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.

  • Binette
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    47 months ago

    WAIT SO I DON’T HAVE TO SUFFER???

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

    • @candybrie
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      27 months ago

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

        • @candybrie
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          7 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.