7 Things To Know About Birth Control Pills — The Pros & Cons
byOlivia Youngs
If there's one thing millennial women get mixed messages about, it's birth control. No matter your views on this hot topic, it's easy to get confused by the plethora of options available- and that's without even touching on the other methods that aren't taken orally. For the most part, options are a good thing, but nowhere is contraception confusion more evident than with the many things to know about birth control pills.
The term "the pill" refers to any oral contraceptive taken to reduce the chances of getting pregnant. And because there are many different kinds of oral contraceptives available a lot of questions tend to arise. So to clear things up once and for all, I spoke to Chase Cawyer, the resident obstetrician at Baylor Scott and White Health about the various pros and cons of oral contraceptives.
After speaking with a professional, I for one am much more confident in my birth control smarts. He cleared up any doubts I had in the effectiveness of oral contraceptives as well as brought up a few concerns that are important for every woman to consider when deciding on what kind of birth control to adopt. Deciding on a birth control method, like any decision about our bodies, is definitely not one to take lightly. So before setting yourself up with a prescription, make sure to take a look at the pros and cons of birth controll pills.