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Undertoad · 03-31-2009, 06:24 PM

Good work Mu.

The amount of hormones that is in the pill is much, much lower than it used to be in the 70s and 80s. They've really refined it down to the lowest levels needed. The pill is actually the same hormones that your body puts off when it's pregnant. Hormones get a bad name, but they're not like steroids, just chemicals your body uses to communicate to itself.

There are other forms of the pill now. There's Depo Provera, which is a shot you get every 3 months. Then it's not a daily hormone, it's a one-time hormone shot. There's a patch, which you reapply weekly and sends a steady level of hormones. There's the NuvaRing, which is a thingie you put up your hoo-ha, where it does the same thing as the patch. There's an IUD which is physically put into your uterus by your GYN and works without hormones at all.

So ask yer GYN! Make it easy for yourself! And don't make any decisions about having a baby for another four years. With a little more experience under your belt, you'll see the world with new eyes. When you're 22, you'll look back on your 18-year-old self, and see an awful lot you didn't see at 18. That's just life!

03-31-2009, 06:24 PM	#12
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	Good work Mu. The amount of hormones that is in the pill is much, much lower than it used to be in the 70s and 80s. They've really refined it down to the lowest levels needed. The pill is actually the same hormones that your body puts off when it's pregnant. Hormones get a bad name, but they're not like steroids, just chemicals your body uses to communicate to itself. There are other forms of the pill now. There's Depo Provera, which is a shot you get every 3 months. Then it's not a daily hormone, it's a one-time hormone shot. There's a patch, which you reapply weekly and sends a steady level of hormones. There's the NuvaRing, which is a thingie you put up your hoo-ha, where it does the same thing as the patch. There's an IUD which is physically put into your uterus by your GYN and works without hormones at all. So ask yer GYN! Make it easy for yourself! And don't make any decisions about having a baby for another four years. With a little more experience under your belt, you'll see the world with new eyes. When you're 22, you'll look back on your 18-year-old self, and see an awful lot you didn't see at 18. That's just life!