Why Would One Choose a Lower Dose Birth Control Pill?
Women would choose a lower dose birth control pill rather than a traditional dose because they are undergoing a time in her life when there are a lot of hormonal changes going on already, such as menopause. She may want to take a lower dose birth control pill so that her symptoms of menopause are not made worse by the further unbalancing of the hormones estrogen and progesterone toward estrogen dominance and low progesterone characteristic of perimenopause. Also, the side effects of low dose birth control pills are less prone to cause the side effects that result from estrogen dominance, which are the hot flashes, headaches, and other symptoms associated with menopause and premenstrual syndrome. If the side effects from the hormone levels of a regular birth control pill become unmanageable, the dose may be too much for the individual, and a switch to the lower dose birth control pills may help with these side effects.
