I stopped taking the pill three years ago and it took 2 years (!!!) until my body recovered from the side effects. It has such a strong impact on our body and doctors dont tell us 👎
i used to take birth control for over 5 years and Decided to stop using for 2 years and just today i had my periods for first time after 2 years it’s freaking me out, and so scare for something wrong in my body
Thank you so much for making this video. ! I came off the pill 3 months ago and haven’t had a period yet and thought something was wrong with me, but there is still a hope 🙌🏻
very interesting video. I have Polycycstic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS) which i was diagnosed with at 16 after not starting my period and freaking out. I was on the pill for 2 years after which i decided to stop and realised i was crazy depressed on the pill (Levlen. i stopped taking it and waited to see if my body worked itself out. i have had 2 periods since then and its been almost 5 years. my last period was 2.5 years ago. I asked a doctor about it today (not my normal doc) and she said that i should go back on the pill because not having a period for so long can affect your calcium levels in your bones and cause osteo problems.
Sweetie, please please get your Progesterone levels checked and try to rule out Premature Ovulation Failure. Not having a period for this long is very serious. See if you can freeze your eggs now if you would like a child in the future.There are natural ways to reduce cysts as well such as milk thistle and maca powder and exercise: natural-fertility-info.com/ovarian-cyst-remedy
Thank you so much for sharing! I've had so many problems with the pill myself. I started off on Levlen, since my periods were super heavy and we needed to control them. I was on it for a year or so before I had problems with large blood clots and severe period pain. I tried Yaz for a couple of months, but my hormones were everywhere. I had a couple of months with nothing, but it was total aging. So I went on the Depo injection. I got it 3 times (so 9 months), so no period for that time. But in that last 6 months I ended up with severe bleeding right as the injection was wearing off. To the point where I was iron deficient because I was losing so much blood. Major pain with the large amounts of blood too. So I ended up going on TriFemme, which is a pill with different levels of hormones in each week. My periods aren't as heavy, my pain is so minor, my weight is consistent, my moods are stable, and any blood clots I get are so tiny, which are normal. But again, thank you for sharing x
I think it’s crazy how you can have such different experiences depending on what doctor you go to and what pill you take as a result. I was prescribed Yasmin for acne (I wasn’t even asked if I was sexually active). I didn’t get informed about the liklihood of any of the side effects. I’m still not sure if I should take it
Thank you for the info! BC is so confusing 😭 I haven’t been on It in many years but I need something now that I’m in a relationship and not ready to conceive. I’m just so scared to start yaz and then when I am ready to try, something goes wrong. Women deserve more studies on medication and safer contraceptives!!
I've been on the pill (Diane to be specific) since i was 14, i had severe acne and it really helped control my breakouts and regulate my period. I'm now 30 and i'm still on Diane. Ive tried others here and there, but nothing else really worked for me. Everyone is different, my pill won't necessarily work for others and some peoples bodies will reject it all together. Thats the power of the human body. Thank you for sharing your story Stephanie, its interesting to hear other peoples experiences :)
not many people are using Diane. I did and it was great while using it. I used it for years and around 3,4 months than i barely had any periods anymore... so i had to stop it and SINCE than ( end of March ) i didnt get any period , extremely bloating every afternoon no matter what i eat I´ve been trying cutting literally everything.... I dont know when this is going to end but is hell .. :(
So glad you brought up this topic stephanie! I agree there are positive and negative effects and it is so different for everyone but I really encourage girls to do some research before deciding to go on the pill. I would look at other options for contraceptives first and if you just want it to treat acne it should be a last resort - I recommended trying mario badescu or realU, if they don't work roaccutane would be less risky than the pill! If you do take the pill I wouldn't recommend being on it for a long time, I think its important to give your body a break. I feel amazing being off it now knowing that I am just myself and everything is working naturally. On the pill your body is being controlled in a way and when you mess with some hormones it can throw others out of whack like sleep hormones, digestive hormones etc it made me extremely moody almost like i was a different person and gave me anxiety and IBS. It also scares me that we can't always trust doctors. They always brush away the blood clot risk but there are so many girls that have actually died from it! Its hard because obviously preventing pregnancy when you're young is a big priority haha just try out other options first and then the pill but avoid yaz. Just be careful girls :)
Thank you for making this video. I went off the pill 7 months ago and still have not got my period. I started googling why, and I started to panic. But knowing that it could just take me longer than usual is such a relief. 💗thanks again
It's interesting hearing how different people react to the same medication - I've been on Yaz for 5 years and have had no negative side effects. It's helped maintain my weight, hasn't effected my mood, helped period pain and helped my acne. But I'm glad you're aware of how it effected you and you took control of your own health :)
@@superwoman5147 Hi! I've been taking Yaz for 3 years now. I actually started taking it initialy because of my acne prone skin. And after taking it for 2-3 months I've had amazing results. My skin has been better :) Hopefully it works for you too.
Didn't have a period for a year when I first started birth control and then I had irregular periods and have 4 of them in 1 month. I was literally drained of energy. Was horrible.
I thought it was very common here in Chicago for doctors to request a pregnancy test for women who want birth control. Hmmm I didn't know that was NOT a thing...
I am happy you shared your experience with BCPs. I too was on Yasmine and loved it but caused me blood clots too. I was recently on Gynera, but had literally been waking up with my feet feeling numb but with pins and needles feeling as soon as I wake up and just didn't feel right. I too stopped taking them and I'm currently on my first period after stopping the pill for the past month/cycle. I have had 3 pregnancies and 2 children and I had and still have VERY heavy periods, but honestly... I don't want to have a stroke and miss out on a healthy life with my kids. But a good idea for women who are on the pill, is to take it for 3 months and take a month off (stay safe of course while off), and then take it again. Give your body a break from the hormones. And if you are on it and want to get pregnant it's better to be off the pill for 3 months before getting pregnant just to be rid of the hormonal effects that the pill has on your body and your cycle would be more regular and you're more in tune with your body (without the hormonal influence). Thanks again for this video. All the best
This was a great video! I have tried a few different ones myself. The first time I tried the pill the day after I started taking it I got a period so bad I was in tears. I switched the depo shot and was good with that except it caused serious weight gain. Fast forward to 2 years later my husband and I WANT to get pregnant and are kind of struggling with my hormones. I regret ever going on the shot but the pill TOTALLY helped my body regulate. I'm older than a lot of your subbies but yeah that is my story 😊
I had a similar doctors experience with a conservative doctor, except in my case they were recommending I get the rod because I'm young (20) and so I don't need to remember to take it, even after making it clear that I am not interested in anything that I can't stop using myself. I'm sure they meant it well, but it does make it difficult when doctors question your ability to self medicate. I'm a pro-pill person and have been on Yasmin for 18 months. For me, it's wonderful - nothing beats light 2 day periods!
Yes! Can we please talk about this! I was first introduced to the pill when i was 19. I was started on Yasmin and stayed on it for a year. During that year, i woke every night nauseous, often vomiting. I brought it up with my doctor a few times and i was told that it wasn't a side affect the pill could have. My wake up call was when I vomit so hard i burst a bunch of blood vessels in my face and i went to hospital because my parents thought it was meningococcal, which it wasn't, but it looked like the rash you can get from it. After that i went to the doctor and i told them i needed to change and i was given levlen. I took that for 3 months but had new issues, so i asked for another one, i can't remember what it was, but the hormones were lower in it and i got constant break through so i stopped all together. I thought that the issue with the third pill may have been because of all the chopping and changing, so tried it again a year later, had the same issue so i stopped and ever since then i have had the worst skin i have ever had. I have never had any break outs ever and i now get at least 3 new pimples a day. I am so unhappy with my face, especially when I am in professional settings but i don't want to go back to any more pills. I feel like i have wrecked my body and i agree i wish there was a way of testing bloods or hormones before going on a pill to find the right one. My friends have great results with the pill and i know it can be amazing, but not for me.
