sedative or pain killer for that procedure, you're breaking the "do no harm" oath you took when you became a medical professional.

[@saucyrossy3698]

It wasnt pulled from the market because YOU WOMEN wanted to use it!! Stop acting like this wasnt your great 'female liberation' moment that you squealed about for literally forty years. Lol the ability to shift blame to men for literally everything is incredible.

[@Yellow-oc4sl]

Yup it's seems the market takes a med or vax out then puts it back in the market as if it never happened it's sick , for example years ago recall on birth control , then put back out , vax Johnson and Johnson was took off bc it was literally killing people then it goes back on the market , lies deception behind the curtain and mask this world is evil, healthcare already is down hill , I called my doc the other day spoke with a nurse had question and curious about birth control and such I have heavy periods and I'm premenopausal I also had the COVID vax awhile back really messed with my periods and hormones anyways , nurse calls back and tells me you would have to make an appointment to discuss further of it to me it's not worth an appointment of that , I don't know whatever happened to doctor take the time to know their patients especially their medical why on earth would you have to make an appointment for to talk about birth control when it's simpler to have a phone conversation about it , I know there is a new one on the market now I'm still researching it and learning more , but man I guess the docs are all mandatory to try to get talk to you like sales person or bully you about another COVID vax , I'm done with that too , smh it's the new normal unfortunately, it was like I got to make a consultation with my doc at her office over and about birth control to discuss further smh and then nurse says would you like to make an appointment no I'm not doing that today , it's not a final decision or birth control just curious about it , I'm just glad the nurse called back and try to have my questions answered, hormonal changes and heavy periods.

[@jaykeyz9094]

This is what happens when feminists forget to critically think. Many of these studies were authored by women, men having side effects makes no difference in the messaging. It sucks, it should be fixed, money should be invested in better options. The reason why this stuff is still in the market is because it sells, not because men have some secret society to cause women's suffering.

[@primekn1928]

The worst side effect is depression😢.

[@yennsei]

real

[@primekn1928]

@@plowe6751 🥺 Could be. I've tried two types and one caused severe depression (I felt like it was poisoning my mind) and the other gave me unbearable cramps and increased my anxiety. I'll never use them. Never ever.

[@nehabegum8765]

How did anxiety and depression go away plz help mam​@@primekn1928

[@michellemariejanewalsh5302]

No no it's not. Try going on an antipsychotic rather then a antidepressants the. Come back to if you hadn't unlived yourself.

[@user-eh6mb4lb4n]

I feel puking every day is the worst for me

[@scorpiotarot805]

The pill gave me severe migraines! I never experienced a migraine before the pill. As soon as I stopped it migraines ended.

[@turkizno]

That tells me your hormone pill was probably not for you or the hormones it gave were out of whack with your body - the first thing they advise on the paper of pills is if you have extreme migraines, you should report it because they can give you a dose of estrogen as a vaccine to mitigate it. It is sadly an ultra common side-effect, I have them too and it is being mitigated.

[@STP255]

Finally after generations it’s being discussed on the news …. 😮

[@smrk2452]

There’s was such stigma around “the pill” back in the 1960s when it was invented

[@jclyntoledo]

​@@smrk2452 I mean I make sense because when I first came out the side effects were a lot more extreme. They actually had to coerce and pressure women to try it on a trial basis for research. Actually the only reason that there was a withdrawal week was to mimic the natural menses a woman would get so that the Catholic Church would accept it.

[@melissamartinyak5343]

Thank god other women are realizing this. Birth control destroyed my life.

[@kikiuniki3406]

Im a for access to birth control, as it obviously reduces abortions, but i personally will never get back on birth control because of all the horrible side effects I experienced. IUD was the worst for me- so painful, for so long! Until I finally insisted they remove it early. Informed consent is a must.

[@Kala813]

Birth control gave me erythema nodosum and I was bedridden for two weeks with huge welts all over my legs and arms that were so painful to even touch. It also made me depressed and angry every day. Got off of it after 2.5 years. Best decision for me

[@oxwellstoer5318]

I'm soooooo glad I've NEVER taken birth control pills. Mimicking the hormonal profile of a pregnant woman for years and even decades is beyond bizarre and unhealthy. Doctors should stop being so lazy when it comes to addressing hormonal imbalances. Instead of trying to promote sustainable ways to balance hormones, they think nothing of throwing contraception pill prescriptions at women. Has anyone seriously considered why miscarriages and fertility issues have become so commonplace? I guess if they cared enough to research that, we could get the data we desperately need to make a few informed decisions about whether or not the pill is safe and/or healthy.

