Jolie
May 1, 2013, 11:13am
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Re: Over the counter birth control
Before you start making judgments about girls using birth control, you should know that it is used and prescribed for many reasons other than birth control.
To treat ovarian cysts
To treat symptoms of PCOS - a hormonal syndrome
To treat endometriosis
To treat acne
To treat very heavy menstrual periods
Some other medications will not be prescribed to a female patient before she is taking birth control, because pregnancy is contraindicated while taking that medication (a pregnancy would be fatal to the fetus). Even if a girl is not sexually active, the FDA requires her to take birth control, because unfortunately, men still rape women in our society!
Please educate yourself before you pass judgment on people. There are many 15 year old girls who have to use birth control for one of the above reasons, and not because she cant keep her legs closed.
Well to cure any of the problems above, a specific type of birth control must be prescribed by the doctor, be it for a 15 year old girl a 35 year old woman. In the case, birth control pills just another form of medical treatment.