I don't think Yaz would cause issues with your veins versus Yasmin, because Yaz has less estrogen than Yasmin and it's the estrogen that causes the risk of blood clots.
So the first time you got off the pill, you didn’t get a period for nine months and they told you that you had some hormone imbalances (guessing PCOS from context?) but then how did you get balanced again? And then why after stopping this most recent time everything is perfect?? Share your strategies girl!
I just came across your video. I've been on birth control for about 12 years now. I started when I was 15. I've had several different types and even had The Skyla IUD for a year. The IUD turned out to be extremely painful after a year. I did stop taking birth control for almost a year between this time. I also stopped having my period (ovulating) for 6 months. I do plan to stop after the current pack I am on this month. I'm going to use Natural Cycles and be more in tune with my body and be ready when I actually want to have kids. Your video is great for people looking into stopping or not. Thanks for talking about this!!!
I have had the same problem because I haven't had my period in two months because I took the birth control pill n omg it absolutely SUCKS! Feel horrible all the time, moody, crying and still trying to get off the effects 😭😭😭
I'm on the pill my pharmasist didn't have the brand I normally take so I went to another pharmacy. They also didn't have it but assured me that the brand they have is the generic brand to what I normally take. Trusting the pharmasist I took them, well I thought I was dying. My period got heavier it lasted a month I could barley make it up the stares out of breath my legs felt like jelly and the clots that I was getting were so painful I was in tears. I didn't have the strength to do anything. I called my pharmasist he had the pill in stock I went to get asap the heavy bleeding and clots went away and I'm feeling normal again. Not sure why that happened but it was scarry.
I had very similar issue with the pills as you did (just not the long wait between periods) I stopped taking it at 20 now 26 I tryed everything you could think of . It just never worked . I have been with my partner for 6 years now so when I stopped taking the pill we made sure to be extra careful .
It's so weird how different doctors prescribe different things, I was prescribed Yasmin first when I was 12 as treatment for endometriosis by my regular, go-to doctor and I mentioned I was on it at a medical centre once and the doctor looked at me in horror like I was about to drop dead. I also had similar issues with YAZ, my periods were awful, it did nothing for my pain and my periods legit lasted months, I had non-stop spotting for 6 months. I miss the little dispenser though. I'm on Marvelon now which I like, I found it really gets rid of any water you have in your system though when you start taking it which is super weird. It's weird how the pill effects our bodies so much, I'm at the point now where when I was taking the sugar pills my emotions were literally uncontrollable which is supposedly due to your body going through oestrogen withdrawals basically so I use an oestrogen patch (designed for menopausal women...) to help regulate my hormones when I'm having my period. So anyone having problems with moods ask your doctor about patches, they really really help me in like a matter of hours.
Hi Stephanie! I used to take Diane (which helps to prevent severe acne) and everything was ok but then my doctor suggested me to stop it for a while because it was considered quite "heavy" for my body. After the break (more than 1 year) I took it back and I've started suffering from anxiety. I'm still wondering if it could be related but I decided not to take it anymore.
Anytime I've been prescribed the pill here in the US I've been given a pregnancy test with my standard healthcare provider, so yes at lots of hospitals that is actually standard practice.
And my doctor knew that I wasn't sexually active and it was in hopes to control my acne. Three different doctors, two of which were female, and every single time I was required to take a test? I wasn't "offended as a woman."
I think so - I've never needed to take any tests, and I've never been asked to, and because of that I think there's a general expectation here that the doctors need to trust their patients if they have no history of any medicals issues in relation to this.
It's because there is no conclusive evidence whether the birth control pills affect the fetus during pregnancy or not. The doctors must protect themselves and their careers by asking us to do a pregnancy test before prescribing those pills. And I think that is completely reasonable, no one wants to get sued. I actually think the doctors prescribing pills without running previous tests are being negligent, and don't really care about our wellbeing and we shouldn't trust our health to them. We should't be paying a consultation with a doctor to buy a prescription, but to use their knowledge. Props for US doctors!
That's wrong what the GP said to you he should of took your blood pressure and weight am thinking of coming off the pill I've been on in for 15years wish me luck 😊 I am very sorry to hear your experience
Did your veins go back to normal after you stopped the pill? I’ve stopped and am going through treatment for absolutely horrific spider veins all over my legs, stomach, arms, and back. I am shit scared of my acne coming back full ball but I’m hoping it first, the veins are worse! You’re the only other person I’ve heard who has had this happen from Yasmin/yaz
The first pill I started taking gave me awful canker sores in my mouth. It also made me very nauseous. So my doctor switched my over to a completely different kind of pill which was great. I felt awesome had no sickness but I ended up getting heart palpitations and had to stop it immediately. I just switched back to the first pill I initially started taking just a different brand. Same side effects but it's at least something I can deal with. haven't noticed any weight gain or anything like that.
I'm 15&have been on the pill for a year and a half ( mainly due to heavy , absolutely horrible periods-sorry to be explicit) and I was fine up until a month ago when I started to get pains in my leg which I'm worried could be a blood clot( never had them before so I have no idea how they're supposed to feel lol) and now I get that numb yet still painful feelings in my arms.... I know this isn't a doctors surgery but has anyone else experienced this like is that normal? Should I come off it I'm just very anxious at the minute ,btw thank you for the video it really opened my eyes xxxx
Hi Emily, I am happy to answer you about this because you probably had a blood clot! It happened the same to me and after some years I had to remove a cyst in my leg. Because doctors did nothing about the leg pain at that time.
Great video! Did you lose lots of hair after stopping Yasmin? I'm on Diane 35 for the last 4 years and heard that happens. Also did you have acne after?
I've taken the pill for 10 years straight. Started when i was 15. And this is the first time ive been thinking abt getting off it. Idk why. I dont get periods cuz my hormones leveled out which is nice. I still break out right before and crave chocolate. Im on such a low dose idt the side effects from being off it wud be that great. But i rmbr in hs at like 14 my cramps were so bad i stayed home from school a couple times. But my mom put me on it cuz i was dating a boy. And ive been on it since. So my body didnt go thru its normal hormonal changes... Its been the same for 9 years then i started bleeding inbtwn cycles while on the pill... Then went to a diff one and dont get periods. Idk how my bodies gonna react to not being on the pill. All these sites keep saying the same thing. Help!
@@shari_moh4d its been great! ive been off the pill for 3 years now. found out i have premenstral dysphoric disorder (pmdd). I now take a bunch of vitamins to help, and changed my eating habits, and honestly lifestyle habits as well. Ive kept track of my cycle and found it extends then shortens every six months (although i expect this to change as i age). Its explained a lot of my mood and health issues. im happy ive been able to find out how MY body functions :)! And the symptoms arent as bad for me as i thought they would be going off the pill. I feel like i have a better handle on my life and my anxieties cuz i figured out my hormone issues. Im still in the process of having things finalized (like blood work to check my estrogen levels). All i can say is: i happily got my period today after waiting for a week! (26 day cycle). my cramps have been bad, but not bad enough to take meds for it. Ive been able to even myself out after getting to know me n my body better. and i feel so much better!! if you do have pms or pmdd, a pill may or may not help, every lady is different. I also take 150mg of zoloft for my depression/pmdd, which id much rather take to help with my issues. note: pmdd is a severe form of pms; it is not a hormone irregularity! its a negative reaction your body/mind is having to your hormone changes. Keep track of your period and mood for 2 - 3 months to see if you have suspected pmdd then see a doctor/gynocologist. everyone will ask you if you want to take the pill... Be Strong 🌺💞
The bottom line is that hormonal changes to anyone’s body will cause horrific changes to the body. This might not be so obvious like hair loss, skin issues, moodiness etc. but it still happens nonetheless. The reason why doctors want you on this crap is because it pays them and the pharmaceutical companies providing them. If you’re having sex then either use condoms, another form of contraception (non-hormonal) or guess what don’t have sex. I know it’s hard to think like that but biologically you’re doing so much harm to your body that you don’t even know about. Everyone’s going to end up with so many problems because of the pill that could have been prevented by not using it. You wait- it will be worse than smoking
Thank you for this video, Steph. What would you use if you're not into the pill anymore? I don't want to take the pill, but I don't know what to uses besides condom.