[@Samuelnicole483]

Well said. We always hear about women having fertility issues but no one willing to call out the decade+ use of birth control. Doctors throwing a pill at the problem is something we see soooo often with many other health problems. I will never go on birth control so that I have the best possible chance of getting pregnant naturally with no issues.

[@redgoddess]

Glad women are being trusted to make this decision about their own reproductive health. Happy it works for many women but hormonal birth control gave me back to back migraines with aura. Never took it after that. Better needs to be done for women.

[@yokikokudou]

I had WORST FROM A B¡+Ch Obygyn who is probably paid by pharma...giving me BC pill for PCOS!!! I have fainted from birth control that they actually need to give me blood transfusion!!! The perfect solution to PCOS is to STOP USING COMMERCIAL SANITARY PAD!!! I became regular when I change into reusable washable pad! (Although now I'm into adult washable diaper) SAY NO TO BIRTH CONTROL PILLS!!! even for birth control they are something better like have your husband do vasectomy or just say NO!!!

[@ireneswackyjournals8810]

@jtw99235that’s because your start point wasn’t in a normal hormonal level to begin with. And unfortunately birth control is not 100% on everyone as anything is. Contraceptives are important; but remember it’s mimicking pregnancy levels too. So even in some women it gives them the same side effect as pregnancy… my case was that one of them made me a completely frigid woman. My second one was good but I take it off and on.

[@darkwaters1010]

Nothing in the video says the government is taking away your birth control. You sound wacko.

[@cassandrahuete5973]

I am 35 and never take hormonal birth control. I have always practiced fertility awareness method to prevent pregnancy. And yes I am sexually active

[@Powerhaus88]

Imagine practicing abstinence.

[@cassandrahuete5973]

I guess you missed the sexually active part

[@MayaLuv-xp7ux]

@@Powerhaus88like in a relationship/marriage 😂?

[@ST-rj8iu]

@@Powerhaus88 lol. imagine taking life too seriously and forgetting that we all die. Morality is used to keep you in line. Notice how none of the people to push morality are moral? Don't be a sheep

[@Eyebleachey]

@@Powerhaus88 imagine knowing that you can only get pregnant during ovulation

[@Im-Eva]

i asked chatgpt about the potential unhealthy effects of birth control, and this is wat i got: 1. birth control with hormones like estrogen and progestin can cause nausea, breast tenderness, mood swings, weight gain, headaches, and changes in libido 2. potential slight increase in the risk of blood clots, deep vein thrombosis, heart attacks, and strokes, particularly in the birth control methods containing estrogen 3. can increase blood pressure 4. can slightly risk breast and cervical cancer 5. can cause mood changes, anxiety, or even depression 6. can cause gastrointestinal issues like diarrhea and bloating 7. can cause decreased bone density from prolonged use of certain methods such as depo-provera injections

[@Yellow-oc4sl]

Oooooooh my , that is facts and there is more to it , it's a synthetic chemical hormones or hormone, now a days all medications have changed since 2016 , women can get pregnant on the pill too , I heard so many terrible stories about birth control and that it does cause worse stuff smh

[@s.aura.h8084]

The copper IUD can be a painful and traumatic experience that has daily repercussions...

[@GothicGali]

Yeah I decided against that one

[@bmo9881]

Do you have one or just saying this?

[@Bunny11344]

And men can feel it

[@TimeisBothLimitedandInfinite]

Yes - I had about 1.5yrs of chronic pain from mine about half of which continued after removing it. I would bleed for half the month as well and the most painful periods. The pain was from cysts (which are a risk from the paraguard). I got Microcurrent Stimulation done and that cured my pain finally and I am about 6 months pain free now and living my life again. I am still figuring out a good alternative that doesn’t have major negative side affects.

[@MeganGarzaWellness]

I'm so glad I got off these toxic, synthetic hormones and addressed my fertility and health problems naturally. Addressing the root cause(s) of your health problem is SO much better than putting a bandaid on it!

[@arx3lsworld38]

If you don’t mind me asking what natural remedies did you use?

