Posts Tagged ‘birth control’

Help, my mom found my birth control pills, while searching my room.  I am an eco child, which means sex is fine, but chemical hormones aren’t. This is a whole new world where natural alternatives to birth control are welcome.

It is a strange new world where sexual expression is considered natural, and birth control pills foreign to the body. This is a primary concern for parents who brought their children up green. To my parents it is a frightful thought to have me destroy my health with a manufactured product such as this.

I am a product of people who are pragmatic about avoiding anything from a laboratory. When I am moody or bloated, it seems that my birth control pills usage is questioned. Personally, I would like something made from botanicals, to support my health. It is apparent to me that there is a direct connection to my weight gain and erratic mood swings. I see it in my friends and roommates at college.

The problem is most of us don’t entirely trust the condoms, or withdrawal methods. There are actually times that we haven’t had sexual relationships for a few months. We aren’t maintaining the dosage, and are on and off these pills, which means we reduce the effectiveness.

Our legendary sexual freedom comes with new kinds of pressures. Rebuilding relationships with parents that like to have you living under a controlled environment, isn’t unique. But the message of today is different, and the impact of our decisions will be carried for life. We are a generation on the brink, and all our parents’ lectures only help us realize that there is no straightforward answer. We have to bridge the gap between our unique situation and our parent’s philosophy.

Birth control pills keep giving long after the thrill is gone.

The research shows this to be true.

In the January issue of The Journal of Sexual Medicine, researchers have published a new investigation measuring sex hormone binding globulin (SHBG) before and after discontinuation of the oral contraceptive pill. The research concluded that women who used the oral contraceptive pill may be exposed to long-term problems from low values of “unbound” testosterone potentially leading to continuing sexual, metabolic, and mental health consequences.

Some of the negative side effects include an increased risk of cervical cancer, blood clots, heart attack, stroke, weight gain, high blood pressure, bladder problems, and migraine headaches. Long-term use of synthetic hormones also causes the body to lose important nutrients such as B2, B6 and B12. Some women have reported an increased incidence of depression while taking birth control pills.

Birth Control Low libido

Is the growing number of women complaining of low libido is tied to birth control pills? It sure looks that way according to the science. Now, we have a market for prescriptions that help with low libidos. Pharmaceutical companies sure keep themselves busy working the public.

In the 1960’s most people thought that the birth control pill would liberate most women’s sex drive. Now, the thinking has shifted with doctors concerned that it may actually lead to low libido, and even sexual dysfunction.

In this new study of female sexual function, researches that women who used a hormonal method of birth control such as oral contraceptives had both lower levels of sexual desire and arousal.

“To our knowledge, this is the largest study in which the effect of hormonal contraception on sexual function has been evaluated. We had a large and homogeneous group, and our results lead us to believe that hormones may indeed influence sexual function,” says Alfred Mueck, who directs the Center of Women’s Health at the University Hospital of Tübingen in Germany and is one of the study’s authors.

This was a study of 1,000 female medical students living in Germany. It was a questionnaire study.

Although this is one study, there are research doctors that have seen this effect in their patients.

This is a hot button topic, because both women and men are going to be affected by the female’s sexual response.