I think pills are very strong side effect . I stopped taking because I got nausea . So if women are sexually active we should prepare the protection ...
I had the Mirena IUD for like 3 years and then had no period for like 1.5 years. So, my doctor has prescribed my Yaz to regulate my periods. I have been feeling so bloated, nauseas, and having all sorts of stomach issues. Ive only been on it for 2 weeks and I already want to stop. But I am so terrified that if I stop I'll have other issues come up. UGH so frustrating!!
The exact same thing happened to me when I went to a doctor to get birth control! I explained to my doctor that my boyfriend was deployed at the time. After that she basically accused me of being unfaithful because I wanted start birth control before he came home. Completely unprofessional! 😑
My ob doctor has told me that I can't ever go on Birth Control. I am Chemical sensitive. I can't even take pain meds or allergy meds without have messing up my stomach. I lose my ability to eat or I over eat to the point I want to vomit. That was also what the birth control was doing to me, in addition, I was losing my ability to walk while on Birth control.
I don't like the pill... I was prescribed the pill because my periods were horrible(nausea, swollen legs, painful back pain... cramps..etc) I've stopped but nervous about how I will deal with the horror it causes...
j m thank you so much ... PMS has chilled! Lol finally... im trying my best to use natural products and home remedies.. I'm doing well without contraceptive pills
I also don't like it it's causing cramps on the first package...haven't even gotten to the white pills. But w.e. Hopefully it'll stop my blood clots. Just let your body get back to normal...and try to find out why your periods are so weird with your GYN could be PCOS or somethin.
I haven't had any experience with this but I think these kinds of videos are really helpful and I really enjoyed this. It's highly beneficial as a young girl so thankyou, would love you to do a series like this of 'girl talk' videos. Love you xxxx
Hey girl so glad I came across this video... I'm way older than u and have been on and off Levlen for over 10 years... I noticed lately in the past I get super sick around that time of the month with migraines and even nauseous and even night sweats at times. I must say it also makes me super moody... I don't really remember what I'm like without the pill lol... I just don't know what to do anymore... What other contraception that's safe apart ftom abstinence lol? Are you on the pill now or taking another form of contraception?
when i went to the doctor to get the pill he was so rude and was talking down to me like i was a small child that had no idea what i was asking for and was asking me why i wanted to take it and asking me if i had any idea about it which if course i did , i didnt have a brilliant experience either xx
+jessica bateman it's so unprofessional! They should just be happy that young women are educated enough to realise that they need protection! As a doctor your judgments should always be put aside! Xx
I'm changing my pill right now and i have been waiting for my period for 2 month now 🙈 Thank god i'm not pregnant but i'm still a bit scared on what this is doing to my body... I have had a doctor like this too it was my first time there and he did not want me to change the pill but i have finally found the right doctor for me 😊
Although the doctor made you feel uncomfortable and went about it totally the wrong way the reason he was wanting to check you weren't pregnant is that the pill would harm an unborn child. My doctor asked me if I thought there was a chance I could be pregnant before I took the pill and I'm guessing if I said there might be a chance or I didn't know then she would have given me a pregnancy test. I can't believe you have to pay so much for birth control, it's free in the UK. I didn't like the pill at all, it totally messed me up coming off it. The main side affect for me was massive hair loss. If women are sensitive to hormones then it will cause hair loss 😥 Great informative video! xx
+peachesandpearls I can totally understand if there was a chance.. But there literally was no way it was possible at the time. Ah hair loss! I didn't personally suffer from that but I can imagine it would be so frustrating! Xxx
+Stephanie Bailey He should have definitely taken your word for it and not insisted you took a pregnancy test. I always feel more comfortable with a female doctor/nurse because I feel like they understand more xx
Great video. Thank you for sharing. All my close friends are on the pill for acne and painful cramps, I feel like I should be on it but I'm not sure if I should, I understand this is your story which is scary for non-pill users. Do you have any advice for me (or others reading this)?! xo
+Sharni Gray I am definitely pro the pill! For some people it works wonders, but for some others it has a similar effect to me! I would actually recommend trying it out yourself. But if you have too many negative effects there are other options! Xxx
i started taking it for acne which did work but honestly looking back i wish I didn't! It caused so many problems for me which I'm still dealing with 4 years later (anxiety, IBS, heart problems) and messed my hormones up so much. I would only recommend the pill for contraception, if its just for your skin its not worth putting your body through so much! Try mario badescu for skin or if you are sexually active try a pill with lower risk of blood clots just avoid yaz!
Great video! Xx Ive been on Marvelon 28 for almost 5 months now.. It's honestly amazing, I've only gained 3 pounds in water weight, but it really helps balance my weight and maintain it:)
I was taking a pill by the name gynera.... I could bleed twice a month then I stopped taking the pill... For two months no periods..... Then came this month it's been 1 month of bleeding 😥😥😥😥I did the ultrasound .....it indicated nothing is wrong I took some pills to stop the bleeding it did not stop now the doctier said I wait it will stop it's self 😥😥😥😥😥
I had the same thing happen where I went on the pill for about a year then when I decided to go off it, I didn’t have a period for a year. My skin also got really bad, I was losing hair and just kinda freaking out. My doctor said I should go back on it, which I did, but I really wish I hadn’t. I want to go off it again, but I’m really afraid of those symptoms coming back and I feel stuck. /: I also had a hard lump on my leg that started hurting and the next morning I had a bruise that was the size of a baseball. I hadn’t even hit my knee at all, but the bruise lasted for over a week. I’ve also had issues with getting sharp chest pains and that concerned me the most. Thank you for discussing this and sharing your story.❤️
Hey Steph! Xo you know I love you and this video is very informative, but I do think that you don't have to take any pills or any birth control if you don't have sex at all. I personally say have sex after marriage, because I think intimacy should go hand in hand with commitment. Say I'm conservative or old fashioned or anything like that, but I would still like to say that the real safe road is to not have sex before marriage at all. And I do agree with many of your opinions :)
I feel like the only reason why there's all these negative connotations when it comes it contraceptive is because they are being over used. Come on 7 years 🙄, it's recommended 3-5.
Damn that doctor was an ass! I had a bad experience with a gynecologist. She was the same ethnicity as me. I was 19 at the time and a virgin and also wanted birth control. She was a little standoffish and rough with me when she did my pap test. I was offered no explanation and next thing I know she was prodding me with a Q-tip. I know it's bad but I haven't been to a gynecologist since and I'm 24. I want to get on it but many of my friends have had bad experiences on the pill. This is something I'm going to have to mention in my appointment next month.
pap smears hurt and are supposed to. The GYN you saw must not have known how to calm you lol poor lady :( Q-tip I think was to get samples from the pap smear. I will NEVER get a pap smear ever again lmao.
Blood tests to match the correct ones!! Yes!!!!!!!!! This makes so much sense. I was on on the pill for 8 years, implanting for 2 and Depo for 2, it's taken 18 months and I still don't have a regular cycle.
I started taking the birth control Aviane almost a month ago and within the first 5 days i had no bleeding but then day 6 the bleeding that i thought was my period started and then after 4 days i still was bleeding and then it still continued until recently Thursday 20+ days long bleeding and now im still having to protect my underwear with liners because im still having spotting since the bleeding issues ended now im severely anemic and having issues feeling like my stomach is being stomped on by cleats, my boobs feel heavy af and hurt everyday, i feel nauseous so much i have to take antinausea medicine every day 2x a day and the birth control is the lowest dose they have made and i have such issues but last week on monday i had started feeling sooo lightheaded i almost passed out so i go to the womens urgent care (nonemergency gynecologists) and the doctor treated me like i was full of bs and tells me oh yeah whats going on is normal wtf how is bleeding for more then 7 days normal i had been bleeding for 3 weeks and a day and i felt offended because she basically dismissed it like really dude i feel dead. The reason i started taking these pills is because i have reoccuring ovarian cysts for the past 7 years since i was 14 and heavy periods with very very painful cramps that rate higher then a 10 to the point it crippled me so that was my reason for the pill but now im thinking of changing pills once im done with these because these pills arent great and i feel sort of dead.
