Birth Control.., so.. |
  |
 Jul 27 2006, 10:14 PM
Post
#1
|
|
 [BRITT;;]  Group: Member Posts: 764 Joined: Jul 2006 Member No: 433,210  |
You guys reccommended I try BC for my really random/irregular periods & cramps. I'd like to, except I'm 15 & I live with my mother and it's not like I can just go BUY the stuff without her [ unless they sell it at rite aid or something
 ].. I'm not sure, I'm scared to ask her for it, that she will think I'm having sex or something. But I don't even know how to tell her."Hey mom my period's been irregular for the past 3-4 years, CAN I HAVE BC!?" I don't knowwww wtf. ;/ |
|
|
|
|
Jul 27 2006, 10:46 PM
Post
#2
|
|
 your signal fades away, and all I'm left with is noise. Group: Member Posts: 2,099 Joined: Apr 2004 Member No: 14,110 |
Hmmm..if your period's been irregular for the past 3-4 years, you should definitely at least let her know about it, and then maybe figure something out with her.
Personally, I think that's something that she should know. |
|
|
|
|
Jul 27 2006, 10:54 PM
Post
#3
|
|
|
Senior Member Group: Member Posts: 512 Joined: Mar 2004 Member No: 9,682 |
---------
|
|
|
|
|
Jul 27 2006, 10:59 PM
Post
#4
|
|
 yan lin♥ Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 14,129 Joined: Apr 2004 Member No: 13,627 |
Well, if you do need to go on the Pill for your irregular period, then you should at least notify your mother. Or if you don't want to, you could always bring a friend along to the gynecologist's because the Pill is a prescription drug. And you don't have to worry about your mother being notified about it because there is doctor-patient confidentiality.
|
|
|
|
|
Jul 27 2006, 11:00 PM
Post
#5
|
|
 <(- -)><(- - <)(>- -)><(- - )> Group: Member Posts: 646 Joined: May 2006 Member No: 400,609 |
welll why dont you tell ur mom that you want to go to the doctor to find out why you have irregular periods and then the doctor will tell her to get you birth control pills so she wont panic if you just say to her " i want BC"
|
|
|
|
|
Jul 28 2006, 12:47 AM
Post
#6
|
|
 i'll spend forever loving you. Group: Member Posts: 571 Joined: Jun 2006 Member No: 431,524 |
i think that if you were to go get them by yourself and there was a chance of her finding out, THEN she'd think you're having sex. but if you casually bring it up to her about your irregular periods that you've been having for way too long, she'd probably look into things with you so that way it's not behind her back, or her thinking the wrong things. i'm sure your mom would flip out because that's a mom's job, and it IS birth control mainly used for sex, but i'm sure if you explain to her first your irregularity and how it is, and how you'd like it better if you actually knew when you'd get it and how BC will help you with this, i don't think she can object to something like this. let her know too that if she flips out that you're not using it for sex.
|
|
|
|
|
Jul 28 2006, 03:37 AM
Post
#7
|
|
 Senior Member Group: Member Posts: 363 Joined: Jan 2006 Member No: 344,469 |
Actually you can go to your mom, your basic doctor should give you a free trial.
Mine were irreg for awhile, and I just gave up, and told my mom I needed to figure out something. So my doctor put me on bc.. I regret it, honestly.. I'd rather have my irregular-ness back... BC made me clot soo bad.. and you don't wanna hear about this. Go talk to your mom :) Tell her the real reason so she doesn't go.. LYK OMGZORZ SEX! |
|
|
|
| *Kathleen* |
Jul 28 2006, 12:12 PM
Post
#8
|
|
Guest |
QUOTE(lidoxangie @ Jul 27 2006, 11:54 PM)  whats that one place for teens? the name of it suddenly slipped my mind... anways, you can go there to ask for birth control. you dont need a parent to go with you. ask a friend to take you or something. Those Teen Pregnancy places? Not all states are able to give it to you if you're under eighteen. Just a heads up.  QUOTE(xCrys @ Jul 28 2006, 4:37 AM) Actually you can go to your mom, your basic doctor should give you a free trial. Mine were irreg for awhile, and I just gave up, and told my mom I needed to figure out something. So my doctor put me on bc.. I regret it, honestly.. I'd rather have my irregular-ness back... BC made me clot soo bad.. and you don't wanna hear about this. Go talk to your mom :) Tell her the real reason so she doesn't go.. LYK OMGZORZ SEX! Eep really? What about cramps? Because I was actually thinking about getting birth control pills for the same reason as the girl here stated. 
