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Combined OCs
Side effects of birth control pills can include:
• Increased risk of breast and cervical cancers
• Increased risk of blood clotting, heart attack and stroke
• Migraines and headaches
• Gall bladder disease
• Increased blood pressure
• Weight gain
• Mood changes
• Acne and/or oily skin
• Nausea/Vomiting (especially at the beginning)
• Nausea
• Irregular bleeding or spotting
• Benign liver tumors
• Breast tenderness
• Yeast overgrowth and infection
Progestin-Only Methods
• Common Side-Effects (not comprehensive)
o Untimely bleeding or spotting between periods
o Prolonged menstrual bleeding (8 days or more)
o No bleeding at all (amenorrhea) for several months or over a year
o Headache (very common)
o Nervousness/anxiety
o Lower abdominal pain
o Dizziness
o Loss of sex drive (libido)
o Depression
o Acne and/or oily skin
o Change of appetite
o Weight gain
o Breast tenderness (mastalgia)
o Increased facial or body hair growth (hirsutism) or hair loss
o Whitish vaginal discharge (leukorrhea)
o Excessive growth of body/facial hair or hair loss
o Infection the implants site for Norplant
o A brief period of pain or itching
o Enlarged ovarian follicles
o Bone density loss
• Less Common Serious Health Hazards
o Ectopic pregnancy
o Cancer
Where did you get this list of side effects, may I ask? Most of them I have never heard of.
I agree - some of these birth control pills are really bad news and should not be sold OTC. They can cause serious problems like heart attacks, blood clots, high blood pressure - and you have to ask yourself if it's really worth the risk. Some of these manufacturers are really pushing the envelope when it comes to manipulating what comes naturally. What are the long-term effects?
And selling OTC is an open invitation to very young girls who are too immature to grasp the side effects. Sometimes the pleasure of the moment deserves a little thought before indulging in the pleasure.
It's a good question though, Maddie. Maybe some of the guys on here are parents of girls and could express their feelings on the subject. Seems like when it comes to their little girls, Daddy is usually ready to have the old guns loaded when they meet the young buck who shows up on their doorstep!
Aluminum baseball bats work pretty good as well.
Greeting the creep at the door with a bat can be quite intimidating.
Immie
Did you read the article, Quantum Windbag? You must weigh the disadvantages to keeping the pill prescription against the advantages of having it be over the counter before reaching a conclusion. No, the pill is not perfect but in the main, it is counterindicated for women over 35 with heart trouble or who smoke. I'd say most mature women can make informed choices and requiring a script is preventing free access to the drug so many need.
This article makes a great case for allowing the birth control pill to be sold over the counter. What are your thoughts?
Op-Ed Contributor - Let the Pill Go Free - NYTimes.com
Dude, if we sold nothing with proven harmful side effetcs OTC, we'd sell nothing OTC...
This article makes a great case for allowing the birth control pill to be sold over the counter. What are your thoughts?
Op-Ed Contributor - Let the Pill Go Free - NYTimes.com
Forget selling it, give it away for free to all girls...require parental permission for those under 18. There are side effects after all. I'm also in favor of the same type of program with condoms for boys and men.
This article makes a great case for allowing the birth control pill to be sold over the counter. What are your thoughts?
Op-Ed Contributor - Let the Pill Go Free - NYTimes.com
Forget selling it, give it away for free to all girls...require parental permission for those under 18. There are side effects after all. I'm also in favor of the same type of program with condoms for boys and men.
