well, my sister takes the '; shot '; birth control..and it made her gain weight..but not really much.Any risks factors with taking birth control?
There are always ';risk factors'; when taking medications. Depending on what birth control method you choose whether it's the patch, pills, shots, IUD's, or the newest nuvaring. I work in a pharmacy and some side affects of ALL birth controls methods are break through bleeding, increaded or decreased blood loss during menstration, weight gain, weight loss, tenderness (vaginal or breast), risks of certain cancers (this risk increases if you smoke), heatattacks, blood clots, and even stroke. Another risk factor is the longer you are on birth control the harder it is to convieve when trying to concieve! But, some drugs even lessen cramping during or before your time of the month and lessen blood loss during menstration or even cease a period altogether. Recently Ortho Evra is proven to promote blood clots, strokes, and other harmful side affects. You should definately talk to your dr about any kinds of concerns you have on a particular drug or method! A word of advice...whatever method you choose, make sure you follow directions to a T, or you could actually become pregnant! I wish you the best!
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Yes there can be as with any medication. High blood pressure and smoking can inhance these risks. Namely blood clots, headaches. Read the inserts on the packages to see what else there is.
if taken for a long time yes it is bad for health
There is an increased risk of potentially fatal blood clots. The risk increases from 1 in 10,000 to 6-8 in 10,000. But the risk of getting blood clots during pregnancy is 1 in 200, so I think it's worth it. If you smoke, the risk is much, much higher.
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