Birth control is now taken like the common vitamin. Most people forget that they do have serious side effects. Birth control pills first emerged around the 1800’s. They were only available to the rich and later the middle class. The most common form of birth control was the “pulling out” method where the male pulled out at the time of ejaculation. Now they have 20 different kinds of birth control available to the world.
The most common side effects of birth control pills are weight gain, acne, dizziness, vaginal infections, headaches, high blood pressure, and loss of libido, blood clots, stroke, liver tumors (rare), heart attacks, gall stone, and cervical cancer. That’s a little scary! There are so many diseases and cancers emerging day by day and yet everyone seems to be confused. No one reconsidered medications that have been introduced since the 19th century. It takes a long time to see the long term effects of medication. Medication is usually released after they clear short term side effects. Time can only tell what could happen later from effects of the medication. Just take a look at the new diseases that have emerged since then.
On the up side birth control has helped control the population increase. More and more people are becoming “responsible” in the sense of reproduction. There are now 6.23 billion people accounted for in the world and an estimated 9.1 billion by the year 2050. Birth control is helping with this rapid increase. Birth control is also available to the under privileged. It is becoming harder and harder to raise children so birth control can be a beneficial tool for them. Teen pregnancies are also prevented.
Some other forms of birth control and contraceptives include the depo shot, diaphragms, spermicides, cervical caps, female condoms, barrier methods, and condoms. All of these are effective but not a full 100%/ The only 100% effective birth control is abstinence. Some women have a good account of their cycle days to keep them from getting pregnant. A woman on a 28 day cycle will be the fertile anywhere from 12-14 days after the last day of their period. She can use this method to know when and when not to have sexual relations to try and avoid conception.
Either way that a couple decides to go, it should be talked over and understood the risks involved with using contraceptives. It is also recommended to speak with your children about the consequences of sex and they should be educated on contraceptives. Prevention and understanding is the best birth control. If that doesn’t work, then work at a day care for a month. Baby sit a colic baby, it’s the best form of birth control known!
