I just know that I always have the most negative side effects possible with any medication and am very adamant that all information be given me before hand for any medication. I base my decisions on facts not propoganda from any side. There are long term consequences for interfering with the natural functions of the body. People should have all information so that they can choose what they prefer to live with, what's that saying pay now or pay later.
How many of you guys would be so gung ho about the use of bc pills if you realized that it can and often does kill the libido? Remember the pill is interfering with the hormones.
Libido is not something I regard as a priority, but YMMV. Different people respond very differently to medications, and hopefully, the emerging science of genetic testing to predict response to particular medications will largely solve that problem. I think that dosage recommendations are a big part of the problem. I often take a fraction of the recommended or prescribed dosage of a medication and find that it's plenty. The recommended dosages are designed to achieve maximal effect -- good for sales -- and work fine for people who don't have any adverse reactions, but can make the side effects worse than the original problem. Case in point: I have a 365 day a year runny nose from a wide range of mild allergies. I take 1/4 of an Actifed tablet in the morning and that does the trick for the whole day. Recommended dosage is a whole tablet every 6 hours, but even 1 whole tablet a day gives me kidney stones. But I've been on the 1/4 a day for over 15 years with no problems.