Birth control Question: Can birth control pills be safely prescribed to a healthy patient until menopause begins? If a woman is taking the Pill, how can she tell when menopause begins?
Hotly debated. It seems to increase cardiovascular events over 35– especially in smokers. Non-smokers are probably OK if there is no effect on blood pressure. Birth control pills Question: My wife has taken Ortho-Cept 28 day birth control pills for about 2.5 years now. For about that same amount of time, she has complained of generally feeling “tired” all the time. Our sex life has also changed from once a week when using condoms to sometimes every three months since she went on the pill. I would describe her has generally having little energy and little sexual interest. Could this be related to the type of pill she is taking? Are there other versions which she might discuss with her doctor? Could this be something altogether different and not related to the pill at all? Answer: Some women experience depression and change in sex drive on BCPs. The only way to see if it affects your wife is to stop the BCPs. Changes in mix can help this, but check her off the BCPs first. This will take
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