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Is BIRTH CONTROL worth the risk?
I am 18 years old, graduated highschool and am dating this guy i really like may love for about 5 months now. I have liked him and known him for two years btw.
anyway i have had many relationships; long relationships short relationships etc. but i never had sex because i didn't want to do it in highschool. But now i am thinking about having sex. I wanted to be on birth control just so i would be prepared. and used to taking the pill every day. It would hopefully shorten periods, maybe make my flat chest grow a little ;) and protect me from unwanted preg. but i am worried that i will get cancer from it.. is it really worth the risk? how big of a risk is it? I wasn't planning on having sex the first month or 2 after taking it i just wanted to be on it just in case it happens out of the blue.
SO is it worth the risk, or stick to condoms? (i wanted to use both)
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yes, you can get cancer from birth control. it increases the chances but there's a shot you can get to prevent it. Its called the HPV shot and its reduces the chances.
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As for birth control, I would DEFINITELY get it if I were you. Even if you're thinking about having sex.. it will be very beneficial to you.
I was actually the same way like you before I started birth control. my mom always told me it would screw up my "natural cycle" and all the drugs were bad for me. But then I made a pro/con list and all of the benefits seriously outweighed the bad stuff. In my opinion, its worth it.
Condoms are an OK form of birth control.. but its not very effective. Plus, I like the feeling of ME being in control about birth control. I trust myself more than anyone. I know that if I take the pill every day at the exact same time (never missing a pill) then i KNOW i'm in good hands. but If I just leave it up to the guy and his condom... then i'd get very anxious and scared because i'm pretty much depending on him not getting me pregnant.
If you can, use both the pill and the condom. the chances are VERY slim if you do that.
oh and you can have sex after 7 days of taking the pill.. so you don't have to wait 2 months haha.
I would suggest getting Plan B too. Its pretty much the same thing as the pill but it has high dosages of the hormones and if for some reason you think you're pregnant, you can take Plan B up to 72 hours after sex and it reduces the chance of pregnancy by like 70%.
Better safe than sorry..
Good luck and inbox me if you have anymore questions
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