chill dog !!81dzJNNYL started this discussion 6 months ago#127,535
I take this pill specifically so I don't have to fucking menstruate (besides not getting knocked up) so of course I can stop taking it for 6 months and not have a fucking period but in the past two months of taking this fucking pill I've had three periods of varying intensity, this one being the worst so far
Fuck me sideways
I hate this shit
Rip out the whole uterus
chill dog !!81dzJNNYL (OP) replied with this 6 months ago, 3 hours later, 4 hours after the original post[^][v]#1,377,159
@1,377,139 (B)
It's not experimental. Could be the dose is slightly too low. I've brought it up with my doctor when I've had this issue in the past and was told that it is still effective contraception even if there is breakthrough bleeding. And unless I'm infertile, I think the pill has proven itself over the past decade.
Apparently smoking tobacco can cause this too, requiring a higher hormone dose to prevent the bleeding.
....also I forgot to take the fucking pill yesterday, that would do it. Still doesn't make sense that I can cease taking the pill for half a year and not bleed once, yet immediately start a full period if I miss one day.
@previous (epoch flicker !!//ofCutyg)
Thanks, me too! Not while it's still inside me though please.
Anonymous D joined in and replied with this 6 months ago, 3 hours later, 7 hours after the original post[^][v]#1,377,180
So like… I get that women like complaining about the struggles of being a woman but when did it become popular online to talk about tearing your uterus out? That just kinda makes it sound like you’re trans. Imagine if men went around talking about how much they wish they didn’t have a cock. It would be suspicious.
chill dog !!81dzJNNYL (OP) replied with this 6 months ago, 29 seconds later, 7 hours after the original post[^][v]#1,377,182
@1,377,180 (D)
Well it has no functional use to me. I'm not going to bear a child. So it's just a source of pain (and hormones). I have no strong feelings about my gender in either direction tbh. I wouldn't mind being male.
Anonymous D replied with this 6 months ago, 4 minutes later, 7 hours after the original post[^][v]#1,377,191
@1,377,183 (chill dog !!81dzJNNYL)
Okay, well not wanting a ballsack then since the uterus is connected to the ovaries and testicles are technically ovaries that erupted out of our bodies when we were fetuses. And I assume if you got rid of the uterus you’d also get rid of the ovaries because otherwise that would be a bit weird. Is that even possible or would that be like cutting your arms off without cutting your fingers off?
> Have you tried seeing a spiritual healer? We have these African guys handing out leaflets at Stratford station promising good results.
You’re obsessed with black guys. Remember when you were talking about how you were following a cute black guy you had a crush on while riding on a bike? Sounds romantic.
chill dog !!81dzJNNYL (OP) replied with this 6 months ago, 37 seconds later, 7 hours after the original post[^][v]#1,377,195
@1,377,191 (D)
I dunno but I'd be fine with losing the ovaries and uterus. I'd equate it more to losing an appendix as they're internal organs, not external, and therefore not visually perceived sexual characteristics
Anonymous D double-posted this 6 months ago, 2 minutes later, 7 hours after the original post[^][v]#1,377,199
@1,377,195 (chill dog !!81dzJNNYL)
Idk if I want to have children but I kinda want the ability to have children. But men are weird like that. Taking pride in our fertility while also avoiding having kids at the same time. Like you wanna have healthy testosterone levels and a high sperm count because that makes you more of a man or something. Although to be fair, I can’t remember the last time I had bloodwork done so I’ve actually got no idea what my testosterone levels are. But I assume they’re perfect because I have blind faith.
Anonymous D replied with this 6 months ago, 2 minutes later, 7 hours after the original post[^][v]#1,377,201
@previous (chill dog !!81dzJNNYL)
I feel like if America and Canada are twins, America might be the evil one. Sort of like how if Ireland or Britain are twins, Britain is probably the evil twin. Or if China and Japan are twins… it depends which side of the political spectrum you’re on. If you’re right wing I guess China is evil, if you’re a little bit of a lefty then maybe you know… imperialism and all that. Maybe that last one is a bad example.
chill dog !!81dzJNNYL (OP) replied with this 6 months ago, 1 minute later, 7 hours after the original post[^][v]#1,377,204
@1,377,201 (D)
Canada and the US are not twins. The US certainly seems to think so and we are influenced by American media. The shitshow with trump has unified Canadians for the first time that I've ever seen, personally (as Canadians, against Trump/the US). I was amazed how quickly American products were taken off shelves lol. I see sooooo many ads from the US begging for Canadian tourists to come back.
Anonymous D replied with this 6 months ago, 1 minute later, 8 hours after the original post[^][v]#1,377,206
@1,377,204 (chill dog !!81dzJNNYL)
It depends on where you are in the United States. In larger cities in the northern United States, like Chicago or Detroit or New York, culturally, Americans are pretty similar. But if you’re talking about rural folks or southerners, then it’s completely different. But in terms of values there are a lot of people in America who if they were the majority they’d probably create a country similar to what Canada has in terms of policy.
