Log in

View Full Version : Is it ok never to get period when on contraception



Pages : 1 [2]

aussiepunkshocker
06-02-2007, 08:34 PM
Related, found this on another forum today.

www.studd.co.uk

Dr Marilyn Glenville PhD, fellow of the Royal Society of Medicine, on why
women shouldn't use it...

This pill would artificially change things. There is always a trade-off when
we go against nature. Hormones that control the menstrual cycle act on the
brain, skin and the bones, and nobody knows what the long-term effects of
continuous hormones are.

Women are already using the Pill as a lifestyle choice to eliminate the
inconvenience of periods. When taking the Pill for 21 days with a break,
women do at least get seven days off. Periods have a purpose and hormones go
up and down in a cycle, which is different from taking a continuous level of
hormones every day. The Society for Menstrual Cycle Research in Canada has
stated that it does not believe continuous oral contraception should be
prescribed just because a woman sees hernormal menstrual cycle as a
nuisance.

We know that with the Pill, there is a risk of breast cancer and cervical
cancer. Are we then going to see an even greater risk with no break?

A study published in the medical journal Contraception found that 21 per
cent of the women on continuous contraception were still having bleeding
after taking it for a year. That can be even more inconvenient, as there is
no pattern. In that trial of 2,400 women, more than half the women who took
at least one dose did not end the trial, 17 per cent stopped due to an
adverse effect and 87 per cent reported one or more adverse effects.
Nineteen got pregnant and it is thought that 15 were as a result of the
contraception failing and four were due to how the women took it.

Many women would miss their periods since it gives them a sense of their
health. There is also an issue of fertility. Some women struggle to get
their periods back when they come off the Pill. They can go for years before
their cycle kicks in again. That could have even more serious implications
for women who delay having children and whose fertility is already
compromised because of their age.

www.marilynglenville.com

jaizaine
06-03-2007, 12:04 AM
^^
that's really good info. thank-you.

I have made my decision I am going to discontinue taking the pill. I don
t need them for BC as I use condoms - yes I realise there is always risk of breakage. But I think as a health issue I should stop taking the pill for at least a year or so.

Kaylinn
06-03-2007, 12:08 AM
Go get some plan b now, just so you have it.
I think EVERY woman should have Plan B on hand, just in case.
That way, if it's a holiday weekend, or for some reason your just unable to get to a clinic, you don't have to scramble and worry.

jaizaine
06-03-2007, 12:15 AM
^^
do u mean morning after pill?

i had to take it twice during my teenage years. made me soooooo ill - not the throwing up kind of ill, terrible nausea though.

But that's a great idea.

Oh and how exactly does it work? Would I take it if a condom broke or would it only be necessary if there were signs of preggo like missed period?

Kaylinn
06-03-2007, 12:41 AM
Yeah, morning after pill.

And NO, it would not work at the missed period, it must be taken within 72 hours of unprotected sex, or it wont work, which is why I feel it should be kept on hand.

You woudl take it as soon as the condom broke.

If you wait until you miss a period, you need to get an abortion.

Plan B works like other birth control pills to prevent pregnancy. Plan B acts primarily by stopping the release of an egg from the ovary. It may prevent a sperm from fertilizing the egg.

If fertilization does occur, Plan B may prevent a fertilized egg from attaching to the womb. If a fertilized egg is implanted prior to taking Plan B, Plan B will not work and pregnancy proceeds normally.


If you missed a period, the egg is already implanted, thus needing an abortion.
( I have no idea how the abortion pill works, or how it's different, as Ive never researched that.)

jaizaine
06-03-2007, 04:19 AM
thanks darl, u and aussie sure know a lot more than i do about reproduction and BC. I am quite ignorant about it all TBH.

So will I be able to get a prescription "just incase" or in order to get it should I just tell the doctor that I actually need it then and there?

Kaylinn
06-03-2007, 10:04 AM
yeah, tell your doctor your using condoms, and you want it just in case the condom breaks.
Some drugstores offer it over the counter, but only a pharmist can give it to you.
Instead of going to a doctor and getting a prescription, you can go to a drugstore and ask the pharmisist there for it.

Did you know some drug stores can refuse to fill it?
Because prolifers concider it an abortion pill, since it can prevent the fertilized egg from implanting in the uterous. So if a pharmisist is prolife, he is within his rights to refuse to fill the perscription. Isn't that a crock of shit?
That angers me. BUt ohh...another thread, LOL.

ANyway...more info about it here
http://ec.princeton.edu/questions/QA-OTC-access.html

And it looks like that info is good for AUS to...
Yeah, its available OTC in Australia as well.

jaizaine
06-03-2007, 08:39 PM
^^^^
that is bullshit isn't it?
thanks hun I will try the pharmacy first to save money on a doctor visit.

Lysondra
06-04-2007, 05:38 PM
I'm all ears seriously. As was stated in the childfree and other threads those of us who are healthy and have not had one child cannot opt for any other way to remain childfree except BC.

I won't take the pill as I did have actual side effects with it.

I won't get Implanon or whatever it is called as isn't that just as harmful in other ways as Depo?

I was going to give Nuva Ring a go. I'm thinking I should??

please forgive me for thread-jacking :)

Copper IUD (face it, you're almost 30, you can get it), condoms (male and female), foam, sponge, patch, diaphragm, cervical cap, nuva ring...

Jeanette
06-08-2007, 05:35 PM
Whoohoo! This is the first month I have taken birth control consecutively without the sugar pills. Today was the day I was supposed to get my period and I feel great, no spotting or anything, which I was kinda anticipating.

My doctor told me when on BC the period you get is fake anyway, and you don't need it. To be honest, I am a tad bit skeptical, but she told me there has been a ton of research done on it, and I didn't want to get my period this week cause I'm seeing my fuck buddy. I'm going to continue for a few months and see how it goes. Doctor said after a few months your body may want to have a period and start spotting. When this happens she said to stop taking the pill for 4 days then start again. For the girs who have done this, did you experience spotting or were you just 100% free from menstrual symptoms after the first few months?

Jeanette
06-08-2007, 05:40 PM
Oh wow, I just read the info that aussipunkshocker posted last. 21% taking the pill continously still experienced bleeding?!? That would definitely be an inconvenience if it was sporadic, much more so than just getting your period when you expect it.

Please share your experiences. Spotting or no for you?