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Its not just oral contraceptives, Its anything that increases progesterone will do the same thing.(as thats the hormone being discussed) There is the injection

Its not just oral contraceptives, Its anything that increases progesterone will do the same thing.(as thats the hormone being discussed) There is the injection, [https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/contraception/contraceptive-injection https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/contraception/contraceptive-in...] and the implant [https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/contraception/contraceptive-implant/ https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/contraception/contraceptive-im...] both of those work roughly in the same way. Infact they cause much higher levels, so the effects may be more pronounced. For my wife, it causes a perma-period, which is a great contraceptive, but not in the way it was planned. In terms of mental side effects: loss of humour. She wouldn't watch comedy, as its not funny. I knew when it was wearing off because she'd start making jokes again.

dwighttk 7y ago
“ There are over 100 different formulations of pill along with multiple other hormonal birth control options. Should we treat them the same? The signalling is going to be different. Progestins divide into four different generations each with a somewhat different molecular structure. Each pill can also have a different ratio of progestin to artificial oestrogen. Right now, the research that exists rarely divides women based on the type of progestin they are on, let alone the ratios. We need to push science to start looking at this”
thrower123 7y ago
> is a great contraceptive, but not in the way it was planned. Agreed. My repeated experience has been that something about going on the pill almost completely extinguishes any interest in sex, so that whatever prophylactic effects it has are nearly academic...