Ladies, imagine life with less acne, alleviated cramps, low menstrual flow, reduced excess body hair, lower cancer risk, fewer ectopic pregnancies, osteoporosis protection, and lower risk of inflammatory disease. The answer is birth control. In today's world teenage girls are unable to choose whether they want to use the pill or not, instead they need a prescription or a parental consent. Research shows that when used regularly 91% of women who use birth control, are successful ("Contraception: Pros and Cons"). Birth control should be available for teens without a parent's consent. Teen pregnancy has been increasing throughout the twentieth century, thankfully there is a way to decrease this quota. Birth control can help in this situation. Unfortunately there are some instances where it will not work but birth control is used for …show more content…
For example WebMD, Young Women’s Health and The Bedsider websites have evidence stating the positives of birth control. Young Women’s Health says “Birth control makes menstrual periods more regular and lighter. Also decreased menstrual cramps and acne. If that's not good enough, it makes a women less likely to get ovarian and uterine cancer, pelvic inflammatory disease, ovarian cysts, and anemia.” ("Contraception: Pros and Cons"). Imagine, how wonderful it would be with a period that is almost invisible. WebMD says that sometimes while taking the pill, one won’t even get their period. That is amazing considering how much pain women go through ("Birth Control Pills"). Lastly The Bedsider states all brands of the pill work without needing a health care provider to help fine-tune the dose. Birth control isn't addictive which means women can stop if they want to have children ("Should the pill be available"). Teenagers who are going through a body change, and deal with difficult periods, can be tolerated by the use of birth