I was bleeding for 2years straight just spotting a couple years ago the doctors had me on two pills at once and I recently came from another doc told him my Situation and he still prescribe me pills I will never take them again I'm spotting now my period was off for 109 days then I started spotting and now I'm still spotting it's been couple weeks now I think I'm pregnant tho I even took a pregnancy test and the second line was lighter than the initial line but the doctor didn't mention anything about it but i took it in the evening I think I should take one in the morning on my own I hate doctors they only want money
OH MY don't ever go back on it again if you had that experience with Yaz and its chemical family. Btw Levlen has been around longer than Yaz . Yaz is currently in its experiment phase some doctors say . That's why it's prescribed first all the time when you go to just any doctor. I experienced breast lumps after the pill which I NEVER EXPERIENCED BEFORE . No women should have to go through this. I took it because of my ovaries but the minute the lumps on my breast popped up i got right off it. It's not worth it , the side effects really aren't. I used to feel really down all the time. Even when i told the doctor about the breast lumps (which i still experience till today) they weren't really too surprised. The pill has been linked to breast cancer and it even has a bit about cancer in the packaging when you first buy the pill from what i remember but I'm not too sure now. Anyways id never subject my body to that again even if I become sexually active ... to me my health is worth more. I find it ridiculous that we do this and men do nothing. X.
+shiraz fernandez I have found it so crazy speaking to other women about this topic and how many have had similar experiences! It's wonderful in theory, and for some it is the best thing ever! Unfortunately my body hated it! I feel like there should be more education on the topic! Xx
There certainly isn't much education because it's a multi million dollar company and if they did educate us they would be losing millions. Many women would choose not to go on it if they heard other women speaking about their experiences, not just reading it off the booklet/pamphlet they give you. But hearing a voice discussing the side effects that are really happening out there, makes us really secound think our choices we make with what we want to put in our bodies. I know it's a very controversial topic but more light needs to be shed on the harsh outcomes that can happen if things don't go too well. I think you should make like a movement something that will wake people up. Think before we put these drugs in our body. You have a great platform to shed light on this.
shiraz fernandez I realize your comment is a few years old but this is absolutely what is needed. There is a fantastic organization called Natural Womanhood and on the web it’s www.naturalwomanhood.org This site contains so much useful information for women’s health. I posted another comment on this video regarding my daughter who died from using birth birth control pills. I wish we had known about Natural Womanhood sooner because it could have been a life saver for her. Knowledge is power and unfortunately when it comes to birth control and women’s health in general, most of the information that’s being presented is one sided.
I think this is totally shocking to see how expensive contraceptive pills are expensive abroad, you say you paid 80$ when in my country (Im from France) most of them are free, and the ones that are free are usually very good. I have just experienced one and it was great to me, to my body. I had a all-in-one for zero euros and, idk, it's just freaks me out to see how expensive it is. I stopped it for some reason, even tough it was free, but it's sad to realize some people can't afford birth control because it is too expensive.
Holy shit!! I’m on Diane too! Are you overweight?? Or do you smoke or drink? These factors increase them why didn’t your doctor ask you about your family history?????!!!
Thought i'd mention as there are a lot of sad stories on here about the pill that my mum was on the pill for over 10 years and came off and got pregnant soon after all fine, and my sister was the same xx
Thankyou for posting this! It helped so much, I've been having problems with the pill which I was on to help regulate heavy periods and have experienced intense weight gain and have since gone off them. Your experience has helped inform me more about the potential effects of different types. Xx
my story is so similar to yours! Its crazy that at such a young age they can just put us on something that alters our hormones, when they arnt even properly developed yet. its scary
Hey Stephanie! Thanks for sharing your birth control story. Regarding the need for you to take a pregnancy test before getting the pills, in my country you need to sign a indemnity form under oath that you aren't pregnant before taking birth control pills or acne control pills because they have strong compounds that may have negative effects on a foetus. I understand why you may have felt insulted but its actually quite normal to do that because abortion laws vary from coy try or even state to state!
There is alot of negative talk demonizing birth control for me it was amazing . 4 years ago I started my period like I thought was normal but it was a little heavier then normal but I didn't think anything of it but it never stop think about the heaviest period you ever had and times it by 5 with blood clots the size of half dollars with severe cramps. And have that go on 4 months I went to every doctor in my town and they could not find what was wrong with me . Finally went to a OBGYN and was diagnosed with PCOS and was put on progesterone only pill (mini pill) and that with metformin helped control my hormones and stop me from feeling like im bleeding to death.
I stopped taking the pill three years ago and it took 2 years (!!!) until my body recovered from the side effects. It has such a strong impact on our body and doctors dont tell us 👎
It basically changes your body.
i used to take birth control for over 5 years and Decided to stop using for 2 years
and just today i had my periods for first time after 2 years
it’s freaking me out, and so scare for something wrong in my body
I stopped taking depo 5 months ago. And I still haven’t got it yet. I have been eating healthy and working out less. So hopefully I get it soon.
@@nakia4230 hey did you get any side effects I’m going to go on it soon
I had my period but weird... Like brown and bordeaux... ??? And not liquid like blood.
Thank you so much for making this video. ! I came off the pill 3 months ago and haven’t had a period yet and thought something was wrong with me, but there is still a hope 🙌🏻
THANKYOU for making this video! I think this is so important to create more awareness! The pill is not all that its made out to be!!
I think you're fucking awesome for starting an open dialogue about this. You go girl!! 💗💗
very interesting video. I have Polycycstic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS) which i was diagnosed with at 16 after not starting my period and freaking out. I was on the pill for 2 years after which i decided to stop and realised i was crazy depressed on the pill (Levlen. i stopped taking it and waited to see if my body worked itself out. i have had 2 periods since then and its been almost 5 years. my last period was 2.5 years ago. I asked a doctor about it today (not my normal doc) and she said that i should go back on the pill because not having a period for so long can affect your calcium levels in your bones and cause osteo problems.
Sweetie, please please get your Progesterone levels checked and try to rule out Premature Ovulation Failure. Not having a period for this long is very serious. See if you can freeze your eggs now if you would like a child in the future.There are natural ways to reduce cysts as well such as milk thistle and maca powder and exercise: natural-fertility-info.com/ovarian-cyst-remedy
Thank you so much for sharing!
I've had so many problems with the pill myself. I started off on Levlen, since my periods were super heavy and we needed to control them. I was on it for a year or so before I had problems with large blood clots and severe period pain.
I tried Yaz for a couple of months, but my hormones were everywhere. I had a couple of months with nothing, but it was total aging. So I went on the Depo injection. I got it 3 times (so 9 months), so no period for that time. But in that last 6 months I ended up with severe bleeding right as the injection was wearing off. To the point where I was iron deficient because I was losing so much blood. Major pain with the large amounts of blood too.
So I ended up going on TriFemme, which is a pill with different levels of hormones in each week. My periods aren't as heavy, my pain is so minor, my weight is consistent, my moods are stable, and any blood clots I get are so tiny, which are normal.
But again, thank you for sharing x
I think it’s crazy how you can have such different experiences depending on what doctor you go to and what pill you take as a result. I was prescribed Yasmin for acne (I wasn’t even asked if I was sexually active). I didn’t get informed about the liklihood of any of the side effects. I’m still not sure if I should take it
Thank you for the info! BC is so confusing 😭 I haven’t been on It in many years but I need something now that I’m in a relationship and not ready to conceive. I’m just so scared to start yaz and then when I am ready to try, something goes wrong. Women deserve more studies on medication and safer contraceptives!!
