think-progress:

We’re resharing this because we were BLOWN AWAY by the number of comments. This is just one of many story threads.

Your tumblr host, Rebecca

emeraldsd:

fuckyeahfeminists:

knittingwitch:

uglyorangecouch:

thoseareturkeys:

think-progress:

Take a look at who relies on contraception: 58 percent of women use it for purposes OTHER than family planning.

The last two times I took oral contraception, it was to calm down my cramps and what not. A couple of days a week, every month, I can barely function. I had negative side effects and opted not to continue.

To be on certain kinds of acne medication, you need an oral contraceptive to regulate your hormones.

Some women have periods all over the fucking calendar and oral contraceptives help them regulate it.

I think these “houses of worship”, run mostly by men, should grow the fuck up.

Sincerely,

Management

When I first went on the pill it was because my periods were up to nine months apart so regulating them severely reduced my risk of uterine cancer.

I mean, now I need it for birth control, but not having cancer is also a plus.

 I use birth control for pregnancy prevention, menstrual cramps (I am often left bed-ridden the first full day of the cycle - but not on the pill!), and acne especially. There’s nothing immoral about it. And if the military didn’t pay for it, I wouldn’t be able to afford it. Then it’d be back to buying condoms (which is a huge waste in landfills), loads of pain medication, and different acne medicines that just don’t work on me because my acne problem is HORMONAL not due to “bad hygiene” or whatever else people give as an excuse.

This image should say “Because millions of people need it” instead of “women need it”, but otherwise I’m lovin’ this.

I started taking them because of the top three reasons. My acne was horrible and i’m allergic to a shit ton of things in skin cream, plus my periods were all over the place and left me in pain and sick for days. To me the contraceptive part was a bonus that I didn’t even need to think about until over a year after I started taking them

EVERYONE should have access to oral contraceptive for whatever reason, and no one has the right to deny them.

Yep I use them for menstrual regulation / pain and acne. I had to start taking them around the age of 14 not because I was having sex or anything but because my cycle we all over the place and incredibly painful. The pill really helped me and I’m incredibly happy that I was able to take it!