• pachrist@lemmy.world
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    12 hours ago

    Just want to drop this here.

    Birth control is great.

    Some methods of birth control are bad for you specifically. Not all birth control is equal. You are a complex piece of equipment. Birth control alters the way that equipment works. There are side effects, no matter what, and they are listed because the were well documented in clinical trials.

    That does not mean you should not use birth control. It means you should work with your doctor to find the one that works best for you.

    My wife tried a birth control medication that had an interaction with another medication and made her very drousy. My sister took one that made her feel suicidal. They shopped around and found something that worked.

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      1 hour ago

      Yeah. Summarizing this, BC has a lot of side effects, but pregnancy has even more.

      Frankly, I’m hoping that RISUG makes it to the US. I would get two reversible injections in the crotch to basically prevent pregnancy with zero side effects.

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        6 hours ago

        Condoms are fine if you want to protect from STIs, but they’re less effective than other hormone based contraceptives to prevent conceptions.

      • boletus@sh.itjust.works
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        6 hours ago

        BC pills have usages outside of contraception. It can be used to treat various issues related to hormones.