I've been on the pill (Diane to be specific) since i was 14, i had severe acne and it really helped control my breakouts and regulate my period. I'm now 30 and i'm still on Diane. Ive tried others here and there, but nothing else really worked for me.
Everyone is different, my pill won't necessarily work for others and some peoples bodies will reject it all together. Thats the power of the human body.
Thank you for sharing your story Stephanie, its interesting to hear other peoples experiences :)
not many people are using Diane. I did and it was great while using it. I used it for years and around 3,4 months than i barely had any periods anymore... so i had to stop it and SINCE than ( end of March ) i didnt get any period , extremely bloating every afternoon no matter what i eat I´ve been trying cutting literally everything.... I dont know when this is going to end but is hell .. :(
So glad you brought up this topic stephanie! I agree there are positive and negative effects and it is so different for everyone but I really encourage girls to do some research before deciding to go on the pill. I would look at other options for contraceptives first and if you just want it to treat acne it should be a last resort - I recommended trying mario badescu or realU, if they don't work roaccutane would be less risky than the pill! If you do take the pill I wouldn't recommend being on it for a long time, I think its important to give your body a break. I feel amazing being off it now knowing that I am just myself and everything is working naturally. On the pill your body is being controlled in a way and when you mess with some hormones it can throw others out of whack like sleep hormones, digestive hormones etc it made me extremely moody almost like i was a different person and gave me anxiety and IBS. It also scares me that we can't always trust doctors. They always brush away the blood clot risk but there are so many girls that have actually died from it! Its hard because obviously preventing pregnancy when you're young is a big priority haha just try out other options first and then the pill but avoid yaz. Just be careful girls :)
Thank you for making this video. I went off the pill 7 months ago and still have not got my period. I started googling why, and I started to panic. But knowing that it could just take me longer than usual is such a relief.
💗thanks again
Are you feeling ok now
did you get your period?
@@beaangeliqueiway8161 can I send you a private Dm? We figured out why but I don’t want to put it in a public comment
@@noreenmadziva4079 yes we solved the mystery
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It's interesting hearing how different people react to the same medication - I've been on Yaz for 5 years and have had no negative side effects. It's helped maintain my weight, hasn't effected my mood, helped period pain and helped my acne.
But I'm glad you're aware of how it effected you and you took control of your own health :)
Hi girl! Are you still taking Yaz? Im on Yax too and experiencing all positive things as well. Just wanted to know how long have you been on it now
@@AT-bl8fe omg hey please reply how long have you been taking yaz for and has it make you break out ?
@@superwoman5147 Hi! I've been taking Yaz for 3 years now. I actually started taking it initialy because of my acne prone skin. And after taking it for 2-3 months I've had amazing results. My skin has been better :) Hopefully it works for you too.
@@AT-bl8fe wow that’s great to hear. Thank you for the response x
Didn't have a period for a year when I first started birth control and then I had irregular periods and have 4 of them in 1 month. I was literally drained of energy. Was horrible.
I thought it was very common here in Chicago for doctors to request a pregnancy test for women who want birth control. Hmmm I didn't know that was NOT a thing...
+LuvG0ddess it's not a thing in Australia, I had never been asked before xxx
I am happy you shared your experience with BCPs. I too was on Yasmine and loved it but caused me blood clots too. I was recently on Gynera, but had literally been waking up with my feet feeling numb but with pins and needles feeling as soon as I wake up and just didn't feel right. I too stopped taking them and I'm currently on my first period after stopping the pill for the past month/cycle. I have had 3 pregnancies and 2 children and I had and still have VERY heavy periods, but honestly... I don't want to have a stroke and miss out on a healthy life with my kids. But a good idea for women who are on the pill, is to take it for 3 months and take a month off (stay safe of course while off), and then take it again. Give your body a break from the hormones. And if you are on it and want to get pregnant it's better to be off the pill for 3 months before getting pregnant just to be rid of the hormonal effects that the pill has on your body and your cycle would be more regular and you're more in tune with your body (without the hormonal influence). Thanks again for this video. All the best
That is not recommended - going on and off the pill is bad for the heart & entire body apparently, my gyn strongly advised against it.
This was a great video! I have tried a few different ones myself. The first time I tried the pill the day after I started taking it I got a period so bad I was in tears. I switched the depo shot and was good with that except it caused serious weight gain. Fast forward to 2 years later my husband and I WANT to get pregnant and are kind of struggling with my hormones. I regret ever going on the shot but the pill TOTALLY helped my body regulate. I'm older than a lot of your subbies but yeah that is my story 😊
I had a similar doctors experience with a conservative doctor, except in my case they were recommending I get the rod because I'm young (20) and so I don't need to remember to take it, even after making it clear that I am not interested in anything that I can't stop using myself. I'm sure they meant it well, but it does make it difficult when doctors question your ability to self medicate. I'm a pro-pill person and have been on Yasmin for 18 months. For me, it's wonderful - nothing beats light 2 day periods!
I stopped taking the pill last week. I'm educating myself about how my body is supposed to work. Thank you
Yes! Can we please talk about this!
I was first introduced to the pill when i was 19. I was started on Yasmin and stayed on it for a year. During that year, i woke every night nauseous, often vomiting. I brought it up with my doctor a few times and i was told that it wasn't a side affect the pill could have. My wake up call was when I vomit so hard i burst a bunch of blood vessels in my face and i went to hospital because my parents thought it was meningococcal, which it wasn't, but it looked like the rash you can get from it. After that i went to the doctor and i told them i needed to change and i was given levlen. I took that for 3 months but had new issues, so i asked for another one, i can't remember what it was, but the hormones were lower in it and i got constant break through so i stopped all together. I thought that the issue with the third pill may have been because of all the chopping and changing, so tried it again a year later, had the same issue so i stopped and ever since then i have had the worst skin i have ever had. I have never had any break outs ever and i now get at least 3 new pimples a day. I am so unhappy with my face, especially when I am in professional settings but i don't want to go back to any more pills. I feel like i have wrecked my body and i agree i wish there was a way of testing bloods or hormones before going on a pill to find the right one. My friends have great results with the pill and i know it can be amazing, but not for me.
I don't think Yaz would cause issues with your veins versus Yasmin, because Yaz has less estrogen than Yasmin and it's the estrogen that causes the risk of blood clots.
So the first time you got off the pill, you didn’t get a period for nine months and they told you that you had some hormone imbalances (guessing PCOS from context?) but then how did you get balanced again? And then why after stopping this most recent time everything is perfect?? Share your strategies girl!
I just came across your video. I've been on birth control for about 12 years now. I started when I was 15. I've had several different types and even had The Skyla IUD for a year. The IUD turned out to be extremely painful after a year. I did stop taking birth control for almost a year between this time. I also stopped having my period (ovulating) for 6 months. I do plan to stop after the current pack I am on this month. I'm going to use Natural Cycles and be more in tune with my body and be ready when I actually want to have kids.
Your video is great for people looking into stopping or not. Thanks for talking about this!!!
I have had the same problem because I haven't had my period in two months because I took the birth control pill n omg it absolutely SUCKS! Feel horrible all the time, moody, crying and still trying to get off the effects 😭😭😭
I'm on the pill my pharmasist didn't have the brand I normally take so I went to another pharmacy. They also didn't have it but assured me that the brand they have is the generic brand to what I normally take. Trusting the pharmasist I took them, well I thought I was dying. My period got heavier it lasted a month I could barley make it up the stares out of breath my legs felt like jelly and the clots that I was getting were so painful I was in tears. I didn't have the strength to do anything. I called my pharmasist he had the pill in stock I went to get asap the heavy bleeding and clots went away and I'm feeling normal again. Not sure why that happened but it was scarry.
I had very similar issue with the pills as you did (just not the long wait between periods) I stopped taking it at 20 now 26 I tryed everything you could think of . It just never worked . I have been with my partner for 6 years now so when I stopped taking the pill we made sure to be extra careful .
I stopped taking the pill (Yasmin) and didn't have my period for 1 year. Also, terrible side effect (greasy hair, hormonal acne etc.)