|
|
|
|
|
Jul 28 2006, 02:45 PM
Post
#9
|
|
|
Senior Member Group: Member Posts: 512 Joined: Mar 2004 Member No: 9,682 |
---------
|
|
|
|
|
Jul 28 2006, 02:48 PM
Post
#10
|
|
|
i'll spend forever loving you. Group: Member Posts: 571 Joined: Jun 2006 Member No: 431,524 |
QUOTE(Kathleen @ Jul 28 2006, 10:12 AM) Those Teen Pregnancy places? Not all states are able to give it to you if you're under eighteen. Just a heads up. Eep really? What about cramps? Because I was actually thinking about getting birth control pills for the same reason as the girl here stated. if you're talking about a teen clinic they should give it to you if your under 18 becuase that's basically the point of having it open, for teens, not just 18 year old adults and over. BC is usually free, but if you go to a clinic and say you that you have a doctor already (like Kaiser or whatever) sometimes they wont give it to you because they'd prefer if you just get it there. getting it at your doctor is free, too, and they give you 3 months dosage at a time. about the cramping, birth control most of the time reduces your cramps, or will make you not have it all, but that's not true for everyone because it really depends on how YOUR body reacts to it. xCrys may have had clotting but not everyone might, btw sorry about that.. but yeah the dosages are different too so the side effects can be different based on that |
|
|
|
|
Jul 29 2006, 01:49 AM
Post
#11
|
|
 Member Group: Member Posts: 13 Joined: Jul 2006 Member No: 445,172 |
Yes, it's probably best to be open with your mom. It sounds like it would be embarassing to do but I did the same thing around your age... she noticed that I had really uncomfortable periods (mine lasted for way too long and were way too heavy.) We were afraid I might be anemic because of it, so we went to the gynecologist and she was very supportive.
It's just one of those things you have to do; tell your mother your concerns and let her know that she can trust you. |
|
|
|
|
Jul 29 2006, 01:48 PM
Post
#12
|
|
 Senior Member Group: Member Posts: 4,357 Joined: Jul 2004 Member No: 28,115 |
my doctor told me that i could just go to the doctor's without my parents' permission and get birth control
|
|
|
|
|
Jul 30 2006, 02:00 PM
Post
#13
|
|
 portami via Group: Member Posts: 467 Joined: Apr 2005 Member No: 132,187 |
I think you should talk to your doctor and see what he/she thinks is best.
|
|
|
|
| *Kathleen* |
Jul 30 2006, 03:35 PM
Post
#14
|
|
Guest |
QUOTE(cassjamminx @ Jul 28 2006, 3:48 PM) if you're talking about a teen clinic they should give it to you if your under 18 becuase that's basically the point of having it open, for teens, not just 18 year old adults and over. BC is usually free, but if you go to a clinic and say you that you have a doctor already (like Kaiser or whatever) sometimes they wont give it to you because they'd prefer if you just get it there. getting it at your doctor is free, too, and they give you 3 months dosage at a time. about the cramping, birth control most of the time reduces your cramps, or will make you not have it all, but that's not true for everyone because it really depends on how YOUR body reacts to it. xCrys may have had clotting but not everyone might, btw sorry about that.. but yeah the dosages are different too so the side effects can be different based on that No I'm pretty sure it's different. There was discussion on it in some thread in Health about a pregnancy scare. The girl went to her Planned Parenthood and they wouldn't give it to her. I think she lived in Georgia. Then Elba said that she lives in California and they give it to teens under eighteen there. 
|
|
|
|
|
Jul 30 2006, 04:54 PM
Post
#15
|
|
|
i'll spend forever loving you. Group: Member Posts: 571 Joined: Jun 2006 Member No: 431,524 |
^hmm that's interesting. i wonder why it's based on location. i live in California like elba and they give it out to teens under 18. interesting.
|
|
|
|
|
Jul 30 2006, 09:02 PM
Post
#16
|
|
|
[BRITT;;] Group: Member Posts: 764 Joined: Jul 2006 Member No: 433,210 |
I'm in California.. Right now I'm not sure who my real doctor is, my old one [who i haven't been to since january], well I heard from my mom she quit or something but I didn't ASK if I even have a doctor anymore.
