Ines To mention only the most common ones and that descend to a high percentage, tiredness, loss of libido, drowsiness and fluid retention and vascular problems, not to mention certain cancers, as you can see, the same as aspirin.

Then why billions of girls and women take them and why are they legal in almost every country in the world and doctors tell young girls to take them? In comparison with the likelyness of psychological damage when you have to wear a chastity belt against your will, I am sure the risks of the pill are almost nothing.

Ines The pill is a drug that acts directly on the production of hormones and these not only replace reproduction but a number of biological functions. Be very careful with the pill and always with medical supervision.

I never said something else. Of course a doctor should monitor you. But this doesn't make it a dangerous thing. I still think the numbers speak for themselves.

        Sara2001 I am sure the risks of the pill are almost nothing.

        I am 100% in favor of reproductive health and comprehensive sex educated but I agree with Ines that the pill has real risks associated with it that we kind of pretend don't exist. I started on the pill when I was 18 and started getting server migraines that doctors told me were likely due to the hormones in the pill. I still get them to this day. Right before I turned 18 I got my first blood clot. Again, linked directly to the pill. That's when I was taken off of it. I cannot use any kind of hormon birth control because of my history. That's antidotel but lots of women have pretty unpleasant side effects from the pill ranging from weight gain to depression to blood clots. I'm not saying don't use it. I'm saying it's not magic and you need to know the risk involved.

              BD1791 Have you tried switching the product? I know from my classmates that some of them had similar problems with migraine and then they switched to another manufacturer and it was gone or at least that much better that they was willing to continue taking it.

              Don't get me wrong, like with chastity belts, nobody should be forced to use them. But I think they are a very common and much better way to prevent unwanted pregnancy then a chastity belt. If you can't take then, you can still use condoms.

                  Sara2001 I've tried a few different forms of birth control over the years. The last one was the lowest level of hormonal birth control offered. I just can't use it. Even off the birth control I still get the migraines now. It's a bummer.

                  Sara2001 But I think they are a very common and much better way to prevent unwanted pregnancy then a chastity belt. If you can't take then, you can still use condoms.

                  Abstinence is the best way of preventing unwanted pregnancy. That being said we also know only teaching abstinence doesn't work. You should be able to make the best well informed decision for yourself. That means understanding the risk and deciding for yourself if it's a risk you want to take.

                  I absolutely agree no one should be forced to use a chastity belt.

                        Sara2001 Then why billions of girls and women take them

                        Basically, I think, for two reasons, on the one hand because it is a contraceptive that depends only on the woman, that is, she does not have to depend on anyone and on the other hand because it is comfortable, some couples complain that putting on the condom "cuts the dynamics."
                        On the other hand, as a contraceptive, it is very effective.

                        Sara2001 In comparison with the likelyness of psychological damage when you have to wear a chastity belt against your will, I am sure the risks of the pill are almost nothing.

                        Regarding the forced use of the belt, you know perfectly well that I have been one of the most critical people, so my reservations towards the pill do not imply defense of the other.

                        Sara2001 But this doesn't make it a dangerous thing. I still think the numbers speak for themselves.

                        That its benefits exceed its risks, as I said otherwise its use would not have been approved, does not imply that it is innocuous or its side effects negligible.
                        It is far from being an aspirin whose side effects are practically negligible, and, moreover, many side effects are beneficial.

                        Sara2001 Have you tried switching the product? I know from my classmates that some of them had similar problems with migraine and then they switched to another manufacturer and it was gone or at least that much better that they was willing to continue taking it.

                        Correct, not only the manufacturer, but the size of the dose, for the skin my sister had to take the smallest dose on the market.

                                BD1791 but I agree with Ines that the pill has real risks associated with it that we kind of pretend don't exist

                                Right. You got my message first time. It is a drug that has benefits, but imposes tolls.
                                In addition to the fact that it cannot be taken for more than a few years due to the risk of cancer genesis.
                                In short, it is not a toy.

                                  Wells done, boss. Thanks.

                                  I take it, skips periods it's great

                                    Jen
                                    Yes, even it can make them less painful for some girls, but it is important medical supervision.

                                      Renita I still take pills, despite the belt.

                                      Oh yeah that reason - never needed them for that😂 Nah pills make the belt easier anyway.

                                          BD1791 Abstinence is the best way of preventing unwanted pregnancy.

                                          But it's the way with the highest risk of failing, how good abstinence is working you can see on teenagers in US high schools where they teach abstinence as the bed solution.

                                          BD1791 That means understanding the risk and deciding for yourself if it's a risk you want to take.

                                          That's what I say. The girls should make an educated decision themselves. Not the parents.

                                                Sara2001 But it's the way with the highest risk of failing

                                                Lol... You should read my sentence right after that one. I already covered your argument 👍

                                                    BD1791 Lol... You should read my sentence right after that one. I already covered your argument 👍

                                                    Yes, we absolutely agree in this point. I think the way with the highest risk of failing can't be the best way.

                                                        Sara2001 Yes, we absolutely agree in this point. I think the way with the highest risk of failing can't be the best way.

                                                        I wonder how much the teen pregnancy rate would fall in the US if teens were belted. I'm sure substantially 😂

                                                        Also, most parts of the US does not have comprehensive sex educated. We don't even teach about condoms. It's a real problem.