'It feels like you’re damned if you do, and damned if you don’t.'
More and more people who have periods are turning their back on the pill in favour of natural forms of birth control. It's the subject of a new documentary airing this week calledon Channel 4, in which she investigates whether women are being given the care they need when it comes to using the pill, and whether they know all the options available to them.
Since the pill was made available in 1961 in the UK, and then later to all women in 1967, it's become the most commonly prescribed form of birth control and helped millions of women prevent unwanted pregnancies, among other benefits. But its suitability for everyone who wants to use birth control is increasingly coming into question.
. So with more and more apps making natural contraception a more viable, and reliable, alternative to prevent pregnancy, it's no wonder the pill's popularity is potentially waning.We polled the GLAMOUR office to get a sense of where people stand on the pill in 2023. Here's our own personal experiences of the contraception.I started the pill around 15-years-old in an effort to minimise the acne that I was beginning to experience and my painful periods.
When I was 23, I went back on the pill, this time to Rigevidon, and had an awful experience. I felt really low, I was constantly snapping and getting wound up by minor things and it started to affect my relationship, so I asked to be put back onto Microgynon. The doctor suggested I try taking my pill packets back-to-back for a few months in order to level out my mood swings. I did so and found that my libido took a massive hit as a result .
Around a year ago, my doctor let me try a low-level oestrogen pill called Gedarel – I had to increase the oestrogen dosage to prevent breakthrough bleeding, so it means my blood pressure has to be checked super regularly and I think it has got higher, which is scary as my mum suffers from high blood pressure.
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