We have a planned parenthood or whatever, but I heard that it takes a while to get an appointment, they're really busy and I could never get through on the phone. I've never been close with my Mom so it's a little bit hard for me to talk to her about stuff like that. So what the next time I go get a physical or something when she asks about my period do I tell her how lame it is? |
|
|
|
|
Jul 30 2006, 09:05 PM
Post
#17
|
|
 Yawn Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 9,530 Joined: Nov 2004 Member No: 65,772 |
I wouldn't recommend taking BC for period stuff.
It screws up your hormones and stuff. Look for other alternatives and please talk to your mom about all this before you try anything. I am certain she will understand. Sometimes an irregular period is due to improper nutrition as well. Be sure to talk to a doctor about all of this, and ask for other alternatives besides BC. Taking BC for period stuff is not exactly the safest way. and some BC makes you gain weight. Blah. |
|
|
|
|
Jul 30 2006, 09:10 PM
Post
#18
|
|
 Para ti... Group: Member Posts: 100 Joined: May 2005 Member No: 139,983 |
QUOTE(Brittany Rachelle @ Jul 30 2006, 10:02 PM) So what the next time I go get a physical or something when she asks about my period do I tell her how lame it is? Thts wat i was planning to do because i've tried talkin to my mom about it cause my period is frickin ridiculous but wen i was tryna explain to my mom she flipped out and wouldn't even talk about it. |
|
|
|
|
Jul 30 2006, 09:19 PM
Post
#19
|
|
|
[BRITT;;] Group: Member Posts: 764 Joined: Jul 2006 Member No: 433,210 |
QUOTE Thts wat i was planning to do because i've tried talkin to my mom about it cause my period is frickin ridiculous but wen i was tryna explain to my mom she flipped out and wouldn't even talk about it. Oh my. ;/ That's the response I DON'T want to get. I guess it would help, your doctor should have experience in these things right? Haha. Maybe I will wait and ask my doctor. |
|
|
|
|
Aug 3 2006, 05:02 PM
Post
#20
|
|
|
Para ti... Group: Member Posts: 100 Joined: May 2005 Member No: 139,983 |
i think it would be better for ur doctor to convince moms than u right? cause i mean...moms trust tht doctors know more about stuff like this.
Hopefully it works... |
|
|
|
|
Aug 3 2006, 05:41 PM
Post
#21
|
|
 msladyliberty Group: Member Posts: 151 Joined: Feb 2005 Member No: 105,766 |
Tell your mom.
_I took contraceptives at 15 for the same purpose. _Even if you're having sex or not, having your mom know that you're taking contraceptives should give some relief. I dunno...my mom felt relieved and happy that my period is normal 
|
|
|
|
|
Aug 3 2006, 05:56 PM
Post
#22
|
|
 vengeance. Group: Official Member Posts: 3,058 Joined: Jul 2006 Member No: 437,024 |
first of all you should tell your mom that your period has been iregular for 3-4 years, or atleast tell the doctor.
|
|
|
|
|
Aug 3 2006, 10:31 PM
Post
#23
|
|
 rissa. Group: Member Posts: 621 Joined: Jul 2006 Member No: 436,690 |
Talk to someone about it. Like a... therapist... only if you don't feel comfortable talking to your parents.
|
|
|
|
|
Aug 3 2006, 10:45 PM
Post
#24
|
|
|
[BRITT;;] Group: Member Posts: 764 Joined: Jul 2006 Member No: 433,210 |
..how is my therapist going to help my period?
|
|
|
|
|
1 User(s) are reading this topic (1 Guests and 0 Anonymous Users)
0 Members: