Hello again, my girlfriend (16 and a half) has told me that she was on the pill once for her acne and that she doesn't think she can go on it again. She says this because when she did take it (for a month) and for that whole month, she experienced heavy periods (then she said also that her heavy periods were what she normally got on her first 5 days of her normal period before the last three light-period days out of eight) and that her mom also got the same thing when she tried it for a month. Is this problem hereditary or is it normal to constantly have heavy period for the first month or so? Any help would be greatly appreciated, Nathan.
people have all sorts of different reactions to the pill (and other forms of b.c.). did she bleed for an entire month?? i've never heard of that happening from going on the pill, but i guess it's possible. but anyway, no, that's not normal. were she and her mom on the same type of pill? perhaps they need a much lower dose? or perhaps hormonal b.c. isn't right for them... excessive bleeding might also be a sign of a more serious, underlying problem. does she have a history of endo or cysts?
she did mean for that whole month, i asked her, but i'm not sure if she and her mom were on the same brand.
we have just decided now that she probably shouldn't take the pill, and anyway i'm not sure how her mom would take it if she knew it wasn't only for the acne
well if you guys are having sex get her on some form of BC. Getting in trouble because of BC is a hell of a lot easier than getting in trouble with a baby. there are many different brands of pills out there and some can produce all sorts of reactions. If she was taken off one, there are others to try. there are other BC options too. check them all out. if your not mature enough to go to her mother telling her she wants BC, or not mature enough to go to a family health clinic and get it done free, then your aren't mature enough to have sex.
i'm not sure if you were pressuring her to go back on the pill or not, but if you were, stop! if you weren't, then good job being supportive! deciding to have sex can be a big decision, and having someone put pressure on you to go back on a medication that had horrible side effects probably isn't going to help. yes, it's important that you guys have safe sex but there are a lot of other forms of b.c. she can use if she's not comfortable taking the pill after what happened to her. she should talk to her gyno.. based on what happened when she was on the pill, they might want to check things out anyway... and maybe she can get an iud or depo or the ring or something that she is comfortable with.
i was not pressuring her at all, i was just worried about her. it wasn't that we're too immature to talk to her mom about it, its just that we've only been going out for a month and when she asked her mom about the pill just yesterday, her mom got all like why are you asking me this now? and what has that nathan been talking to you about? btw we have decided that it's probably not a good idea for her to be on the pill, so we'll just use a condom probably, maybe another method also, but we're not at that stage yet so we decided not to worry about it until then. thank you for your advice.
I've never heard of anyone menstruating for a whole month while on the pill, but it could surely happen... hormones like to make things to wonky with our bodies sometimes. Has she talked to her doc about it? Maybe a lower dose of hormones would be more effective for her. I hear that the ring is really good.... basically like the patch only it's not sticky and goes inside of you... replace it every week. I wouldn't recommend depo-provera to her, if she already has problems with menstruating more than she should (it can make womyn bleed for up to three months, if they react badly to it) Why doesn't she just tell her mom that she'd rather be safe than sorry? Or that she'd like to find a pill that would help regulate, shorten, and lighten her periods? Those are all really good reasons for the pill. Remeber, the pill doesn't protect AT ALL against STD's. Heck, the best thing to protect agaisnt STD's with is a female condom - it covers the vulva as well, so you can't transmit genital warts or herpes to one another (not saying either of you have them, but just in case) My body didn't like the pill much either, but I didn't menstruate any more.... I just got a yeast infection every second or third week after I'd been on it for about two months... then I switched to depo. I reacted really well to it, but not every woman does, so.... explore other options too.
okay, cool, i was just making sure. 'cause you said, "we decided," and i was thinking, "wait, no, don't you mean SHE decided?" i wasn't sure what you meant, exactly. sorry if i came off as rude before. and pertaining to your other post... did you come clean and tell her the truth yet?
use condoms-if she doesn't react well to the pill. If she hasn't tried a lot reccomend yasmin but bring it up in a way where you are still offering to use condoms if she doesn't want to go on the pill. I hate it when men assume it's my responsiblitiy.
Actually, birth control pills can cause excessive bleeding. I was put on ortho-tricyclen because my endocrinologist felt that it would help my polycystic ovarian syndrome. (I had to take the pill just to bring about periods). However, twice in my life I have bled for more than the course of a normal cycle. The first time the bleeding was stopped with a Depro vera shot. The second time I had to have a DNC. My gynocologist immediately took me off of the birth control pills saying that it was the worst option my doctor could have given me. If her bleeding is irregular regardless if she is on the pill or not, she may have polycystic ovarian syndrome as well. She should stop taking the pill if the bleeding continues and make an appointment with her gynocologist as soon as possible! Doctor's should never use birth control pills as a form of acne treatment
