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mentral cramps
my menstral cramps are absolutely terrible, like the first day they hurt so bad i'm like screaming. midol doesn't do much and neither does tylonol or anything really. i've heard that birth control helps it? but my mom won't let me get on bc because she says it causes breast cancer. (i was also thinking about birth control because i want to start having sex with my boyfriend of 2 years and i want to be safe) but yeah do you think birth control would be a good idea for me? what are some of the side effects and how can i convince my mom to let me on it? thanks
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I had TERRIBLE cramps where I would be in bed for at least 2 days and miss school for them and everything. I am not a baby either, I have a very high pain tolerance. Some people just get them worse than others.
I went on birth control and it helped so much! My periods do not interrupt my everyday life anymore. It's the best thing I ever did. I would do research and print out information from multiple resources and then go talk to your mom. You have to have some information to back you up and it will also show her how serious you are about this.
Good luck!
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Birth control pills will be benificial but you have to take them for a long time and smokers are the worst effected by side effects. When I was young I used a hot watebottle against my cramps this was very helpful in relieving pain. Hope this helps
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There's a couple sources that suggest a link to cancer, however at this point it's believed to be a coincidence, because the rate of cancer among the PIll users and non-Pill users is comparable. I even read one article that suggested a LOWER risk when you're on the Pill.
If you don't have a strong history of blood clots birth control would be really beneficial for you. It would probably help calm her fears if you started on a low-dose pill. They're just as effective but have a significantly lower dose of hormones.
-LM
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There have been a few cases where Birth Control has caused breast cancer, but they're slim, in the low percentile. Some researches think it's because some of the pills now in days contain a lower amount of hormones then when they first came out with the stuff, they lowered it so we'd have fewer periods. Every heard of that one Birth Control that lets you have only 4 periods a year?
Yeah don't EVER get that one...bad idea. Well anyways, this would most certainly make you regular, and ease the pain of cramps. It's also good form of protection if you want to become active, aslong as you take them at the right times and never skip or forget. :b
For now, to ease the pain of cramping, I found taking a nice hot or really warm shower/bath helps the ouchies go away, along with putting a heating pad on your lower abdomen, tea would also help. I like mint! =) Hope I helped!
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