[@MeganGarzaWellness]

@@arx3lsworld38 optimizing digestion (#1), circadian rhythm, whole foods omnivore diet, natural beauty & cleaning products, blood sugar regulation, hydration, addressing stressors/trauma, and making time for doing nothing and relaxing. This is kind of a broad range of things but it's extremely helpful. As a Functional Nutritionist, I've coached clients (and myself ;) through hormone and digestion problems to help them live a thriving life.

[@maylin1986]

My problem is finding the root cause. Or who to go to in order to find the root cause? If I'm directed straight to get a hormonal lab draw, to check my hormonal levels and they always come back fine, then what else is giving me similar issues? I feel like going to an obgyn is a dead end, if all they go straight for is the hormone-level blood draw lab test. 😞 Any help is appreciated. 💜✨️ 🙏✨️⚓️✨️🩷✨️

[@Yellow-oc4sl]

Tru , I think they should have something better than birth control for women

[@Yellow-oc4sl]

​@@arx3lsworld38yup that is one way to do it from what I been researching for

[@GothicGali]

Idk if progesterone is a preferable alternative to the traditional estrogen pill. All women need to know the side effects of progesterone and estrogen, and please talk to the blood-related women in your family about how they’ve reacted to birth control. Every single woman in my family told me “the pill” made them crazy. “Just didn’t work for me. Do it if you need it, but be careful and explore alternatives.”

[@lala-ti7tw]

I’m 34 yrs old and had an ischemic stroke 2 months ago due to the pill

[@Nat-ster]

Wait what? How do you know it was specifically due to the pill?

[@lala-ti7tw]

They ran countless tests, CT scans and MRI’s, took tons of bloodwork and I was in the best shape of my life. They didn’t find a single thing wrong except that I was on the pill for 18 years. I’m going for a second opinion in Feb just to be sure.

[@g0thbrittany9]

it is rare but healthy people can have strokes too because we live in a not healthy society. (sitting down too much, processed foods, pesticides, etc) so i don't think that you will be able to really know if it is really because of the pill. @@lala-ti7tw

[@TomSawyersLeftNut]

Happened to my cousin. She had a horrible stroke specifically because of her birth control when she was in her mid 30s. Doctors don't tell you that the risk of having a stroke on birth control goes up exponentially with age.

[@Yellow-oc4sl]

Oh my goodness are you okay I hope so , that sounds scary

[@deshaun9473]

What I choose to do with my body is not the business of the government!!

[@p.cnunes7098]

so you are against mandatory Kov1d-19 Vakks too? if you re i agree. i am still a pure blood human..

[@p.cnunes7098]

one of the few ...

[@darkwaters1010]

The video is about birth control side effects, you tool. You're making stuff up about what the video is about

[@Vista-fg4ij]

Definitely want to see more accessable and long term birth control options, since parenthood is not a viable option, and obgyn care is declining rapidly in the US.

[@smrk2452]

Some options need to be available for men too

[@ireneswackyjournals8810]

I think we need to be allowed to just cut our tubes. Especially if we don’t want kids. But if we have PCOs we need something else. This way contraceptives are just that. You use during a relationship for windows of time.

[@TomSawyersLeftNut]

Hysterectomy.

[@ma.2733]

how about humans move forward towards having something more valuable to the masses using "will" power other than giving into their animal ways n just reproducing to a point people cant even take care of kids. The only time parenthood isnt an option is if the person themselves is a child or if the person is irresponsible with their priorities/ emotionally immature and just seeks pleasure aka just have some fun(temporary excuse to be irresponsible)

[@chuckscott4661]

@smrk. No thanks.

[@abigailevans2760]

I got the mirena IUD and it caused my entire body to tense up. I could not get off the floor. I took it out and still to this day, every month a week before my period all of my muscles tense up for a day or two. It's been 12 years. If I could sue, I would.

[@onaarchie6837]

wow

[@cecilyadams4086]

Cant you sue? I feel the same about IUDs.

[@abigailevans2760]

@@cecilyadams4086 i wish! I can't "prove" that mirena caused my issues.

[@GothicGali]

That’s terrible. Fortunately I’ve never had an issue with mine. My OB is a class-act doctor. Before she even prepared to insert it, she did a whole series of measurements with ultrasound and physical apparatuses to see if my uterus was likely to be a “good fit” for Mirena. It turns out that your uterus has to be tilted at a specific angle and a few other things for your body to accept it. Highly recommend anyone read into it

[@wyleecoyotee4252]

It worked great for me

[@nima16042]

I’m glad women are speaking up…literal poison

[@RazorShalom]

BC has ruined my life with my sons mother. I’ve been telling her she’s in wrong kind and it’s costing us our mental health. She treats me like she’s pregnant every day Her hormones were bad when she was pregnant. And it’s like that now daily for years. She says I’m mentally ill when j tell her about it.

