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[isabellalove]

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Edited by isabellalove, 30 August 2011 - 03:40 AM.

[isabellalove]

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Edited by isabellalove, 30 August 2011 - 03:36 AM.

[WishClear127]

The pill has helped me. There are pros and cons about the pill. Consider them and make your decision.

[RedDixieCup]

Yaz kept me completely clear for a few years, but the new generics are awful.


1. Is it worth going on the pill if it increases your risk of certain cancers?
It is for me. As far as I know, it only increases your risk of cancer if you are on it long term.

2. Does the pill work well on acne that's more than moderate?
I'd say mine was more than moderate and yes, it definitely helped.

3 A lot of people have said they've had terrible acne after coming off the pill - does this settle down or does it then need strong treatment again?
there is no way to tell what it will do to you. But in my experience, when you remove the hormonal regulation of the pill, your hormones go back to the way they were before you took it.

4. Would it be possible to stagger going on to the pill to try and reduce side effects, and when coming off (e.g. later in life to conceive) is it also possible to minimize side effects by doing it gradually? You can't stagger the pill. You take one a day at the same time every day. Taking any less will make it ineffective and your hormonal swings will probably make your skin worse. Same thing with coming off. You either take it or you don't. I think a lot of the side effect talk is anecdotal. I've been on birth control for 17 years and with the pill, I've never noticed any side effects (other than this generic B.S. lately)

[isabellalove]

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Edited by isabellalove, 30 August 2011 - 03:38 AM.

[myAMBERromance]

I would suggest getting your hormones checked and figuring out exactly what is out of balance, then deciding on a birth control from there. If your testosterone is high (main cause of acne in women), then Yaz plus 25-50mg Spironolactone would do wonders. However, if your testosterone is okay but your estrogen is low, Dianette or some other estrogen-based birth control would be more effective.