Benefits and Adverse Effects of Birth Control in Women 18-35
Yekaterina Rabinskaya
8/17/15
Introduction
Since the invention of contraceptive methods, scientists have been looking for methods to benefit the process of birth control. We have found some ways in controlling conception and providing women the benefit of either taking an oral dose, injectable dose, or having outpatient surgical procedures that prevents pregnancy either indefinitely or for an extension of several years at a time. In this project, I will discuss if the oral type of birth control is beneficial and if the adverse effects are evident enough to compel the cessation of such preventative methods.
With approval of birth control in United States, there has been a major turning point in the country. Introduction of birth control techniques provide women in the United States with an effective, reversible and convenient technique of contraception which made real prospect of the reliably childbearing in the country (Goldin & Katz, 2002). Access to reliable birth control measures has permitted women to plan when to get pregnant, when to give birth as well as how to space their children in case they become parents. Apparently, the new norms for birth control technique continue evolving and are expected to continue gaining popularity all over the world. To be more specific, birth control has helped women develop economically especially in business sector for the past 85 years. Moreover, while the wage gap
Oral contraceptives have provided the world with great outcomes. Planned parenthood stated that birth control has “advanced women’s educational opportunities, led to more college-educated women pursuing advanced professional degrees, enhanced children’s well being in the long run, saved women money, reduced teen pregnancy, and reduced unwanted pregnancy” (“Birth Control” 1-3). The argument that birth control has done great things for society is obvious.
Over the centuries, women have tried a number of methods to prevent unwanted pregnancies. Some of the pregnancy control measures that existed before the invention of the pill included abstinence and withdrawal. Unfortunately, such methods often failed to prevent unintended pregnancies. As such, birth control advocates continued researching for effective birth control methods. Americans did not meet the idea of birth control methods with enthusiasm. In fact, those who advocated the use of birth control devices experienced challenges, including being jailed.
Women in today’s society have never known a time when contraceptive options were not available to them. As a general statement, acquiring some sort of contraceptives whether it is the pill, patch, condom, emergency contraception, or another of the many types of birth control is not difficult with the many options available to women today. However, backtrack to the early 1900’s and the story was completely different. In 1916, Margaret Sanger made contraceptive history by opening the first birth control clinic in Brooklyn, New York. The fight for birth control began. It was not until years later in 1960 that the birth control pill was approved by the Food and Drug Administration and since then many other varieties of birth control have made their way into the market (Kim & Wasik, 2011). Today, thanks to those like Margaret Sanger who fought for contraceptives, women and couples who wish to avoid pregnancy have more choices than ever before. (Egarter et al, 2013; Perry, 2015).
The idea of birth control has been around since before the eighteenth century. However, those in control of it have changed over time leading to several positive and negative effects including seeking underground abortions and disguised labeling of products for contraception.
Birth control has been studied for many years. Over the year’s people have discovered so many new things and applications. The history of birth control and the society around us has been affected by the impact of laws and the people.
Has birth control helped our women or been an affliction for them ? In 1950, a lady whose name is Margaret Sanger underwrote the research to create the first birth control pill. “She raised $150,000 for the project. 1960 The first oral contraceptive, Enovid, was approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as contraception (Sanger 24)”. I am looking forward to initiate what people views are from the perspective of birth control and if it has helped the society and if it hasn’t why do they think otherwise.
Since the 1960’s, doctors have been debating on if birth control could be safely sold over the counter. Over the counter, pill access means that rather than go to the doctors' office for prescription women would be able to buy a pack from the drugstore. In the U.S., drugs like Tylenol, Advil, Claritin, and Aspirin were once prescription only and are now available over the counter. In at least 80 countries, women can buy the pill without a prescription. Birth control was designed to prevent pregnancy and a lack of contraception and sex education causes teen pregnancy and abortion rates to spiral. Not only does the pill prevent pregnancy, but can also have many health benefits for women of all ages.