[@chuckscott-cy7iq]

infant male circ. ruins the life of sons though.

[@clearaswater4424]

The progesterone pill (mini pill) has tons of side effects too. Weight gain, depression, mood swings, headaches, ovarian cyst jußt to name a few.

[@lioness2000]

I would never start hormonal birth control. It's unnatural.

[@denisekay1783]

I got off years ago and now use a diaphragm. I feel so much more like a woman now. My cycle feels normal now and so is my affection for my husband.

[@mercywagaki4154]

Dia​phargm??@@denisekay1783

[@Guidedsteps17]

@@denisekay1783that’s brilliant is it easy to fit? What if it shifted how do you know if it’s fit properly

[@yygg9786]

it made my hormones mess up. stoped after 4 years of taking it due to pcos and a dr told me that i was never suposed to take it for that long while my family dr was still pushing me to take it!

[@Sugarglidergirl101]

I’m so glad that it seems like they don’t affect me as much as most woman. I’m 26 and been on them since 16 do to health issues. If there are side affects, then I don’t really notice them enough to care lol.

[@Sugarglidergirl101]

@jtw99235 actually I moved to a foreign country a few years ago and ran out for a long time (simply because I was a scaredy-cat and didn’t want to go to a gynecologist in a foreign country lol). I didn’t seem to have any side effects linked to getting off the pill. If anything I was at a healthier weight and everything on the pill than off of it.

[@ireneswackyjournals8810]

I’d say it does not affect most women, unless you mean libido side effects. If it did it wok don’t have been out

[@ireneswackyjournals8810]

@jtw99235side effects are not in majority of cases. The problem Is that women that have history of clots and strokes in their family that are not aware that do take it. Apart from maybe side effects a pregnancy does give by the way, it’s good. Now do you need to be pregnant without breaks? Then you don’t need to be on the pill without breaks

[@malcriadamedina5358]

I can't get off the pill or my entire face would be taken over by the most monstrous acne cysts known to human

[@frillylily8005]

Get tested for hormonal imbalances an get in touch with a holistic doctor if you can depending on what doctor they can be expensive or not but many who go for it say it’s worth it because unlike many they go to the root couse of the problems

[@ireneswackyjournals8810]

Get tested for staph on the skin, you may have bacteria in and itself that augments the issue. Slowly shift to other contraceptives so you can do the switch off or on method with the pill. Dermatologist is what you need with acne, it also can be diet related such as dairy, some people are allergic to it. Pills for acne should be temporary with the caveat that if in six months of treatment you aren’t out of it for a few years that you have more than just hormones going on

[@ireneswackyjournals8810]

I use the pill off and on, for contraception. But…… here’s the catch: cysts are usually bacteria driven. And while your hormones may impact your regulation of sebum I’ve had a massive mrsa on my face and it was impetigo and staph. Soooo I think sometimes we confuse acne with staph or strep. Check it out. Believe me my face has been clean of acne for thee years. I did however have to take six antibiotics at once with every probiotic known to man to counter it. Lol

[@jrjones029]

I was the same way, terrible cystic acne when I wasn’t on the pill. I got off it once in college and one of my friends at the time told me she would t even go in public if she had cysts like mine all over her face. I finally got a dermatologist to prescribe accutane. It was SO WORST IT! Never had a problem again. I just wish they would have let me take that sooner. Good luck.

[@malcriadamedina5358]

@@jrjones029 yeah I also heard it might not work as well with hormonal acne. But I am on spiro now too. Both are lifelong medications.

[@Tygearianus]

The world is about making dollars not sense

[@yygg9786]

there should be more and better medications available for women in this day and age.

[@RebeccaBalcom-p1n]

I had the reverse, was severely depressed without birth control due to hormonal imbalance

[@GothicGali]

It happens. It all depends.

[@katiecovello4546]

Every birth control I’ve ever been prescribed made me always throw it up. Even when I tell doctors they change it and I still throw it up.

