Image ID: a black and orange image of Sisyphus pushing up a boulder. The boulder is labeled “the fucking menstrual cycle”.

A few days after my period ends I just blissfully forget about it until one day I wake up and notice my crotch looks like someone was murdered there. Super duper fun.

    • @[email protected]
      27•3 months ago

      So, I’m a guy, so no first-hand experience, but I know at least two women personally, who unfortunately had additional issues with PMS-like symptoms and general increased emotional/psychological issues with what I think was this category of contraceptives. So, as always, look into what might work for you and stay aware of how your body and mind react. Just mentioning that, because both also had problems with doctors, including gynecologists, basically gaslighting them about how they are supposed to feel.

      • @RBWells
        8•3 months ago

        No - using the pill continuously works as well as taking the week off.

      • @gibmiser
        8•3 months ago

        I don’t think so. Basically you are tricking your body into thinking you are pregnant and leaving it that way. Less eggs are released, less uterine walls being replaced. That should mean both more eggs later in life and less risk of uterine cancer.

        Of course you should ask a doctor about it. They gotta prescribe it anyways.

    • Binette
      4•3 months ago

      WAIT SO I DON’T HAVE TO SUFFER???

      Why is women’s health always like this ;-;

      • @candybrie
        2•3 months ago

        Maybe. Sometimes, birth control side effects are also miserable. It’s a fun game of pick your poison.

          • @candybrie
            0•3 months ago

            Just to be clear, it definitely varies from person to person. A lot of people get none of the side effects or only very mild versions. But hormonal birth control can cause:

            • Breakthrough bleeding or spotting (which is probably a fair trade-off, but it’s not like taking birth control guarantees no bleeding)
            • Breast tenderness.
            • Headaches and migraines
            • Nausea.
            • Bloating.
            • Increased blood pressure.
            • lower libido
            • depression

            A lot of the things that periods can cause, birth control can cause as well, because both are caused by messing with hormones.