On the Pill...reluctantly...

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Have you tried royal jelly or wild yam? Also Chinese herbs can help greatly with menstrual problems.

I was on the pill for medical reasons for 14 years before getting off completely! Looking back, I would have tried alternative options. But I know if you are in pain this isn’t always possible. So maybe it’s something to consider in time.

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I took the pill for 14 months during which time my husband and I married, so we started our marriage with me on the pill. It was not an option. I had a rare disease that needed to be treated and the pill was the piece that suppressed my hormones enough so I could take another medicine that treated the actual issue.

I felt guilty starting my marriage that way, but one day my husband said to me, “Would you rather be taking hormones or be without a reproductive system?” He was completely right. My options were medicine or a full hysterectomy at 24. Once he really put it so bluntly I embraced that this was necessary.

I never called it birth control, and when people asked me about my treatment I said it included hormone therapy of sorts. Now I have two great kids (we use NFP now), so it was all worth it!
 
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