[@corneliusklassen5888]

What a rude way to end the video. No, I don't think I will download your app

[@Guidedsteps17]

That’s true

[@VictoriaRosario1]

My doctor told me not to use it years ago and she was a black doctor I trust her opinion over any doctor I ever had and she was right everytime

[@michah321]

It's still horrifying there are politicians trying to take the right to birth control away. Women who want tubal ligation have a very hard time getting it unless it's after the hirth of a child, and usually not after the first child. The right to that procedure should be guaranteed.

[@cyanidesidesalad]

I’ve personally got on birth control started at maybe 12 when I first got my period. I’m 22 now and thank goodness I’m gonna get a hysterectomy by my choice.

[@MakieCloudz]

I got on birth control for my painful periods and honestly I don’t know if it really helped. Maybe some months but at this point I’m tired of taking the pill. I’m starting my first month without it and I’m NERVOUS AHH

[@irinachaz3518]

Same girl😩total support

[@MeganGarzaWellness]

Addressing/understanding the root of your painful periods is the first step. They're common but not normal or healthy.

[@amandacosta1566]

Thinking about doing the same, how did I go for you? Did you notice any change in your weight? People said you can gain some weight after coming off😮

[@Hevendemo]

I'm not sure if this is helpful but I had painful periods too and was on BC But after I got off the pills, and changed to reusable pads and diva cups the cramps were pretty much tolerable and not as unpleasant. Its just like mild? Not awful like before. I read a study on how the pads and tampons bought I the store is plastics softened with chemicals and get absorbed into delicate skin from childbirth because of diapers being made of the same thing. 10/10 will never go back to disposables. Then for irregular stuff I watched what I ate and worked out and found out different times of the mo the require different movements and eating habits. It's been super helpful at being mindful of my body's cues.

[@j0rdgubb]

How did it go? I'm thinking about quitting too after 5 years since I'm scared of the long term effects.

[@marip7514]

Whenever you do, don’t get an IUD. It hurt SOOOO bad (Skyla) and was the worst physical pain I’ve ever felt in my entire life! Beware ladies!!

[@chriserony]

I didn't have a painful insertion. Was just a bad cramp. And I would do it again a thousand times because it's so convenient. Don't be scared off by messages like this online! Try it! Know your body and get it put in on your heaviest bleeding day when your cervix is open and nice and soft.

[@MayaLuv-xp7ux]

I refuse to get the iud, I know someone that broke & they had to go to the hospital. I get a lot women use it & maybe they don’t have that issue, but I’m not comfortable with it.

[@bmo9881]

It works alright for me, had no pain when I got it and no issues really since. Messages like this limit women's options when it could be something that works for them. It's easy enough to take out of it isn't right.

[@heaveniswhereimgoing8774]

I got married and me and my husband decided birth Control was not a option for us. He told me what ever God wants to give us will take 🙌 so we had 6 🥰 thank God I never took that stuff 😊

[@Guidedsteps17]

Brilliant

[@marijaco4146]

Anyone feel like their face aged since starting it?

[@J.Nevermore]

👏👏👏👏 do what u gotta do ladies

[@Germerican-b4f]

Super Video!! Genau solchen nerdig-linguistischen Content liebe ich ❤

[@dianesilly2376]

I'm convinced hormonal birth control is trash. I had symptoms on them but most appeared right after stopping, hair loss, rashes, mood swings, night sweats, irregular periods for years following when I didn't have those problems before.

[@user-kg6kw6pr1l]

True. I've got anemia. Mood swings too

[@yygg9786]

i lost hair and gained weight. not good.

[@stephanie-hw1dq]

Imagine we women take birth control pills inorder for us to avoid pregnancy while we suffer the bad side effects of long term using it, hope men also 😢

[@chuckscott-cy7iq]

👿

[@kelseykaye7269]

I suffered with migraines my entire adult life it wasn't until I had my last child and had my tubes tied that my migraines completely went away. I used to be in the ER 4 to 5 times a year with the migraine and now I haven't had one in 3 years. I know 100%, it was from birth control

[@yeislyntorres5304]

I have never taken it and never will. 7 year married, 2 planned kids and happy. I just use protection when ovulating and during fertile window.

[@queenkeesh8660]

I had all that started to feel backaches arm pain I’m off n feel better then hormones do mess up ur body in long run I was on for 17 years

[@elyp2492]

Birth control causes me to have an appetite especially at night when I want to sleep. I feel it has thin my hair out and makes me feel tired. Ever since I started taking birth control I gained more weight.

[@seyheyalishak]

I went off my birth control, developed alopecia. Had to go back on. I legit had to shave my head.

