Chewable birth control pill

[February]

I just heard the end of a report on the news saying that a new chewable birth control pill has been developed. I don’t know who they are trying to market this to, elementary school girls??

 

[dafalax]

Ooh, i hope they come in chocolate flavor!

 

[jediliz]

oh what is the world coming to, if this is true!

They’re trying to pass off BC pills as candy if there really will be a chewable one.

Or they’re trying to market BC pills to those who don’t have running water?

 

[LilyM]

oh what is the world coming to, if this is true!

They’re trying to pass off BC pills as candy if there really will be a chewable one.

Or they’re trying to market BC pills to those who don’t have running water?

There are adults who can’t take tablets of any kind in the normal way - I know a number of people who can’t.

And there are women (admittedly not many) who need to be on these types of medication because of medical problems that cannot be treated any other way, so stop your disapproving clucking.

 

[dafalax]

There are adults who can’t take tablets of any kind in the normal way - I know a number of people who can’t.

And there are women (admittedly not many) who need to be on these types of medication because of medical problems that cannot be treated any other way, so stop your disapproving clucking.

What, pray tell, are these heinous afflictions that chewable bc pills and only chewable bc pills can cure?

 

[sea_oat]

And there are women (admittedly not many) who need to be on these types of medication because of medical problems that cannot be treated any other way

Actually, most of those medical problems (acne, irregular cycles, unwanted hair growth, etc.) can be treated in other ways, I’m pretty sure.

It’s more of a convenience thing than it is a necessity. Doctors hand that stuff out like candy these days. My sister’s doctor tried to put her on BC once because she had about 3 zits around her chin. Sheesh.

 

[jediliz]

The ob-gyn doctor I go to explained that the BC pill just “Treats” symptoms, it doesn’t get to the problem itself.

He doesn’t prescribe BC for ANY of those medical problems that BC supposedly “Treats”.

Yes, there are people who have problems taking pills, but chewable birth control? That’s crossing the line.

 

[astegallrnc]

There are adults who can’t take tablets of any kind in the normal way - I know a number of people who can’t.

And there are women (admittedly not many) who need to be on these types of medication because of medical problems that cannot be treated any other way, so stop your disapproving clucking.

This is true! One of my dearest friends (really, it isn’t me) took hormonal contraceptives for menstrual migraines. This was the ONLY interveniton that relieved the migraines. She stopped the hormonal contraceptives when her cholesterol elevated.

Not every woman (in America anyway) has access to medical care. When I was uninsured and living below poverty level, OCs were my answer to primary dysmenorrhea.

I pray one day that all women have access to reproductive health care including NaProTECHNOLOGY.

 

[dafalax]

This is true! One of my dearest friends (really, it isn’t me) took hormonal contraceptives for menstrual migraines. This was the ONLY interveniton that relieved the migraines. She stopped the hormonal contraceptives when her cholesterol elevated.

Not every woman (in America anyway) has access to medical care. When I was uninsured and living below poverty level, OCs were my answer to primary dysmenorrhea.

I pray one day that all women have access to reproductive health care including NaProTECHNOLOGY.

I think that medical science would do well to come up with a way to treat menstrual migraines without using the pill since it puts women at risk for blood clots, high blood pressure, and a host of other ills. Instead they’re finding ways to make it chewable. Where is the feminist outcry?

 

[February]

I think that medical science would do well to come up with a way to treat menstrual migraines without using the pill since it puts women at risk for blood clots, high blood pressure, and a host of other ills. Instead they’re finding ways to make it chewable. Where is the feminist outcry?

add risk of breast cancer to that…i had my own scare when i was on the pill to “help” my slightly irregular cycles and cramps. it’s not worth the risk, trust me, if there’s another way. it’s absolutely right that it just helps with symptoms and not the cause of whatever your feminine problem may be.

i’m by no means rich and have had issues obtaining good health care because i’m employed contractually and can’t get it through work. after the whole cancer scare, no private insurance company would accept me because the cyst was a preexisting condition, and michigan doesn’t have a waiver or something to that effect. another negative effect of the pill that was supposed to help me.

i still think chewable pills are aimed towards a younger crowd.

 

[astegallrnc]

I think that medical science would do well to come up with a way to treat menstrual migraines without using the pill since it puts women at risk for blood clots, high blood pressure, and a host of other ills.

While I don’t disagree, I realize that hormonal contraceptives have medicinal value.

i’m by no means rich and have had issues obtaining good health care because i’m employed contractually and can’t get it through work. after the whole cancer scare, no private insurance company would accept me because the cyst was a preexisting condition, and michigan doesn’t have a waiver or something to that effect.

You made a different decision. There are women who access reproductive health care through family planning clinics and rely on hormonal contraceptives to treat symptoms. These women don’t feel they have options.

I wish every woman had access to NPT but that is simply not reality and yes it makes me angry. Let me stress that I don’t approve of the use of OCs as “the one size fits all” answer to women’s health.