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 The Pill is an excellent
form of birth control when used properly, but remember it can't protect you from
sexually transmitted diseases. That said, the Pill isn't for everyone. Up
to 1 in 10 oral-contraceptive users gets pregnant due to incorrect use.
Here are some things you should know first...
A recent study at Purdue University found that women who
lifted weights and did cardio
two or three times a week experienced an overall increase in bone mass-
but those on the Pill lost bone strength in the spine and hip. Study
Director, Connie Weaver, Ph.D. says "the Pill may prevent the
exercise-induced surge in estrogen that strengthens bones." The good news?
Offset the problem by taking 1200 mg of calcium a day via four
servings of calcium rich foods or by taking a supplement.
Other vitamins and minerals may be competing with your birth
control, leaving you vunerable. Research shows that folic acids and
B-complex vitamins are reduced in women who take the Pill. Folic
acids help your body produce red blood cells and prevent birth defect and
can be replenished by eating citrus fruits, green leafy vegetables and
whole grain cereals. B-Complex vitamins boost energy levels and help ease
painful menstrual cramps. Meat, fish, bananas, walnuts and potatoes are
good sources of this vitamin.
Taking the Pill is supposed to make sex less stressful, but
recent research has found that women who took certain oral contraceptives
were almost seven times more likely than those who didn't to develop
vulvar vestibulitis - a condition marked by inflamed, irritated
vaginal tissue and pain during intercourse that commonly affects young
women. Researchers believ the Pill may prevent vaginal tissue from
maturing, keeping it thin and vulnerable to irritation.
Researchers have made the following conclusions regarding the
Pill and breast cancer risks: Women between 35 and 64 who have been on the
Pill at any point during their reproductive lives are no more likely to
develop breast cancers than those who have never taken it, says study
author Robert Spirtas. While research has shown that cancer risk may go up
slightly during pill, don't lose sleep over it. "A woman in her mid- to
late 20s only goes from having a 1 in 10,000 chace to a 1.25 in 10,000
chance of developing the disease while on the pill. And once she's off it,
her risk returns to normal," Spirtas says.
You can now get the #1 most popular birth control pill
Ortho Tri-Cyclen from an online pharmacy. You can
compare prices at Pharmacy-Finder.net. This birth control option can actually help clear up your skin too.
Here's a health hint: if you can't keep your birth
control pill down because you're nauseated, insert it into your vagina
like a tampon.
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New findings published in the journal Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers, and Prevention
confirm that women who take oral contraceptives do have a higher risk of developing breast cancer.
The study, which was done on 100,000 women for eight years, found that current or recent Pill users' breast-cancer risk increased by 60%.
But don't panic, assures Eugenia Called, Ph.D., director of analytic epidemiology at the American
Cancer Society: "Only about 1 out of every 10,000 women in the United States age 25 to 29 will develop breast cancer.
So for women in that age-group on the Pill, it would be 1.6 out of every 10,000," says Calle.
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Some information from Cosmopolitan Magazine
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