Review what the women’s health center wants you to know about different methods of birth control for women:
Birth control has been affecting men and women for a long time and now there has been issues on economic reasons, methods used and the side effects these methods can have. Which is why birth control and it's many methods that are being used and developed are continuing and still causing great issues throughout the world. These problems can cause an effect on population as well because there are about 210 million women that are pregnant each year and about 40% is unplanned. Birth control started in the 1960's, but throughout the world birth control has been going on for thousands of years. It has been said that women in ancient times would use a plant called Proto-Prophylactics, crocodile dung, and honey and put it in there vaginal area to prevent sperm to go and further and make them pregnant.(Time P4). Since the start of birth control in the U.S. more and more scientists have started to make more methods of use and that cause less suffering and painful effects than that of the painful abortion method.
When focusing on the public’s opinion on the use of birth control, research and analysis of polls show that on average, the overall relevant public ranges from ages 15-19 or 18 and older, which would indicate that they are teenagers post-puberty or adults. Most of those surveyed were American females, which is likely because they are most directly impacted by birth control, considering that they are the ones taking it, receiving information about it at their doctor’s, etc. The relevant public also includes religious groups; Catholics are the most relevant religious group, as it is the one that throughout the introduction and usage of birth control has been the most vocal (Gallup, 2012). Also, while females are the ones taking the birth control, men are another group to consider, as they are closely tied to the effects of using birth control.
Before Margaret Sanger provided women with birth control, women had no control over their fertility. Laws prohibited abortions and birth control of any forms for women mainly due to religion. This allowed men to dictate family planning leaving women feeling helpless. Currently, women with access to birth control are able to have more control over their own fertility. Jacqueline E. Darroch who works for Guttmacher Institute released an article titled, “The Pill and Men’s Involvement in Contraception”, and stated that, “in 1995, 94% of women using contraceptives themselves were using coitus independent methods, primarily the pill” (Darroch, 2000). Forms of birth control were no longer only male-oriented and did not have to consist of both man and woman’s knowledge during intercourse. As a result of this, women have gained more control of when
While riding on the Metro the other day, I passed by a few Alesse birth control pill at the McGill station, and I paused for a moment to think about the effect that female contraceptive has had through time. In other words, I thought about the socioeconomic effects of the birth control pill on woman. To begin, the pill was created first in 1957 for severe menstrual problems and re-released in 1960 for contraceptive use, meaning that it stops pregnancy. The idea to create the pill came into place when the development of synthetic hormones happened in the 1930’s. Many clinical trials took place in Puerto Rico, since the territory had non-strict laws on contraceptives. My goal in this paper is to bring into evidence, with many sources, how birth
With a median of 54% of people across 40 countries believe that using forms of birth control is acceptable, even though it's “un-natural” to certain people. In detail, immoral means not conforming to accepted standards of morality and unethical means not morally correct. It is sometimes acceptable to be immoral or unethical, for it allows you to learn from your mistakes, sometimes come from good intentions, and although morals and ethics are important it could go against personal beliefs.
Birth Control is defined as various ways used to prevent pregnancy from occurring. Birth Control has been a concern for humans for thousands of years. The first contraception devices were mechanical barriers in the vagina that prevented the male sperm from fertilizing the female egg. Other methods of birth control that were used in the vagina were sea sponges, mixtures of crocodile dung and honey, quinine, rock salt and alum. Birth Control was of interest for a long time, but women did not worry to much about it because child death rates were so high. They felt they needed to have many children just for a few to survive. In the early 1800's death rates began to drop and people began to show concern for controlling
Birth control was first invented in the 1960s and married women were the only ones allowed to use it, mainly to prevent pregnancy. It wasn’t until 1972 when the Supreme Court legalized birth control to everyone (“A Brief History of Birth Control in the U.S.”, N.P). Today, many women utilize birth control for many reasons, not just to prevent pregnancy. Birth control can be used for a number of things, such as help with their menstrual cycle, help and/or prevent acne, the most popular one, to prevent unwanted pregnancies (“What are the Benefits & Advantages of Birth Control Pills?”, N.P) and lastly it will help them have a better life through education (“Birth Control Has Expanded Opportunity for Women”, 1-2). But, a lot of times adolescent girls can’t use them because they lack their parents’ consent. There are many negative myths about birth control that cause parents not allowing their daughters to take any form of them. Due to that, people use false information to determine their choice about adolescent girls being on birth control. Should adolescent girls that are a proper age (15-17) need their parents’ consent? There are a series of benefits to using birth control and adolescent girls should have the right to purchase them without the consent of their parents.