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
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
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.
5. 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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Comments
Chelle: Missing a day defeats the purpose of taking the pill
Rebecca: The pill USED to cause weight gain, years and years ago. On today's birth control pill (which is very different from the original pill), if you gain 10 lbs that's on you.
Taylor: It just depends on the person really. I could live without my pills. My periods manageable now and all my hormonal acne is gone. I didn't gain any weight. Realistically, it depends on what pill you take. I took a BC pill that had the same level of hormones all month and that made me feel like shit. I switched after 2-3 years since it didn't help anything. Now taking a pill that each week is different amounts of hormones and it's great. You have to find the pill for your body.
alflynn91: Number one is an utter load of rubbish! It's been proven it does cause weight gain it's written in the instructions!!!
Taylor: couldnt*
Jomely: 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.
Joanne: #6. Should be it takes one full cycle of pills to be completely protected from pregnancy....or so my doctor told me.
Ashley: This was not a well researched article.
Joanne: #7. Should be the pill may protect you from pregnancy, but it doesn't protect you from Hpv, HIV or other serially transmitted diseases.
xKellimarie: The pill definitely can cause weight gain..
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