Birth Control and Future Fertility: What You Need to Know

Question
i wanted to know if birth control is bad to take if your plaining to have kids later on. I also know that some of my friends that took birth control have a hard time getting pregnant and when they do get pregnant they have miscarriages. So i need to know if its that bad.  

Answer
Hi Veronica,
Thanks for your question. I'm not a medical professional so seek your doctor's advice as well. According to the research I have done, there could be a risk of infertility from the pill. It's hard to know if you would be affected.
I would recommend condoms, Natural Family Planning or abstinence if appropriate. Here is an article about birth control which will be helpful to you. Write when you get a chance at DCHERYL51@yahoo.com

Here is some information about the pill because I
> > want you to know the
> >  side effects and how it works. How long have you
> > been taking the pill?
> >  I want to warn you on some of the risks of the
> > pill.
> >  <Progestins and the estrogen in the pill are
> > artificial hormones that
> >  make your body believe that it is pregnant month
> > after month. All the
> >  vital organs in your body are affected by the
> > constant use of the pill.
> >  It contains powerful steroids and artificial
> > hormones.
> >  This constant presence of powerful steroids is
> not
> > healthy, and there
> >  are side effects when using the pill. Here are
> the
> > ways the pill can
> >  work.
> >  1. It can prevent ovulation (releasing an egg
> from
> > the ovary)
> >     2. It can cause the mucus in the cervix to
> > change so that if sperm
> >  reach the cervix, they are not allowed to enter,
> > and
> >     3. It can irritate the lining of the uterus so
> > that if the first two
> >  actions fail, and you do become pregnant, your
> body
> > will reject the
> >  fetus (baby) and he or she will die.
> >  It's called a chemical abortion.
> >  
> >  Here are some of the side effects of the pill:
> >  -bacterial infections (because the pill weakens
> the
> > immune system.)
> >  -more susceptible to the AIDS virus (HIV) because
> > the pill weakens the
> >  immune system
> >  -pelvic inflammatory disease-an infection of the
> > fallopian tubes that
> >  can cause sickness or sterility
> >  -infertility-unable to ever bear children
> >  -ectopic pregnancy
> >  -shrinking of the womb (endometrial atrophy)
> >  -mood swings and depression
> >  -breast cancer
> >  -blood clots
> >  -birth defects in children conceived while women
> > are on the pill
> >  -tender breasts
> >  -stroke
> >  -cervical cancer
> >  -weight gain >