[@seyheyalishak]

@jtw99235 I agree with that

[@frillylily8005]

If you can, you should meet a holistic doctor they can possibly find the root cause of the problem depending on who you go to some can be expensive or not but many who go say it’s worth it

[@ireneswackyjournals8810]

@jtw99235pregnancy does the same or worse. Guess what you get pregnant and you can develop hair loss. I’ve met coworkers that lost hair during pregnancy and right after. Conversely I have seen women with radiant skin during and after too. The very hormones of your pregnancy cause side effects which the pill mimics due to it mimicking the hormones that make the body think it’s pregnant. Sooo.., if you have the chance of getting depression in pregnant or after it may run with this too.

[@ThatLittleTexanWoman]

Fertility awareness has been very effective for me even with irregular cycles. The key is to actually learn from an instructor to chart properly. They can teach via Skype! Methods like Marquette, Sympto-Thermal, Billings, and Creighton have instructors that can teach you to chart even with irregular cycles. Don’t read some articles on the internet and try to figure it out on your own. I love not being subjected to all the crazy side effects of birth control. It just isn’t worth the risk!

[@PinkDiamondRSA]

These doctors dont know anything, they are cluless. 😢 they just give u the shot. They cant explain the horrible side effects. They are fast asleep

[@margaret4227]

IUD is best. It is more effective, you don’t have to think about it, and there is a nonhormonal option

[@smrk2452]

I’ve been thinking about that but I’m scared because of all the reviews online… reviews posted only by young women and I’m in my 40s

[@anastaziajade4604]

I had horrible side effects. Gave me joint pain and pelvic floor issues.

[@shambyk4122]

They have a lot of different options now compared to what they used to. They are safer & side effects/symptoms are more known & milder as medicine in this area has improved. I know a number of +35 women that have IUD's and swear by them. A few have them for required medical reasons & the others for a mix of contraceptive & management reasons. Personally the IUD was a godsend since its been the most effective treatment for the medical issues I have. Everyone is different though, definitely talk to your obgyn/doctor & they should be better able to help you figure out if it's something that might be worth giving a try.

[@stefanisilva2493]

@@smrk2452 Is no big deal for most.

[@jclyntoledo]

​@@smrk2452 I would suggest looking into nexplanon, the arm implant. It's less invasive, lasts for 3 yrs and is also progesterone only based if that's important to you. The more you know 🌈

[@kelseykaye7269]

Not to mention the arm implant that I had ruined my life after one year I begged them to take it out it was the worst decision I've ever made

[@JS-ot2nl]

Why is abstinence not offered or talked about as a safe option ? 😢

[@Abby-ug4xc]

Um, you don't think adults are aware...? For teens, statistically abstinence-only education leads to higher rates of teen pregnancy because they are not going to abstain no matter how much you tell them to Doesn't have to be hormonal BC but they need some kind of contraceptive

[@shimmer4771]

​@@Abby-ug4xcnot true. I didn't do it.

[@Im-Eva]

too h-rny

[@Im-Eva]

its definitely talked about in school but some give up xd

[@cindyllax]

I got on birth control to help my cramps due to endometriosis and to stop ovulating to avoid ovarian cyst. I got such bad mood swings and it was affecting my relationship. I rather deal with the cramps end up in bed crying every month cuz of the pain. No more first control for me....

[@TheAstrologyVitamin]

I am all in support of women and trans men and even trans women depending on condition opting for birth control what I am so annoyed with, is the medical gaslighting and denying women's experiences.

[@ireneswackyjournals8810]

But that’s not just in this. We are often accused of craziness with all sorts of issues

[@brycecharles3856]

You deny women's experience by allowing trans women and men into the conversation.

[@TheAstrologyVitamin]

@@ireneswackyjournals8810 Feel free to reach out for support if you want to document that or need help finding a lrivider. I highly advise looking up medical literature and abstaining from oral hormones as they increase blood clot risk, cancer, and adverse affects since you're getting the metabolites. Bio-identical pellets are the best, cheapest, and safest route.

[@Im-Eva]

trans men and women dont even exist, its a delusion

[@llamalover02]

We need better options. I dream about something that can put periods on hold indefinitely, but continue no hormonal crap.

[@wyleecoyotee4252]

Birth control is necessary for women to have to regulate hormones and heavy periods. There's no need to ban it. Just don't take it if you don't want to.

[@clearaswater4424]

The Mirena IUD perforated my uterus.

