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risk of birth defects?
I am 16/f considering going on the Pill. I read today that it can cause birth defects and I don't want to put my children at risk in the future. I googled a few sites and from what I can gather it is a myth. One site said your only at risk of birth defects if you were on the Pill at the time of getting pregnant. I take it this means if you left it a while before trying to concieve you would be ok. I just don't know about condoms; are they really that reliable? I know they have a 85-98% success rate but they just look so thin and like you'd tear them so easy! thanks!
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you are completely right, birth defects from using the pill is just a myth. they wouldn't be able to sell them if that was the case.
as for condoms, they are 95% effective, and work really well. but you are right, they can rip; but not as easily as you are making it out to be. if you apply the condom correctly, and follow the directions that come with it, you will be fine.
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Read where? that's gross misinformation... no, being on the pill absolutely will not effect your ability to get pregnant or carry a healthy baby. There are MILLIONS of women on the pill and it's been around for 30 years, trust me, we'd know if it caused unhealthy babies! Furthermore, there's no hard evidence that being on the pill during conception or pregnancy is harmful to the baby.
When you read information about birth control you need to carefully check the source. There are a lot of people who don't believe in birth control for religious reasons, and they'll feed you misinformation to keep you from going on it because they think you're only worth something as a woman if you're cracking out babies. I'm a good Christian and think that lying is morally wrong no matter why you do it, but apparently not everyone agrees, and that's too bad.
If you want to go on the pill, talk to your doctor and go on it, it's still not right for everybody but wanting to have kids in the future is not a reason to avoid it.
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Birth control pills can cause birth defects if taken while pregnant. That is why you are given a pelvic exam before getting a prescription. If you then take it as directed it shouldn't be a worry. :)
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