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by paperbags » Sun, 18 Jul 2010 7:59 pm
yeah, oral contraceptive pills are also commonly used in girls who experience severe menstrual cramps and where over-the-counter medicines appear to be ineffective. In this kind of situation, some GPs would prescribe oral contraceptive pills to decrease or alleviate the menstrual cramp. Oral contraceptive pills prevents ovulation and you wouldn't experience the pain which occurs when one is ovulating.
Also, some girls has irregular menstrual periods and oral contraceptive pills can come in to help regulate the menstrual cycle to the classical 28 days cycle. However, some girls take oral contraceptive pills for long-term because they do not want to get their period and it could actually prevent anaemia (low blood count) in some cases.
Oral contraceptive pills contains a substantial amount of estrogen, it helps to protect your bones too! As said above, oral contraceptive pills do help with acne. I've checked it out with one of my pharmacist and she said that it may take a few months or longer for it to work. Lastly, oral contraceptive pills decrease your chance of getting endometrial cancer and ovarian cancer.
hello 4ever!
Vaginal dryness is one common side-effects of oral contraceptive pills, especially those with progesterone and it shouldn't be too much of a worry to you as most users experience it. Progesterone tends to promote vaginal dryness by counteracting the effect on lubrication of estrogens. What you could do is consult your doctor about reducing the dose or changing to the 'mini' pill. Or else, try using a suitable lubricant like KY Jelly as it helps make sexual intercourse more pleasant.
I hope this helped!