Advice?

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So I'm a 17 year old in need of a little advice. I am not sexually active, though my periods are highly irregular and I have several friends that reccommend birth control. Will it really help align my cycle? And what's the experience like going to the doc?

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I had very irregular periods at 15-17. I'm 19 now and my periods are like clockwork. It just takes a while for your body to regulate itself and get used to all those hormonal changes and all the changes your body is still going through, not to mention the stress/diet/exercise changes that teenagers go through. 
I know a lot of women who went on birth control to regulate their periods, and after several months, the birth control DID make them have regular periods. Then when they decided to get off birth control, they had years of miserable periods and some even suffered infertility.

For me, The Pill isn't worth it. But to each their own!

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Birth control might help but something you should know that now everyone will tell you is that there are two possibile outcomes... Obviously you get the birth control part but it either comes with...
A regulated period once a month like normal 
Or 
A all day everyday period that doesn't ever stop

I was on birth control for two months and it was like a never ending period. My bf got really concerned because i took it to regulate my periods too and I ended up just get one very long period and it sucked and it had everything about periods except the cramps. My mom didn't beleaguered me when i told her i wasn't sexually active so she made me take it but i had to stop because i couldn't take it. And to this day she still thinks im on it. 😬😬:/

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It really depends on what type of birth control you get and how your body reacts. Usually the gyno is super chill about it. They had done this so many times before it's like nothing to them. I was on the pill for like 6 months and my period was so regular I could tell exactly when it would start and stop weeks in advance. But I also had the implant in my arm for a year and bled every day for 6 months straight before I had it taken out. Currently I'm not on anytbing and my cycle is wack man it's so irregular. Just ask your doctor they'll go through the options with you.

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It helped me, i had horrible hormone problems and my periods were going to be the death of me. Never any certain time of the month, excruciating pain, bleeding was uncontrollable. I was 2 seconds from wearing a diaper. Heavy tampons would literally last 20 minutes. And acne was out of control. So i went on the pill, acne went away, bleeding got lighter, pain was a little better, but hormones were only slightly better. After i think 8 months i got on the depo shot. It fixed everything. I hardly ever get a period anymore either. I recommend it to anyone, but remember any birth control you try might not work the same for someone else!

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If you are not sexually active I would only recommend looking to birth control as a last resort. There are many natural ways to help balance your hormones levels safely. I would recommend talking to a naturalpath before making any decisions.

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I would recommend talking to your doctor about the pill. It helped me and my friends make our periods regular and less intense!

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It helped my sister. She would have periods for 2 months straight and they put her on pills to regulate it.

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It depends on the birth control and your body.. I tried the nexplanon and I blead for about 4 months straight then when I had a period it would be either normal or I would be spotting for weeks.. but my friend had it and only had a bit of spotting when she first got it and then never had a period.

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