Birth Control for young girls

Pie · 11-03-2009, 10:57 AM

'Just the pill' is often the worst as far as systemic interactions of hormones goes. An orally available drug goes everywhere in the body, as well as your ovaries. Ditto for Depo, Norplant or the patch. NuvaRing does present a lower level of systemic hormone, however.

Condoms, cervical cap, sponge -- these (sort of) work. But they require maturity, access and planning on the part of the user. Tough, when you and your partners are kids.

An IUD has far fewer side effects, far fewer complications (no really; go look at the current statistics!) and requires no actions on the part of the user -- but can be painful for a nullipara. A non-hormonal IUD can also create very heavy periods.

And none of these (except condoms) address STDs in any way.

11-03-2009, 10:57 AM	#10
Pie Gone and done Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 4,808	'Just the pill' is often the worst as far as systemic interactions of hormones goes. An orally available drug goes everywhere in the body, as well as your ovaries. Ditto for Depo, Norplant or the patch. NuvaRing does present a lower level of systemic hormone, however. Condoms, cervical cap, sponge -- these (sort of) work. But they require maturity, access and planning on the part of the user. Tough, when you and your partners are kids. An IUD has far fewer side effects, far fewer complications (no really; go look at the current statistics!) and requires no actions on the part of the user -- but can be painful for a nullipara. A non-hormonal IUD can also create very heavy periods. And none of these (except condoms) address STDs in any way. __________________ per·son \ˈpər-sən\ (noun) - an ephemeral collection of small, irrational decisions The fun thing about evolution (and science in general) is that it happens whether you believe in it or not.

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