Anonymous D triple-posted this 6 months ago, 7 minutes later, 8 hours after the original post[^][v]#1,377,208
@1,377,206 (D)
Even though certain cities like Chicago have a stereotype of gun violence, there’s sort of a weird irony that sometimes the places with the most gun violence have the most support for gun control. But there’s a tragedy of the commons problem where if one person has a gun then everybody needs a gun. So ironically I’ve heard people say they don’t think guns should be legal from people who I know own guns.
Anonymous F replied with this 6 months ago, 1 minute later, 9 hours after the original post[^][v]#1,377,225
@1,377,222 (chill dog !!81dzJNNYL)
Until your topic I was under the impression that stopping periods on purpose would not be healthy. Now with a review on Google, I see I was out of touch with this subject.
Anonymous F replied with this 6 months ago, 3 minutes later, 9 hours after the original post[^][v]#1,377,228
@1,377,224 (chill dog !!81dzJNNYL)
I found it easy to call up a high school and borrow one for a few hours. Of course working for a totally famous company made this easy.
The laid... back in high school days was related to her interest in the means of extraction of the example.
Anonymous F double-posted this 6 months ago, 2 minutes later, 9 hours after the original post[^][v]#1,377,230
@1,377,224 (chill dog !!81dzJNNYL)
Attempted an edit and failed.
Oh I do NOT mean laid as going all the way as that did not happen. Close but as Monica Lewinsky would say, no cigar.
chill dog !!81dzJNNYL (OP) replied with this 6 months ago, 4 minutes later, 9 hours after the original post[^][v]#1,377,231
@1,377,225 (F)
It is recommended to take the placebo and menstruate once every 3-6 months but meh, I haven't experienced any ill effects from not doing that. Took it continuously for years at a time, only stopped when I wasn't getting laid.
Anonymous F replied with this 6 months ago, 4 minutes later, 9 hours after the original post[^][v]#1,377,233
@previous (chill dog !!81dzJNNYL)
I am almost older that God herself. Back in my married days and into lots of backpacking and mountain climbing with my wife - We consulted our doctor re her taking birth control pills longer, in order to delay her period. Doc back then said sure but not to often.
chill dog !!81dzJNNYL (OP) replied with this 6 months ago, 1 minute later, 9 hours after the original post[^][v]#1,377,236
@1,377,233 (F)
These ones are slightly different. A "normal" birth control pill has three weeks, each at different levels of hormones, followed by one placebo week. These ones have the same level of hormone through the whole pack. There's still the placebo week (or a 21pack that just contains 3 weeks) but I just take them back to back.
T-34 replied with this 6 months ago, 32 seconds later, 17 hours after the original post[^][v]#1,377,427
You know 100 foot long sauropods laid eggs that were only about 8 inches wide? That’s the advantage of not being human. Can’t even tell if their skeletons are male or female because all the reproductive bits are so tiny dinosaur skeletons never really needed to adapt much to it.
T-34 double-posted this 6 months ago, 4 minutes later, 17 hours after the original post[^][v]#1,377,430
Tbh it is weird though if you think about it that for some reason, birth is this bad for humans and we’re this smart, but in order to sustain the population, every woman would need to have two kids on average, except there are 8 billion people in the world. So most women for most of history felt the pain of childbirth and then decided to do it again for some reason, multiple times. It’s kinda weird.
T-34 replied with this 6 months ago, 3 minutes later, 18 hours after the original post[^][v]#1,377,443
@previous (Fake anon !ZkUt8arUCU)
I’m not sure you’re correct that sex feels better than childbirth feels bad, especially since I like food more than sex…
chill dog !!81dzJNNYL (OP) replied with this 6 months ago, 1 hour later, 20 hours after the original post[^][v]#1,377,483
@1,377,432 (T-34)
Some creatures like bedbugs do what's called traumatic insemination. As in the male drills a hole through the female's exoskeleton and inseminates through it.
@1,377,430 (T-34)
Hormones are a helluva drug. The body releases incredible amounts of hormones post-partum, so mom bonds with baby and somehow birth doesn't seem so bad in retrospect.
T-34 joined in and replied with this 6 months ago, 6 hours later, 1 day after the original post[^][v]#1,377,619
@1,377,483 (chill dog !!81dzJNNYL)
It’s not really established that insects feel pain in the first place though. Their exoskeletons are made from chitin which isn’t even alive. Humans have fingernails and hair made from keratin, which isn’t the same material, but the principle is the same in that it’s a thing attached to your body that’s not alive in the first place. It doesn’t hurt when you clip your fingernails or cut your hair. And since insects entire bodies are covered by their exoskeletons, there isn’t really a reason to expect that they should have evolved the ability to feel pain.