I only took it for a month and my skin has been horrible. How long did you take it for?
pregnancy tests before birth control are actually regulation.. in Canada you have to get an STD test too.
That isn't true, lol, I just started birth control and I live in Ontario. (Maybe only parts of Canada need that)
no its not
I didn't need to take any tests at all lol.
I never had a pregnancy test done before getting on the pill at all
Nope not true
It's so weird how different doctors prescribe different things, I was prescribed Yasmin first when I was 12 as treatment for endometriosis by my regular, go-to doctor and I mentioned I was on it at a medical centre once and the doctor looked at me in horror like I was about to drop dead. I also had similar issues with YAZ, my periods were awful, it did nothing for my pain and my periods legit lasted months, I had non-stop spotting for 6 months. I miss the little dispenser though. I'm on Marvelon now which I like, I found it really gets rid of any water you have in your system though when you start taking it which is super weird.
It's weird how the pill effects our bodies so much, I'm at the point now where when I was taking the sugar pills my emotions were literally uncontrollable which is supposedly due to your body going through oestrogen withdrawals basically so I use an oestrogen patch (designed for menopausal women...) to help regulate my hormones when I'm having my period. So anyone having problems with moods ask your doctor about patches, they really really help me in like a matter of hours.
I was on YAZ too, the side effects in the long run wasn't worth it! I spotted so much on it as well.
I'm confused. She got all that terrible side effects, yet she still says how much she "loves" the pill. What?
It's weird because when I stopped taking it after 3 and a half years I got my period the very next month
Hi Stephanie! I used to take Diane (which helps to prevent severe acne) and everything was ok but then my doctor suggested me to stop it for a while because it was considered quite "heavy" for my body. After the break (more than 1 year) I took it back and I've started suffering from anxiety. I'm still wondering if it could be related but I decided not to take it anymore.
Same here 😭
Anytime I've been prescribed the pill here in the US I've been given a pregnancy test with my standard healthcare provider, so yes at lots of hospitals that is actually standard practice.
And my doctor knew that I wasn't sexually active and it was in hopes to control my acne. Three different doctors, two of which were female, and every single time I was required to take a test? I wasn't "offended as a woman."
probably different in Australia
I think so - I've never needed to take any tests, and I've never been asked to, and because of that I think there's a general expectation here that the doctors need to trust their patients if they have no history of any medicals issues in relation to this.
It's because there is no conclusive evidence whether the birth control pills affect the fetus during pregnancy or not. The doctors must protect themselves and their careers by asking us to do a pregnancy test before prescribing those pills. And I think that is completely reasonable, no one wants to get sued. I actually think the doctors prescribing pills without running previous tests are being negligent, and don't really care about our wellbeing and we shouldn't trust our health to them. We should't be paying a consultation with a doctor to buy a prescription, but to use their knowledge. Props for US doctors!
That's wrong what the GP said to you he should of took your blood pressure and weight am thinking of coming off the pill I've been on in for 15years wish me luck 😊 I am very sorry to hear your experience
Thank u, I will start taking jazmin and I'm freaking out
What are you doing to get rid of your spider and varicose veins? You should do a video on it, please 💖
Once you have a PE or DVT you cant treat it
Did your veins go back to normal after you stopped the pill? I’ve stopped and am going through treatment for absolutely horrific spider veins all over my legs, stomach, arms, and back. I am shit scared of my acne coming back full ball but I’m hoping it first, the veins are worse! You’re the only other person I’ve heard who has had this happen from Yasmin/yaz
The first pill I started taking gave me awful canker sores in my mouth. It also made me very nauseous. So my doctor switched my over to a completely different kind of pill which was great. I felt awesome had no sickness but I ended up getting heart palpitations and had to stop it immediately. I just switched back to the first pill I initially started taking just a different brand. Same side effects but it's at least something I can deal with. haven't noticed any weight gain or anything like that.
I'm 15&have been on the pill for a year and a half ( mainly due to heavy , absolutely horrible periods-sorry to be explicit) and I was fine up until a month ago when I started to get pains in my leg which I'm worried could be a blood clot( never had them before so I have no idea how they're supposed to feel lol) and now I get that numb yet still painful feelings in my arms.... I know this isn't a doctors surgery but has anyone else experienced this like is that normal? Should I come off it I'm just very anxious at the minute ,btw thank you for the video it really opened my eyes xxxx
Hi Emily, I am happy to answer you about this because you probably had a blood clot! It happened the same to me and after some years I had to remove a cyst in my leg. Because doctors did nothing about the leg pain at that time.
Great video! Did you lose lots of hair after stopping Yasmin? I'm on Diane 35 for the last 4 years and heard that happens. Also did you have acne after?
I'm so early! This was so helpful, thank you!!
Haha, you are! Glad you enjoyed it! xxx
I've taken the pill for 10 years straight. Started when i was 15. And this is the first time ive been thinking abt getting off it. Idk why. I dont get periods cuz my hormones leveled out which is nice. I still break out right before and crave chocolate. Im on such a low dose idt the side effects from being off it wud be that great. But i rmbr in hs at like 14 my cramps were so bad i stayed home from school a couple times. But my mom put me on it cuz i was dating a boy. And ive been on it since. So my body didnt go thru its normal hormonal changes... Its been the same for 9 years then i started bleeding inbtwn cycles while on the pill... Then went to a diff one and dont get periods. Idk how my bodies gonna react to not being on the pill. All these sites keep saying the same thing. Help!
@@shari_moh4d its been great! ive been off the pill for 3 years now. found out i have premenstral dysphoric disorder (pmdd). I now take a bunch of vitamins to help, and changed my eating habits, and honestly lifestyle habits as well. Ive kept track of my cycle and found it extends then shortens every six months (although i expect this to change as i age). Its explained a lot of my mood and health issues. im happy ive been able to find out how MY body functions :)! And the symptoms arent as bad for me as i thought they would be going off the pill. I feel like i have a better handle on my life and my anxieties cuz i figured out my hormone issues. Im still in the process of having things finalized (like blood work to check my estrogen levels). All i can say is: i happily got my period today after waiting for a week! (26 day cycle). my cramps have been bad, but not bad enough to take meds for it. Ive been able to even myself out after getting to know me n my body better. and i feel so much better!! if you do have pms or pmdd, a pill may or may not help, every lady is different. I also take 150mg of zoloft for my depression/pmdd, which id much rather take to help with my issues. note: pmdd is a severe form of pms; it is not a hormone irregularity! its a negative reaction your body/mind is having to your hormone changes. Keep track of your period and mood for 2 - 3 months to see if you have suspected pmdd then see a doctor/gynocologist. everyone will ask you if you want to take the pill... Be Strong 🌺💞
Hi Steph. Congratulations. You are a great embassador for young women. Another great video. Keep up the good work. Cheers Heather (Brisbane)
The bottom line is that hormonal changes to anyone’s body will cause horrific changes to the body. This might not be so obvious like hair loss, skin issues, moodiness etc. but it still happens nonetheless. The reason why doctors want you on this crap is because it pays them and the pharmaceutical companies providing them. If you’re having sex then either use condoms, another form of contraception (non-hormonal) or guess what don’t have sex. I know it’s hard to think like that but biologically you’re doing so much harm to your body that you don’t even know about. Everyone’s going to end up with so many problems because of the pill that could have been prevented by not using it. You wait- it will be worse than smoking
Thank you for this video, Steph. What would you use if you're not into the pill anymore? I don't want to take the pill, but I don't know what to uses besides condom.
I think pills are very strong side effect . I stopped taking because I got nausea . So if women are sexually active we should prepare the protection ...
I had the Mirena IUD for like 3 years and then had no period for like 1.5 years. So, my doctor has prescribed my Yaz to regulate my periods. I have been feeling so bloated, nauseas, and having all sorts of stomach issues. Ive only been on it for 2 weeks and I already want to stop. But I am so terrified that if I stop I'll have other issues come up. UGH so frustrating!!
