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.

  • @candybrie
    0•4 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.