[@GothicGali]

That’s horrible, I’m so sorry.

[@jaynewallace8592]

I'm getting my fallopian tubes removed. I'd rather not have children at all than be forced to do so against my will and not even be entitled to a safe pregnancy.

[@Guidedsteps17]

That will have side effects too

[@jaynewallace8592]

@@Guidedsteps17 where did you get your medical degree? 🤣

[@Guidedsteps17]

@@jaynewallace8592 if you think 💭 a woman can cut tubes and there’s no side effect then wow

[@jaynewallace8592]

@@Guidedsteps17 where did you get your medical degree?

[@jaynewallace8592]

@@Guidedsteps17 where did you get your medical degree? Because both the physicians I went to explained there are no side effects, and that removing them reduces the risk of ovarian cancer by 50%. So I'll ask you again. Where did you get your medical degree?

[@EmilyInALoop]

Became an orthodox Christian and stopped taking it. Feel so much better after stopping it after taking it for 8 years. It’s unnatural in every way. Glad to be rid of it.

[@21truthbetold]

Never ever get the IUD even if it’s the non-hormonal one.

[@Guidedsteps17]

I never liked the idea of something being left up there for 5/10 years

[@arelysarelys2515]

Almost had a stroke . The other was less but my heart wasn’t good either

[@peachchee7053]

can i ask what was your symptoms? mine is i feel lightheadedness like a pressure feeling in my head and my neck palpitations and the feeling of something heavy on my chest really weird and im afraid

[@peachchee7053]

i dont know if that was the effect of the pills and my menstruation is dark brown and last month i have a bad cramps during my dark brown period and its not many

[@arelysarelys2515]

@@peachchee7053 I just felt like my heart was going to stop. I vomitted as well and felt bad again after 30 min of vomitting. Had to stay in bed all day after like the 3rd day of taking it. But yes after your period I do get that lesser light red coloring more on the darker side like you said but a bit afterwards.

[@arelysarelys2515]

@@peachchee7053 had to try again after 2 days to see if it was the med that did that.

[@arelysarelys2515]

@@peachchee7053 I’m currently taking nextellis and no problem. The other 2 other pills I’ve tried felt heavy in my chest , but this one doesn’t at all. So it seems I’m ok for now.

[@MindYourOwn777]

I only used hormonal birth control for a very brief period of time in my early 20s. I stopped using it because of experiencing negative side effects and I didn't think it was good for my health. I tried to use it again (this time low dose) when I was 30 and it didn't work as I got pregnant anyway with my wonderful son. 😂 😊 ❤

[@marissa3508]

For me, it was the opposite. For eight years, I had no issues with birth control, not even hair loss, and I have thick hair until the jab showed up and messed up my birth control. I had to come off birth control because I was suffering from water retention to the point that my clothes wouldn't fit and now I can't lose weight and have hormonal acne but again it was the freaking jab that destroyed my hormones not birth control

[@nehabegum8765]

How many months it take to be normal again

[@marissa3508]

@nehabegum8765 To be honest, I don't know since I took birth control pills for ten years

[@nehabegum8765]

@@marissa3508 how many years did you took birth control pills

[@nehabegum8765]

@@marissa3508 I used ,3 mnths birth control pills and discontinued I am feeling anxious headache and depressed from 2 months...I hv no reliefe

[@nehabegum8765]

Are u ok now

[@sharlenemorrow9528]

I was only on it for 7 weeks and wake up every day with a jelly belly when it used to be so flat im 3 months off it and still got these symptoms of weight gain

[@eatnplaytoday]

I’ve never been on birth control. I’m 34 years old, been together with my man 12 years, very safe as we never got pregnant. I take care of my health holistically and do not immediately go to western medications. The moment we decided to have kids, I got pregnant right away (literally the next day). Pregnancy is okay so far, everything is all about diet and lifestyle choices. Save medications for when you’re dying in the emergency room

[@Guidedsteps17]

So how did you prevent pregnancy for 12 years? What was you using?

[@heather1506]

The pill killed my libido. It’s a common side effect

[@nugget6635]

It causes depression and anger

[@swarnginisoren2697]

I'm just curious about how early (at what age) do women in the US start taking birth control?

[@xwrtk]

18+-early 20’s. However, there are children as early as 12-13 due to period reasons. Anemia due to period can be a reason why a child that young would take it and children do get tested for iron levels if they see a proper doctor.