Hi,just wanna ask,did you had spotting after you stop taking BC?taking off BC then when my period arrive its just a spot,did you experience it too?
If I have a withdrawal bleed on the combined pill am I definitely not pregnant?
Thank you for this video I think it's very important to talk about it. I'm on the pill and I don't have any problems with it
I had a PE, I said the same
The exact same thing happened to me when I went to a doctor to get birth control! I explained to my doctor that my boyfriend was deployed at the time. After that she basically accused me of being unfaithful because I wanted start birth control before he came home. Completely unprofessional! 😑
Eww wtf >:( ... what a jerk ahe was . I hope you are okay
My ob doctor has told me that I can't ever go on Birth Control. I am Chemical sensitive. I can't even take pain meds or allergy meds without have messing up my stomach. I lose my ability to eat or I over eat to the point I want to vomit. That was also what the birth control was doing to me, in addition, I was losing my ability to walk while on Birth control.
I don't like the pill... I was prescribed the pill because my periods were horrible(nausea, swollen legs, painful back pain... cramps..etc) I've stopped but nervous about how I will deal with the horror it causes...
j m thank you so much ... PMS has chilled! Lol finally... im trying my best to use natural products and home remedies.. I'm doing well without contraceptive pills
j m i hope that many women discover the truth 😘⚘
I also don't like it it's causing cramps on the first package...haven't even gotten to the white pills. But w.e. Hopefully it'll stop my blood clots. Just let your body get back to normal...and try to find out why your periods are so weird with your GYN could be PCOS or somethin.
im not on the pill and have these vericose veins and lumps. :( Im so self concious about it
I wonder does your varicose veins fade away after stop taking the pills?
Oh gosh i had a similar experience with the pill. Thank god for the depo shot! It's been amazing since day dot xxx
Hello, what lip color are you wearing in this video? It looks beautiful on you
I haven't had any experience with this but I think these kinds of videos are really helpful and I really enjoyed this. It's highly beneficial as a young girl so thankyou, would love you to do a series like this of 'girl talk' videos. Love you xxxx
Hey girl so glad I came across this video... I'm way older than u and have been on and off Levlen for over 10 years... I noticed lately in the past I get super sick around that time of the month with migraines and even nauseous and even night sweats at times. I must say it also makes me super moody... I don't really remember what I'm like without the pill lol... I just don't know what to do anymore... What other contraception that's safe apart ftom abstinence lol? Are you on the pill now or taking another form of contraception?
did you gain any weight? or is that a lie.. does it make you crave more or what?
thank god u made this video
+Emily Cook 💗
It was so good learning a bit more and like hearing your experience!
when i went to the doctor to get the pill he was so rude and was talking down to me like i was a small child that had no idea what i was asking for and was asking me why i wanted to take it and asking me if i had any idea about it which if course i did , i didnt have a brilliant experience either xx
+jessica bateman it's so unprofessional! They should just be happy that young women are educated enough to realise that they need protection! As a doctor your judgments should always be put aside! Xx
+Stephanie Bailey yeah exactly completely agree xx
You're so pretty! Great video. You are so lucky, my mum wouldn't even talk to me about these things.
Same!
I'm changing my pill right now and i have been waiting for my period for 2 month now 🙈 Thank god i'm not pregnant but i'm still a bit scared on what this is doing to my body...
I have had a doctor like this too it was my first time there and he did not want me to change the pill but i have finally found the right doctor for me 😊
I would never take the pill. It sounds horrific... What do you use now?
I keep bleeding it's been 2 weeks
Although the doctor made you feel uncomfortable and went about it totally the wrong way the reason he was wanting to check you weren't pregnant is that the pill would harm an unborn child. My doctor asked me if I thought there was a chance I could be pregnant before I took the pill and I'm guessing if I said there might be a chance or I didn't know then she would have given me a pregnancy test. I can't believe you have to pay so much for birth control, it's free in the UK. I didn't like the pill at all, it totally messed me up coming off it. The main side affect for me was massive hair loss. If women are sensitive to hormones then it will cause hair loss 😥 Great informative video! xx
+peachesandpearls I can totally understand if there was a chance.. But there literally was no way it was possible at the time. Ah hair loss! I didn't personally suffer from that but I can imagine it would be so frustrating! Xxx
+Stephanie Bailey He should have definitely taken your word for it and not insisted you took a pregnancy test. I always feel more comfortable with a female doctor/nurse because I feel like they understand more xx
Great video. Thank you for sharing. All my close friends are on the pill for acne and painful cramps, I feel like I should be on it but I'm not sure if I should, I understand this is your story which is scary for non-pill users. Do you have any advice for me (or others reading this)?! xo
+Sharni Gray I am definitely pro the pill! For some people it works wonders, but for some others it has a similar effect to me! I would actually recommend trying it out yourself. But if you have too many negative effects there are other options! Xxx
i started taking it for acne which did work but honestly looking back i wish I didn't! It caused so many problems for me which I'm still dealing with 4 years later (anxiety, IBS, heart problems) and messed my hormones up so much. I would only recommend the pill for contraception, if its just for your skin its not worth putting your body through so much! Try mario badescu for skin or if you are sexually active try a pill with lower risk of blood clots just avoid yaz!
Great video! Xx Ive been on Marvelon 28 for almost 5 months now.. It's honestly amazing, I've only gained 3 pounds in water weight, but it really helps balance my weight and maintain it:)
Don't have any problems with it. Seems to be helping my periods so far but its still early days
but i think its raising my blood pressure, not sure tho
i am taking combined pill, rigivedon
record your blood pressure day to day and send it in to your GYN.
Thankyou so much for sharing your experience ❤❤
I was taking a pill by the name gynera.... I could bleed twice a month then I stopped taking the pill... For two months no periods..... Then came this month it's been 1 month of bleeding 😥😥😥😥I did the ultrasound .....it indicated nothing is wrong I took some pills to stop the bleeding it did not stop now the doctier said I wait it will stop it's self 😥😥😥😥😥
I had the same thing happen where I went on the pill for about a year then when I decided to go off it, I didn’t have a period for a year. My skin also got really bad, I was losing hair and just kinda freaking out. My doctor said I should go back on it, which I did, but I really wish I hadn’t. I want to go off it again, but I’m really afraid of those symptoms coming back and I feel stuck. /:
I also had a hard lump on my leg that started hurting and the next morning I had a bruise that was the size of a baseball. I hadn’t even hit my knee at all, but the bruise lasted for over a week. I’ve also had issues with getting sharp chest pains and that concerned me the most.
Thank you for discussing this and sharing your story.❤️
I had the same issues when I was on the pill!
Its my first time to take pill,i take the pill for 12 days and i stop it,and now im bleeding for 1 day.and im worried about it.can anyone help me.?
Hey Steph! Xo you know I love you and this video is very informative, but I do think that you don't have to take any pills or any birth control if you don't have sex at all. I personally say have sex after marriage, because I think intimacy should go hand in hand with commitment. Say I'm conservative or old fashioned or anything like that, but I would still like to say that the real safe road is to not have sex before marriage at all. And I do agree with many of your opinions :)
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I have taken pills for 11 months and left it 1 year ago still no period till 9 months
Loved this Steph, such an important topic xx
I feel like the only reason why there's all these negative connotations when it comes it contraceptive is because they are being over used. Come on 7 years 🙄, it's recommended 3-5.
yea but some people struggle like my periods are excruciating so some people genuinely need to stay on
there's no guideline on how long you can be on the pill. they now claim that birth control can be continues for as long as you like !
Damn that doctor was an ass! I had a bad experience with a gynecologist. She was the same ethnicity as me. I was 19 at the time and a virgin and also wanted birth control. She was a little standoffish and rough with me when she did my pap test. I was offered no explanation and next thing I know she was prodding me with a Q-tip. I know it's bad but I haven't been to a gynecologist since and I'm 24. I want to get on it but many of my friends have had bad experiences on the pill. This is something I'm going to have to mention in my appointment next month.
