When can the pill be prescribed? | The contraceptive pill

When can the pill be prescribed?

When prescribing the pill to adolescents under 14 years of age, the gynecologist cannot prescribe the pill without the consent of a parent, otherwise he or she will be liable to prosecution. Adolescents between the ages of 14 and 16 no longer require parental consent. However, many doctors want to be sure, so they often ask for the consent of one of the parents.

From the age of 14, however, the doctor is bound by his medical confidentiality and should observe it. The pill is a contraceptive and contains various hormones that prevent pregnancy. If a pregnancy is desired, the pill can also be discontinued.

In this case, the last pack that has been started should be taken to the end. If you then stop taking the pill, i.e. stop taking the pill every day, pregnancy can occur after unprotected sexual intercourse. Often, however, the body has become accustomed to the additional hormone intake from the pill.

Therefore, it is possible that the period may be irregular at the beginning, in some cases not at all. If you have no bleeding for more than 2 months and are not pregnant, the hormone effects of the pill may simply last too long. In this case you can “get your period going” with the help of another hormone preparation, which you only have to take once, and thus wean your body off the pill quickly.

However, the pill does not only have an effect on a woman’s menstrual period. Many pill preparations also contain active ingredients that ensure a cleaner skin texture, especially in younger women, and help to prevent pimples. If you want to stop taking the pill, you have to be aware that the positive side effect of cleaner skin is now also gone.

Furthermore, the pill also has a certain effect on the psyche. Many women complain that they have become more depressed or unbalanced after taking the pill. If you stop taking the pill now, you may experience an improvement in your feelings within a few days and many women feel that they are suddenly much happier.

Some women also have an increased libido, i.e. an increased desire for sexual intercourse. This is probably due to the fact that the body knows that it is now possible to become pregnant because of the new hormone composition. This increases the woman’s desire for sexual intercourse.

However, it is important to note that after stopping the pill the body needs a long time to get back to its old rhythm. Since the hormone composition in the pill always clearly regulated when bleeding occurs and when not, the woman is used to her 21-day rhythm. However, the body does not function according to a set of rules and so it can take a little longer before bleeding occurs and there can also be more spotting or spotting. If these problems persist for more than four months, one should go to the gynecologist to solve the problems.