Does birth control make your periods easier?

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I am sixteen, not sexually active but I have been talking to my mom about getting on the pill. My periods are about average when it comes to heaviness, but I always end up feeling completely miserable with the cramps that I get. Would you say that taking birth control has been beneficial as far as making your period lighter and even less painful?

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Whatever you do! Do NOT get on the depo shot!

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For me it did. Took lowest pill dosage, ortho triglycerin-lo. No negative side effects. Cramps were pretty much eliminated. Periods lighter and shorter. I'm off now because I was on it 8 years and felt I needed a break. Also not sleeping with anyone.

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I know for me it helped a lot. Before I was on BC my period was 7 days with 5 days of heavy flow.Once I got on BC I had a 3 day period with one day at a medium flow and the rest super low flow and no cramps. I would get a small cramp right before I started. I felt like it was my body's way of telling to get a tampon. Plus a lot of them will also help with acne. BC has a few perks to them :-)

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It depends on the person.  Mine helped while I was on the birth control slightly but now my period is 28 days instead of 34+ it used to be so now I get my old cramps more often.

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Yes it will help

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Personally... It made my periods more predictable, but not easier. I still have cramping, and my mood swings actually got worse. I was on Diane 35.

I went on birth control initially for acne, but the thing they don't tell you is that while it can help relieve acne, the acne rebounds (often much worse) when you go off the drug. In fact, a lot of middle age acne today is attributed to previous birth control use.

Mirena, the IUD I got, was different though. That stopped my periods and mood swings completely. I had no symptoms at all - it was like I imagine being a man is like. I loved it.

Mirena also has much smaller quantities of hormones in it, and acts locally instead of throughout your system. However, it is not a good choice if you are not in a long-term committed relationship because it is only birth control and provides no protection against STI's.

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Yes it definitely does!

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It didn't help me. I had debilitating cramps that caused me to pass out from pain, vomit, lose blood in my face, etc. Birth control didn't help and neither did drugs. After 17 years of this, my husband dragged me to the ER during one of my episodes. The doctor there asked me if I had endometriosis. I'd had doctors tell me in the past that I don't. So I said no. She asked if I'd ever had a laparoscopy. I said no. She explained that it is impossible to know if I do or don't have endometriosis without one. So I finally had one done and sure enough, I had a bad case of it. They removed what they could and although the cramps never fully went away, they most definitely got better.

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It helps.. I had debilitating cramps, would vomit, faint, and basically not eat the whole time I was on my period. Medication wouldn't touch it. Birth control fixed my problem

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I had horrible cramps and heavy bleeding. The pill made my periods way lighter and I barely had any cramps. I felt so much better on the pill. I would recommend it especially if you are feeling miserable each month.

Does birth control make your periods easier?

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