In 1960, Contraception was transfigured with the birth control pill. But even with the plentiful amounts of birth control options, many of the pregnancies in the country are still unintended, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Close to 1/3 of women who start a new type of birth control will stop within a year because of changes in their insurance coverage. Not only that women that are getting the intrauterine devices which have a nearly perfect efficacy rate have been slow to catch on because doctors need more extensive training on properly inserting them. Women need to know that, According to Dr. Nancy Padian, an epidemiologist at the University of California, “To have a significant effect you have to use a product very consistently.”
Birth Control Manufacturers and doctors that are trying to promote their specific brand or trying to encourage better compliance promote contraception by using the noncontraceptive benefits like reducing the risk of cancer, improving the health of mothers to be, easing cramps amongst many others. These contraceptives are made by using different combinations of estrogen and progestin and distributing them in array of ways such as the pill, the shot, skin patches, implants and vaginal rings. Each method is proven to reduce the risk of ovarian, endometrial cancer and help protect against osteoporosis. Using contraception can give women a chance to get healthy by helping them stop smoking, lose weight, and lower blood sugar.
Many manufacturers are now marketing the “no-bleed” or “extended regimen” pills. It is said that the newer contraceptive techniques are likely to cause no long-term problem since in the past women spent most of their reproductive years either pregnant or nursing which made them have fewer menstrual periods but the health effects of going months or years with a period is still a mystery. In clinical trials led by the Food and Drug Administration, 40 percent of participants had breakthrough bleeding after a year of use. Lybrel’s manufacturer, Wyeth, recommended that women take a monthly pregnancy test because the absence of a regular menstrual period makes it harder to tell whether conception has occurred.
The Question is, is it really worth it to using birth control with all the other side factors you have to factor in?
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The question on birth control is very confusing and is highly debated. It seems that most companies will tell that there may be side effects, but shy away from telling everything. Very rarely do you hear about how sometimes problems may occur a year after you start taking the pill. Although birth control is 99% effective in protecting against pregnancy and helps with certain problems associated with menstruation, it may not be worth it in the end. There are too many factors to consider and it could end up making even worse problems in the long run. The fact that taking a pill could make it hard for one to tell if they've missed their period is scary and almost defeats the purpose of taking a birth control pill. I feel that people just need to make smart decisions and be cautious. They should not be relying on a pill to protect themselves anyways.
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