How serious are the risks of a 50 year old woman taking birth control?

Since my friends monthly friend is so heavy, the doctor wants her to have a hysterectomy, but she won't. She thinks birth control will be better to stop the heaviness. Is 50 too old to be on birth control due to side affects?How serious are the risks of a 50 year old woman taking birth control?
Most doctors will not allow women over 40 to take birth control because of the risk factors associated with age. I don't think a hysterectomy is necessary either unless her bleeding is that serious. Maybe she could talk to her doctor about other options or seek a second opinion.How serious are the risks of a 50 year old woman taking birth control?
Hi, sorry i'm a day late on answering.





There's got to be something else going on with your friend that birth control would not fix, otherwise her doctor would have certainly recommended this first. One of the many things going on could be fibroids growing in your friend's uterus. Fibroids are minimally effected by the pill, so it would not help at all. If she has fibroids and seems far away from entering menopause (fibroids tend to shrink in menopause) then her doctor probably would have recommended a hysterectomy. There are other ways, but none of them permanent, to get rid of fibroids. Only a hysterectomy would make sure they are gone for good and not coming back. All other methods would only be a temporary fix.





But, since your friend is already 50, the temp fix might just be enough. Your friend is close to menopause. So I would recommend she speak to her doctor one more time to really make him understand her thoughts on the matter. If he is adamant, then she should go for a second opinion for sure, before doing anything.