![]() Girls who take synthetic pseudo-hormones via the Pill lose the ability to produce their own hormones. When we shut down ovulation with hormonal birth control, we rob girls of the hormones they need for metabolism, bone health, cardiovascular health, mood, and more. It’s also the main hormonal event in a menstrual cycle, and the only way to make estrogen and progesterone. ![]() ![]() Ovulation is not just about making a baby. Partly from lack of girls’ own estrogen and progesterone. Side effects occur partly from the synthetic hormones themselves and These girls are at risk for many of the side effects of hormonal birth control including: According to a new study, this decade has seen a 50 percent jump in the number of young teens (12-15 years old) using medication such as Pills, injection, implant, and Nuvaring. Yet, unfortunately, that’s when more and more girls start taking it. That’s why the early years of menstruation are exactly the wrong time to take hormonal birth control. It requires regular ovulation, and that can take a few years to become established. Menarche is also when girls start to make female hormones for the first time. It heralds their future fertility, of course, but it’s much more than that. ![]() The onset of menstruation (menarche) is an important time for girls. ![]()
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