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A review has reiterated that oral contraception is safe and effective for adolescent females, and found that negative side effects are rarer among teens than adult users. The review also found no evidence linking the use of oral contraceptives to increased or riskier sex:
Nearly five years ago, the nation's leading group of obstetricians and gynecologists issued a policy statement saying the time had come for oral contraception to be available without a prescription. We wrote about it and everything.
In the intervening years, some states have changed their laws. California authorized pharmacists to distribute most types of hormonal birth control. Oregon passed a similar law covering both pills and patches. But neither law changed the status of birth control pills from prescription to over-the-counter. Only the Food and Drug Administration can do that. And in Oregon's case, the law does not apply to people of all ages. People under 18 are still required to get their first contraceptive prescription from a doctor.
But researchers say there is no evidence that adolescents are at greater risk from birth control pills than adult women. A review of oral contraceptive research [DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2016.12.024] [DX] presents the most comprehensive evidence yet that, as the authors state, "There is no scientific rationale for limiting access to a future over-the-counter oral contraceptive product by age."
"There is a growing body of evidence that the safety risks are low and benefits are large," says Krishna Upadhya, an assistant professor of pediatrics at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and the lead author of the review, which was published this week in the Journal of Adolescent Health. In fact, she says, some of the potential negative side effects of oral contraception are less likely in younger people. For example, birth control pills that contain both estrogen and progestin come with an increased risk of a type of blood clot called a venous thromboembolism, but that risk is lower in teenagers than in older women. As a result, the pill is "potentially safer the younger you are," says Upadhya.
(Score: 0, Offtopic) by Anonymous Coward on Monday March 20 2017, @06:43PM (3 children)
She will never need birth control. Fertility is a feature, not a defect.
Look, I'm not even religious and I know to avoid sex until I believe that I will be with somebody until death. I in fact did that, as did my wife, at ages 22 and 19. Over 20 years later, I'm still with her. I have never had to worry about a forgotten pill, spent implant, or broken condom. We don't pay or receive child support or alimony. We don't get STDs -- not even warts or herpes. Our numerous kids have a stable home with a 100% (stay-at-home) mom.
It's really quite simple. She should seek a spouse as soon as she is about to stop growing, expecting to find one by age 22 at the latest. (for guys: as soon as you are about to be able to support a family) When seeking a spouse, she needs to treat non-virgins like they are radioactive, possibly excepting widowers. It's safest to treat divorced parents as a big red flag. Problems with responsible planning, such as drug abuse or pointless debt, are deal breakers. She'll have an easier time avoiding bad ones if she does the asking. She'll encounter more good ones if she studies mechanical or electrical engineering.
She can make other choices. This is gambling with life. It may work, but frequently it leads to pain: disease, poverty, custody fights, abuse, living with rotten people...
Set an example. If you've already screwed up, own up to it. Don't make excuses. Make it clear that you expect better from her and don't think she will fail. Disparage those who fuck up, even if that means yourself.
(Score: 2) by turgid on Monday March 20 2017, @08:28PM (2 children)
Look! The American Taliban post on this site :-)
I refuse to engage in a battle of wits with an unarmed opponent [wikipedia.org].
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday March 20 2017, @08:54PM (1 child)
Note: not even religious
This is just wanting a stable life that isn't fucked up and broken. Even w/o the god stuff, those old morals have a reason.
(Score: 1, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Monday March 20 2017, @10:21PM
In Soviet Amerika even Taliban is secular!