[@_Epictetus_]

I heard the Carnivore diet helps with all these issues. At least that's what Steak and Butter Gals experience is.

[@larimartinez8161]

i know this is too much information but i had a period for 2 weeks i thought i was dying im done

[@MiSzJV]

Thank you! I was looking for a response like this. I'll be stopping the mini pills too.

[@mosmid5073]

I’m considering getting off bc because my weight has been on a steady incline since I switched from the pill from age 14 to 17 to the ring, and then the ring to the patch at 21, my activity level has increased and no change in diet, but I’ve gained 30 lbs in 2 years alone. I’ve never been off it since I started so im wondering what it would be like being off it

[@cntsmnth]

What about women who have PMDD?? Did BC help?

[@EvanRenzOyao]

My wife take a pills and she stop taking a pills and now his period is gone

[@deidrerobinson8007]

It’s crazy how doctors recommend birth control as soon as you start your period. While I understand that women may want to start birth control to resolve acne issues and irregular cycles, but more often than not these are just commons issues of going through puberty. And unfortunately PCOS is then induced by the same pills you thought would help against it. I’m honesty happy I didn’t grow up in America as a young woman. My acne was beastly and my cycle was irregular until age 17. I knew they would have had me on the pill.

[@worthit5064]

So many women crying in comment section with knowing a bit about medicine. Side effects are written on the pills.

[@user-kg6kw6pr1l]

Not all of them. For example, in my country doctors prescribe them very easily, even if you have a small problem. And I've faced side effects that were not described.

[@worthit5064]

@user-kg6kw6pr1l i own mid class pharmaceutical company. I particularly don't know about your pharmacopeia but In India the manufacturer has to put all known side effects otherwise it'll be considered as fraud and putting someone's life in danger knowingly. 16 years jail easily , manufacturing licenced cancel, fine depends on damage.

[@alphathefirstone1222]

Basically they have been experminting on women for the last 60 years. when men seen this we said NO THANKS.. LOL

[@nehabegum8765]

I started to get anxiety after discontinuing it how many months it takes to become normal

[@nhendrickson123]

The interviewee doesn't answer the question succinctly. Awful choice

[@Fatima-k6t5l]

Just when I was thinking of getting it cause of my acne😩😭😭

[@user-eh6mb4lb4n]

So what do we do for people who get it for free?

[@Missmiapie]

Poison

[@PirateOfTheNorth]

I’m not on birth control because I don’t menstruate

[@ilovecupcakes8988]

Bc sucks it’s the worst for young teens to women

[@Fartboy226]

Yep we know and now every girl is awful cuz of it.

[@SW-vu5zh]

I'm pretty sure my kyleena is causing me so many issues!!!!

[@AJ_aayy]

I have autoimmune issues I believe are tied to bc

[@lee420129]

You don't need a pill to be happy.

[@lee420129]

Look at history.

[@aqadaptiveintelligence]

Progesterone. The feminist hormone. :/

[@donalpaccio4233]

I'm for more contraceptives being developed for men.

[@ilovecupcakes8988]

Yes yes yes

[@johnwick-ml2en]

good

[@MartinRudolf-n7e]

Allen Larry Clark Frank Thomas John

[@Travluminatii]

Women be down bad

[@steamyvegetables1445]

Men carry hpv

[@DAnnaHawkinsHensley-kf8nm]

I receive in service credit for this okay I understand the side effects and I also understand something else there is something very wrong with women and girls it looks and appears normal because all girls start a minstrel bleeding cycle between the ages of 10 years old and 18 years old and we go through menopause right around the edge of between 45 years old in 50 years old but honestly I don't think that it is a normal cycle to ovulate once every 28 days and to have a menstrual bleeding every 28 days I just don't think that it's normal I think something went very wrong somewhere and we need to be conducting a study a real study about why women are ovulating so frequently and menstruating so frequently I'm going to say this again abortion is the same action as murder and so therefore the same crime and young girls and women go mad all the time because they've committed murder abortion life begins at the moment the sperm fertilizes the ovum

[@ireneswackyjournals8810]

Go away, I’m sorry but the moment you go on an anti abortion rant and talk about women not needing to menstruate twelve times a year you read like a Christian lunatic

[@watchinvidzwatchinvidz7691]

Pull out.

[@kaileyrenae7169]

🤦

[@leedlbagginshield8492]

we have an expert here 😭😭😂😂😂