Birth control pills taken by women can be harmful, causing them to become infertile through the years. Teenage girls are now taking birth control pills to help with their period symptoms such as heavy …show more content…
and painful cramps, they are sure of the income in taking birth control pills but claim to be okay with the later outcome of a possibility to be infertile. Through the years many women become more reassured that the reason why they are infertile is because of all the years they have taken the contraceptive pill. The contraceptive pill damages the ovaries by decreasing the number of eggs produced during the menstrual cycle. Research has been done to prove the levels of AMH, Anti-Mullerian Hormone, have decreased over the time women of ages 19 through 46 have taken the contraceptive pill. It has been found that the levels of AMH have gone down 19 percent during the years. More impressively the contraceptive users were also tested on the size of their ovaries during the time taken birth control pills. It has been proven that between 29 and 54 percent in women have smaller ovaries that women who don't take contraceptive pills. Birth control contain two set of hormonal sets including estrogen and progesterone, who help the eggs mature and ovulate during the monthly menstrual cycle. Due to estrogen and progesterone in the body the lining of the uterus becomes thinner and later causes mucus that is produced in the cervix.
Another possible increase of long term effect is the possibility to acquire frequent migraines and increase blood pressure.
There are many helpful and good reasons why women should take birth control such as acne prevention. Estrogen is a female hormone that is produced in contraceptives such as birth control pills by decreasing the testosterone levels that create the oily production of oily skin. Another reason why women and now young teenage girls take birth control is to prevent Anemia, a chronic disease that occurs when the blood does not have enough red blood cells through the body. Anemia can occur due to heavy, excess blood during the menstrual
cycle.