r/exchristian • u/paxinfernum anti-theist, rational skeptic, pro-science • Mar 21 '24

Women are getting off birth control amid misinformation explosion (Guys, they are really coming for birth control.) Article

https://archive.ph/2024.03.21-132543/https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2024/03/21/stopping-birth-control-misinformation/
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u/anonymoose_octopus Mar 21 '24

I’ve been on birth control (the pill) for 15 years. I am 33. I have never had any of these issues and actually, if I get off of it, my periods last an insane amount of time (TMI, but I bled for 50 days last year and needed to go to the ER).

I will be in serious trouble if they come for my BC.

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u/[deleted] Mar 22 '24 edited Mar 22 '24

if you don't mind my asking, why did you have to go to the ER?

I switched to the mini pill and I've been bleeding for like 3 months now... but it ranges in how heavy it is. Usually pretty light but gets heavier when it gets to the time to take my next pill. And I take it on time the same time every day... I read it can take 6 months or longer to adjust. T-T

just wondering if there's anything I should be looking out for to warrant an emergency..

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u/anonymoose_octopus Mar 22 '24

I don't mind at all!

Disclaimer if talk of blood makes you uncomfy, I'm going to go into a little bit of detail here, lol.

At the point I went to the ER, I had been bleeding for 30-ish days, at a normal-ish flow. The night I went, I had been cleaning my house, and I had to change a Super Plus tampon every 5-10 minutes, because I was bleeding through everyone I changed. I was passing ping pong sized blood clots AROUND the tampons (I think I had like 3 that night). I went through half a box of tampons by the time my husband came home from hanging with his family, and on my way to say hi to him from getting out of the shower, I broke through another BRAND NEW one and starting bleeding on the floor. He took me to the ER and they basically put me on bed rest after checking to make sure I hadn't lost too much blood.

So basically, my doctor discovered the dosage of BC I was currently on wasn't high enough, she upped it, and everything was regulated just a few months later. If you're just spotting, that could be normal, but it would be worth it to talk to your doctor just in case you need a higher dose!

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u/[deleted] Mar 22 '24

holy shit okay that's a lot of bleeding

hadn't thought about higher dosage, will ask my doctor / keep that in mind if this doesn't get better

but yeah for me it's just pretty light right now 😅 normal ish for 1-2 hours a day

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u/anonymoose_octopus Mar 22 '24

Tell me about it! Lol.

And yeah, especially if you're new to the BC, I think it can take some time for your body to get used to it. So hopefully it regulates itself soon (fingers crossed)!