Negative Effects Of Birth Control Pills

Birth control pills might be the most effective contraceptive, but it definitely isn’t the healthiest. In fact, birth control pills have harmful side effects and they also disrupt normal bodily processes.

Birth control comes in many different shapes and sizes. It is most often referred to as ‘the pill’. Obviously, it comes in pill from, but it also can be injected or implanted. Birth control can have many different negative side effects. It is often praised because it makes your menstrual cramps easier, and slows down the menstrual cycle. Although this may appear to be a good thing, it is actually disrupting your body’s natural processes. Birth control simply isn’t worth it. Mother nature knows what she is doing, and it is not our place to

Each year, 7 in 10,000 women experience blood clots. Birth control triples your chances, while pregnancy and childbirth raise your chances five- to ten-fold. As long as you don’t have cardiovascular risk factors such as high blood pressure, diabetes or a pack of cigs in your purse, the increased risk shouldn’t be too serious,” says Dr. Keder. But if you experience any signs of a blood clot, such as chest pain or a swollen leg, immediately stop the pill and see your doctor for an evaluation.

Breakthrough Bleeding – This is most commonly found to be effective of low doses of birth control. It is believed to be caused by hormones making the endometrial lining thinner and more fragile, and even more susceptible to wear and tear! Studies have shown that the longer you take the pill, the less likely you are to experience breakthrough bleeding, but I wouldn’t want to test that theory out.

Mood Swings – Since birth control medications affect your hormones, they also heavily influence your mood. Pill users are twice as likely to be depressed as nonusers, according to research from the Alfred Psychiatry Research Centre in Australia. “It’s really pretty unusual,” says Dr. Keder. “But any emotional side effects can generally be alleviated by using a different pill formulation.” So don’t suffer — tell your doc if you have any worsening of depression

Second, the liver pumps out a protein called the sex hormone-binding globulin (SHBG), which gloms onto sex hormones (including testosterone) like bargain shoppers on Black Friday sales. But while OC’s lower testosterone levels in all women, they lower libido only in some, Dr. Keder says. And even if the Pill does affect your mojo, plenty of other factors — like anxiety about getting preggers — affect it, too. If you have serious problems below the belt, ask your doctor about switching to a different