It's amazing when you thing about body effects on different people. I used to take the pill as protection and to regolate my period. Which in that helped me alot. Regarding pimples it didn't help even if I tried two. Only in summer pefore with the pill and sew water my face used to clear compleatly for 3 months, now that I stopped taking it they come out every day with or without the sea water. My friend took it on my advise ans she got totally fat, at least it didn't affect me in that way. It's a really good protection and effective even for those pains. Back pains stopped immediatelly, my period regulated and before I used to get it for a whole week, whit it lasted only for 3 days. But I was afraid because I smoked when I was on it and knowing that it was so bad I couldn't stopped smoking so I stopped to take it. Though I'm reconsidering again now!! It has more cons than pros, but the bit of prons it has, surly does amazing staff. For those who are deciding to take it, prepare your self for a roller coster with your hormones. At least that's what happened to me, but my doctor said it was quite normal, so nothing to worry about!

Thanks for posting this! It was so helpful with my health project, and for personal knowledge.

I heard birth control increases breast size, is this true?

hmm with "Bre" s comment, it doesn't seem like allwomenstalk is a safe space to speak about womens health....

the #1 pro appears to be a con. birth control is an amazing thing, it can really improve your life if you suffer from heavy or irregular periods. of course it has it's cons but please remember - salmon gives you cancer - eggs too - living in the city- not living in the city .. it's all cancer ... ten years ago cancer wasn't as exaggerated and look how many women in their thirties are happy and able to choose when to have their babies as opposed to the birth control scare tactics and mothers refusing to believe young britney would go near a boy and ending up a teen mom. my step mother was a young mom and asked me if I felt ready to go onto birth control at 13. not because I was having sex but to practice responsibility before sex even came about. that at 24 has been a valuable lesson to me .. ladies .. if you feel happy to take your reproduction out of his hands and into yours, at least consider it.

It is really a great post Melanie. I first started to take BCP when I was 19, first as a protection and after as a treatment against ovarian cysts. I've been changing to another stronger pills and I got really fat, but the good thing was that my problems were solved after treatment and during that time my face was clean (no pimples, no breakouts). Even after I've switched to more light pills I still had the feeling that I was getting fat because of them. The only side effect that they had, was a low libido. Only after 6 months after I've completely stopped taking them I return to my normal libido (this is a very rare side effect but it really exist). This year I've started again to take birth control pills but only for 3 months, and again I've gained like 8 kg. Maybe it was only physical effect, that those pills were going to make me fat but it happened. :)