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Almost all? I think you might be falling victim to selection bias. Not many women cruise over to /r/birthcontrol to talk about how they've been on it for years
by intopieces 10y ago
Almost all? I think you might be falling victim to selection bias. Not many women cruise over to /r/birthcontrol to talk about how they've been on it for years without any side effects.
- nostrebored 10y agoYou're altering your hormones with everything but the paraguard. We know very well that hormone imbalances cause mood changes. We have no long term data about the mental health effects from birth control. People frequently describe feeling like a zombie or hyper aggressive, and only realizing after stopping their medication.
- mreams 10y agoSeconded. My birth control works great for me, so I don't have any particular need to talk about it unless directly asked. If I was unhappy with it, I'd be much more likely to complain about it and ask other people for advice.
- tcj_phx 10y agoAFAIK, there are no long-term (30+ year) studies comparing women who have never-used, briefly-used, and long-term-used hormonal drugs to suppress their menstrual cycle. The Women's Health Initiative found that prescription horse piss (PREMARIN, made from PREgnant MARes' urIN) was not good for women's health. I have personally used non-prescription Progesterone USP to recover from a head injury, so I'm inclined to believe the heretical scientists who heckle the birth control peddlers.