I watched an episode of George Lopez, and Carmen, the soon-to-be-16-year-old-daughter was asking for birth control pills.
Some plus-sides to the pill are:
- clears up your skin
- is good for your heart
- regulates your period cycle
- and helps prevent pregnancy
Looking at these facts, birth control doesn't sound too bad after all, does it? Except for, the name. I wouldn't mind taking the pill, I mean, who wouldn't want clear skin, a healthy heart, regulating menstrual cycle, and less chances of getting pregnant all in one pill every day?
My friend actually had to take birth control because her period cramps got so bad. As proven here, the pill is not just used to prevent pregnancy.
I'm not a parent, but would you let your teenager take birth control? Would you believe them if they said they wanted it for all the reasons, and not just one? If you've taken birth control, what was it like? Why do so many people automatically assume what the pill is for when somebody uses it?
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@Suspended_Scent@xanga - I should've known you were a black guy. Figures.
@explosive@xanga - Yeah that does explain alot actually.
I've been on birth control for 2 years due to having PCOS (which is basically a hormone inbalance; too many male hormones not enough female)
It helped me out with my attitude, i get less angry and irritated.. But it doesn't help me on my road rage.
It helped me out on my acne problem..
& I would sometimes have a period for 3 months... Not fun.
It also evens out my hormones and takes the hair off my face due to having Polycystic Ovary Syndrome.
Birth control is not all bad.
I'm seventeen and went on birth control strictly for sex. Teenagers are going to have sex if they want to, whether or not they're on the pill and its ridiculous to not allow them to protect themselves from pregnancy which can close so many doors. The downside of the pill is that it made me go into a depression. It messed me up so much I didn't even have a sex drive anymore and I rarely wanted to leave me house. I took myself off of it and I'm hoping I'll be able to find a different brand that works better with my body.
But all in all - if parents don't allow their children to go on the pill, they aren't preventing them from doing anything, just increasing risks.
First of all, I don't understand how the pill can be good for your heart. The potential long-term side effects for the pill I was on 5 years ago included blood clots. Blood clots can lead to heart attacks. I fail to see how thats healthy (and that was part of the reason I stopped taking the pill).
Anyway, I suppose I would let my child go on the pill for medical reasons (severe acne, bad menstrual problems, etc.) but i'm not sure how I would react if she wanted it just for sexual purposes. Depends on her age I guess. And of course I would make sure she went for regular checkups to make sure any of those nasty potential long-term side effects were caught early.