Worried about comparison

iVillage Member
Registered: 07-28-2004
Worried about comparison
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Mon, 08-02-2004 - 11:00am
Hey, on the health message board i posted about the fact that I have recently started to notice the apperance and spider veins and stretch marks on my legs. I went to my doctors today and he told me it could be due to the pill and is taking me off of it. My boyfriend and I have been together for going on 6 months and he has told me on several occasions that all his other girlfriends were on the pill as well. I now feel like my body entire body is letting me down because i cant handle something as simple as the pill, and I am even more depressed about the fact that none of his other girlfriends had any problems with it. I dont want to be compared to his ex's and its stressing me out because i dont know what to do. :(
iVillage Member
Registered: 06-23-2004
Mon, 08-02-2004 - 1:01pm
First of all, let me assure you that you are not the only person to be effected by the pill. I was on it too, and although I was only on it for 5 months, I was left w/ stretch marks b/c of the 15 lbs I gained due to the pill. I hated it, and so do many women. You are by no means the only woman who has these problems, and your BF should be supporting you, not putting you down. Some women have no problems w/ birth control, some have slight difficulties, and some have every possible side effect in the book, but that does not make you less of a person.

The hormones in birth control can do some serious damage to both your physical appearance, as well as your emotional well-being. Weight gain, depression, and no sex drive are all very common side effects of the hormones in birth control. You should visit iVillage's Birth Control message board for more support.