Is there any specific pill that is best suited for the adolescent female?
No. Choice of oral contraceptive preparation can be strongly affected by the combined OCP in use by peers or siblings, and by the size and color of the OCP package. Low dose (20 ug of ethinyl estradiol) combined OCPs may be better tolerated as they are associated with less breast tenderness, nausea and headache-unwanted estrogen side effects that appear more likely to adversely affect compliance in teens. My daughter, who just turned 13, started her period 6 months ago, and has been bleeding ever since. A gynecologist started her on the birth control pill but I heard this might stop her growth spurt she is only 5 feet tall now. The first signs of puberty in a girl are when she begins to develop breasts, although sometimes underarm and pubic hair starts first. The start of the growth spurt occurs around the same time. The rate of fastest growth happens later, but still before the first menstrual period. A girls first period usually takes place about 2 years, on average, after the beginn
