Birth Control was created in the 60’s and is often touted as one of the most important scientific advances of the 20th century (Kiefer). Some pros …show more content…
(Marquez). If your daughter sees her period coming a different day every month then what birth control can do is help you know when your period is coming and it makes sure it comes at the same time every month you have your period and it also makes it lighter. You have 3 weeks of regular pills and they are for the beginning of a new pack. In the 4th row there are a different color of pills that are not the color of the first 3 weeks. These are called sugar pills and you know when you are on this row that your period is coming. Birth control can also help with bad skin and acne. (Holber). Every teen once they hit puberty they always know what’s coming. Pimples. Pimples are the worst, and I know from experience. If you see that you’re having bad acne on your face, back, or chest, birth control helps control it so you don’t feel those huge painful zits popping up on your skin. Sebum is the oily substance that your skin releases to protect your skin, while also keeping it healthy. What …show more content…
There isn’t only the pill. There are other things such as, the ring, the shot, an IUD, an implant or the patch. They’re all the same. They work the same way by protecting you. (12 Types of Birth Control). Everyone's body is differently, which is especially important so you can be informed. Unlike the IUD, the birth control pill suppresses ovulation. The hormones in the pill—sometimes estrogen and progestin together, sometimes just progestin—stop your eggs from leaving your ovaries. No eggs leaving your ovaries means no opportunity for fertilization, which keeps you from getting pregnant (Teen Vogue). If you’re specifically using birth control for something besides getting pregnant the pill is better. Most women are prescribed combination pills (that is, ones that contain both estrogen and progestin) that also thin the lining of the uterus (making it more difficult for eggs to attach) and thicken cervical mucus (so it's more difficult for sperm to reach your uterus in the first place) (Kiefer). There are different types of combination pills, some with more hormones than others, but they all prevent pregnancy in the same way and cover other things also, like the acne issue you may be having, Usually when trying to get rid of acne with birth control, you need to use the pill. If you are usually forgetting to take the pill or taking your shot, something like the patch or an implant can be much easier for you. There are lots of