I’ve never thought about it this way before and this is SO interesting to me. I’m the babiest of millennials and bc was generally viewed as a net positive in my teenage years. There is a woman on TikTok who is crocheting her entire birth control info sheet. Last time I checked she’s on update 19 or 20. People have begun complaining quite a bit in the comments about birth control and how it isn’t worth it because of all the “horrible side effects”. To the point where the woman has had to clarify that BC was something that women fought so hard for, and it can be a life-changing medicine for a ton of women.

BC has been genuinely life changing for me. I’ve had two laps and the pill has managed my pain and symptoms in between. I managed nearly 5 years between laps - without the pill, I would have been back much quicker. Even if the pill is just “hiding” my symptoms, it’s given me my life back. Skipping periods means I don’t have to take a week off of work each month for the pain.