+strawberriesncandii I know right!! I felt SO uncomfortable! Xx
+strawberriesncandii Also! I was the same with the gyno! So intimating but so important! Definitely go! It's over before you know it! :)
pap smears hurt and are supposed to. The GYN you saw must not have known how to calm you lol poor lady :( Q-tip I think was to get samples from the pap smear. I will NEVER get a pap smear ever again lmao.
Blood tests to match the correct ones!! Yes!!!!!!!!!
This makes so much sense.
I was on on the pill for 8 years, implanting for 2 and Depo for 2, it's taken 18 months and I still don't have a regular cycle.
+Irid4l it's so frustrating/scary waiting for it to regulate isn't it! I'm so lucky this time it's been so perfectly timed since going off! Xxx
+Stephanie Bailey
It is! especially as I get nearer to 30!
They usually do make you take pregnancy tests just in case sometimes
+Liz A not in Australia they don't. I've gotten the pill from 3 different doctors without them asking. Xxx
I started taking the birth control Aviane almost a month ago and within the first 5 days i had no bleeding but then day 6 the bleeding that i thought was my period started and then after 4 days i still was bleeding and then it still continued until recently Thursday 20+ days long bleeding and now im still having to protect my underwear with liners because im still having spotting since the bleeding issues ended now im severely anemic and having issues feeling like my stomach is being stomped on by cleats, my boobs feel heavy af and hurt everyday, i feel nauseous so much i have to take antinausea medicine every day 2x a day and the birth control is the lowest dose they have made and i have such issues but last week on monday i had started feeling sooo lightheaded i almost passed out so i go to the womens urgent care (nonemergency gynecologists) and the doctor treated me like i was full of bs and tells me oh yeah whats going on is normal wtf how is bleeding for more then 7 days normal i had been bleeding for 3 weeks and a day and i felt offended because she basically dismissed it like really dude i feel dead. The reason i started taking these pills is because i have reoccuring ovarian cysts for the past 7 years since i was 14 and heavy periods with very very painful cramps that rate higher then a 10 to the point it crippled me so that was my reason for the pill but now im thinking of changing pills once im done with these because these pills arent great and i feel sort of dead.
I was bleeding for 2years straight just spotting a couple years ago the doctors had me on two pills at once and I recently came from another doc told him my Situation and he still prescribe me pills I will never take them again I'm spotting now my period was off for 109 days then I started spotting and now I'm still spotting it's been couple weeks now I think I'm pregnant tho I even took a pregnancy test and the second line was lighter than the initial line but the doctor didn't mention anything about it but i took it in the evening I think I should take one in the morning on my own I hate doctors they only want money
birth control cured my pmdd, now im just scared of the risk of clots.
birth control GAVE me pmdd
Piper Jeffrey Birth control made my pmdd worse! Which ones did y’all take?
@@ecofriendlyhippie I'm sorry to hear that. I take Levora (levonogestrel/ethinyl estradiol).
OH MY don't ever go back on it again if you had that experience with Yaz and its chemical family. Btw Levlen has been around longer than Yaz . Yaz is currently in its experiment phase some doctors say . That's why it's prescribed first all the time when you go to just any doctor. I experienced breast lumps after the pill which I NEVER EXPERIENCED BEFORE . No women should have to go through this. I took it because of my ovaries but the minute the lumps on my breast popped up i got right off it. It's not worth it , the side effects really aren't. I used to feel really down all the time. Even when i told the doctor about the breast lumps (which i still experience till today) they weren't really too surprised. The pill has been linked to breast cancer and it even has a bit about cancer in the packaging when you first buy the pill from what i remember but I'm not too sure now. Anyways id never subject my body to that again even if I become sexually active ... to me my health is worth more.
I find it ridiculous that we do this and men do nothing.
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+shiraz fernandez I have found it so crazy speaking to other women about this topic and how many have had similar experiences! It's wonderful in theory, and for some it is the best thing ever! Unfortunately my body hated it! I feel like there should be more education on the topic! Xx
There certainly isn't much education because it's a multi million dollar company and if they did educate us they would be losing millions. Many women would choose not to go on it if they heard other women speaking about their experiences, not just reading it off the booklet/pamphlet they give you. But hearing a voice discussing the side effects that are really happening out there, makes us really secound think our choices we make with what we want to put in our bodies. I know it's a very controversial topic but more light needs to be shed on the harsh outcomes that can happen if things don't go too well. I think you should make like a movement something that will wake people up. Think before we put these drugs in our body.
You have a great platform to shed light on this.
shiraz fernandez I realize your comment is a few years old but this is absolutely what is needed. There is a fantastic organization called Natural Womanhood and on the web it’s www.naturalwomanhood.org This site contains so much useful information for women’s health. I posted another comment on this video regarding my daughter who died from using birth birth control pills. I wish we had known about Natural Womanhood sooner because it could have been a life saver for her. Knowledge is power and unfortunately when it comes to birth control and women’s health in general, most of the information that’s being presented is one sided.
I think this is totally shocking to see how expensive contraceptive pills are expensive abroad, you say you paid 80$ when in my country (Im from France) most of them are free, and the ones that are free are usually very good. I have just experienced one and it was great to me, to my body. I had a all-in-one for zero euros and, idk, it's just freaks me out to see how expensive it is. I stopped it for some reason, even tough it was free, but it's sad to realize some people can't afford birth control because it is too expensive.
When i got the Implanon i had to have a pregnancy test, im in Australia i thought it was normal? haha i had a ethnic male doctor as well
I got blood clots from Diane 35 and will be on blood thinners for life now
Holy shit!! I’m on Diane too! Are you overweight?? Or do you smoke or drink? These factors increase them why didn’t your doctor ask you about your family history?????!!!
This video came at the exact right time, thank you!!!
Thought i'd mention as there are a lot of sad stories on here about the pill that my mum was on the pill for over 10 years and came off and got pregnant soon after all fine, and my sister was the same xx
and to update I came off of it a month ago (I was on it from 15-24 so 9 years and got my period on time as normal xxx
Contraception is not free in your country?
Marjorie Sage nothing is free in America 😒 hospitals won’t even care if your dying if you don’t have insurance
I'm early! love u Stephanie ,, ur video is always inspiring
So early! Thankyou so much! & thankyou for watching! :) xxx
Thankyou for posting this! It helped so much, I've been having problems with the pill which I was on to help regulate heavy periods and have experienced intense weight gain and have since gone off them. Your experience has helped inform me more about the potential effects of different types. Xx
my story is so similar to yours! Its crazy that at such a young age they can just put us on something that alters our hormones, when they arnt even properly developed yet. its scary
+Rach Johnston I totally agree! I was definitely altering my hormones before they had properly developed! Kinda scary when you think about it..
Hey Stephanie! Thanks for sharing your birth control story. Regarding the need for you to take a pregnancy test before getting the pills, in my country you need to sign a indemnity form under oath that you aren't pregnant before taking birth control pills or acne control pills because they have strong compounds that may have negative effects on a foetus. I understand why you may have felt insulted but its actually quite normal to do that because abortion laws vary from coy try or even state to state!
i had the same thing too with the veins . it was weird. and freaked me out too
I got off my period and then it comes back down because birth control
Can being on the pill cause acne? 😬
Jess Daniels its suppose to prevent it... lol
Thank you for sharing, love you! 😘
Your welcome girly! :) xxx
do u live in Canberra??
Sydney! x
ohk swear i have seen u in canberra awell keep it up your very beautiful
There is alot of negative talk demonizing birth control for me it was amazing . 4 years ago I started my period like I thought was normal but it was a little heavier then normal but I didn't think anything of it but it never stop think about the heaviest period you ever had and times it by 5 with blood clots the size of half dollars with severe cramps. And have that go on 4 months I went to every doctor in my town and they could not find what was wrong with me . Finally went to a OBGYN and was diagnosed with PCOS and was put on progesterone only pill (mini pill) and that with metformin helped control my hormones and stop me from feeling like im bleeding to death.