[ikka]

Wouldn’t it be reasonable to assume eventual internal damage from taking such a hormone blaster once each month for 5 years?

[varyouga]

Wouldn’t it be reasonable to assume eventual internal damage from taking such a hormone blaster once each month for 5 years?

Very reasonable. The cycle could change and make it impossible to conceive.

Hormones have a strong effect on brain function and emotions. She is already complaining about emotional issues in the article.

Seriously, how hard is it to remember taking a little pill once a day? People like this shouldn't be having sex.

[GoLightly]

I asked one of my oncology nurses if there has been a rise in breast cancer with my age group. She said there was, but there was a reduction with discovery of a connection to menopause hormone replacement drugs & combination contraceptive pills with higher doses of estrogen. Estrogen fuels the growth of some forms of breast cancer, which is why a portion of treatment for them is drugs that bind or prevent normal production of estrogen.

Looking at two different “morning after pills”, one of them has is a high estrogen combination & another is progesterone without the estrogen. The main action of the progesterone only is thinning of the uterine wall, making it essentially an abortifant.

In short, she could be buying herself a heap of trouble sometime down the road, not to mention the immediate risks associated with oral contraceptives, such as blood clots.