Birth control pills aren't dangerous. If anything, they're actually going to keep you safe. That's why you should stop believing these ridiculous myths about birth control pills. Self has the real facts for you:

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1. The Pill Causes Weight Gain

The Pill Causes Weight Gain Some women will gain water weight from the pill. However, they won't gain anything more than that. It's just a coincidence that some women gain weight around the same time they start taking the pill, because they're starting college or starting to develop more in their late teens

2. The Pill Makes It Harder to Get Pregnant after You Go off It

The Pill Makes It Harder to Get Pregnant after You Go off It As soon as you stop taking the pill, you'll be able to get pregnant again. It doesn't mess with your fertility. If you stop taking the pill when you hit 40 and have trouble conceiving, you'll be less fertile because of your age, not because of the pill.

3. You Need to Take the Pill at the Same Time Every Day for It to Work

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It's okay if you take the pill a few hours late one day. Even if you miss a day completely, you can make up for it. So don't stress out too much.

4. It’s Not Safe to Skip Your Period

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You can take the active pills in your birth control pack to stop your period. There's nothing harmful about it.

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5. The Pill Causes Acne

The Pill Causes Acne If anything, the pill will actually help get rid of your acne. It'll "help lower the amount of testosterone in your system, and therefore, lessen the chance of acne."

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I agree with Taylor and many others. It's just dependant on you and the pill you get put. I have never gained weight from my birth control. I have been on about 8 different ones for nearly 20 years. I started it for bad cramps and period symptoms and stayed on for protection and prevention of bad periods and pregnancies. I take it every day within a 3 hour period. The article is saying very specific things. Like if you miss or take it late one day, you aren't going to stop being protected provided you've been on it for a while. Some take a full month, some take 6 months before they fully protect you from pregnancy.

#7. Should be the pill may protect you from pregnancy, but it doesn't protect you from Hpv, HIV or other serially transmitted diseases.

Number one is an utter load of rubbish! It's been proven it does cause weight gain it's written in the instructions!!!

But even if you did, do you know what also causes weight gain? Pregnancy

The pill does not make you literally gain weight, but the hormones make you hungrier and it makes it harder for you to lose weight.

It may not cause acne but wait until you stop taking it your hormones go mad and the acne starts!! It does also weight gain. It can also take a while to get pregnant after stopping the pill.

#6. Should be it takes one full cycle of pills to be completely protected from pregnancy....or so my doctor told me.

I lost weight from some pills and I never had problems. There are so many different pills and it's good to have a good gynecologist who can recommend the "perfect" pill.

I took the pill for 4 years and it was awful! I gained weight, had terrible periods and was an emotional wreck. I didn't realize how bad I felt until I got off of them. I agree with Ashley, this is a not a well researched article.