Will discontinuing my oral contraceptive make me faster?

I thought oral WAS the contraceptive?

Your Next Bold Move wrote:

It didn't take long at all for my libido to return- maybe a week or two. The insertion process itself was fairly painful (I'd suggest having someone drive you home) and my body felt out of sorts for a good 24 hours. I experienced some bleeding, but not much, and again, only for a day or so. I've had this IUD for almost 4 years and haven't had any problems. I also used to get a lot of migraines when I was on the pill, more than once a month- now I get only one or two a year.

Depending on what your schedule is like you could probably have Mirena inserted in the evening after your run(s), take the next day off, and be back to running the day after that. I did that and it worked out just fine!

OK that is AWESOME because I've also been getting migraines again recently. I think I'll wait another week and a half until both of my meets are out of the way and then get it after that. I really hate that birth control involves so much trial and error because I've had some terrible experiences in the past, but I've heard consistently good things about Mirena, all from runners too.

DId we have to get to page 2 w/o the obvious

Need pics please.

Strongly advise non-hormonal method. Tried pills for a while and it was AWFUL. Will never use those again! Life is so much better without them.

picture?

Oral contraceptives are far from the benign modern convenience they are portrayed to be. In reality they dramatically alter your body and mind. There are many reasons why young women and men are misled into believing the "pill" myth. For starters: pharmaceutical company profits, less "real" consequences for sex meaning less inhibition, more depravity, and more vanity--> less aware populations are easier to control, and of course don't forget the totalitarian campaign for gender equivalence. Not to mention the myth itself is extremely seductive.. who doesn't want more sex and less consequences.

indeed wrote:

Oral contraceptives are far from the benign modern convenience they are portrayed to be. In reality they dramatically alter your body and mind. There are many reasons why young women and men are misled into believing the "pill" myth. For starters: pharmaceutical company profits, less "real" consequences for sex meaning less inhibition, more depravity, and more vanity--> less aware populations are easier to control, and of course don't forget the totalitarian campaign for gender equivalence. Not to mention the myth itself is extremely seductive.. who doesn't want more sex and less consequences.

Lol it's not a myth if the pill actually prevents pregnancy.

I kind of agree though, I was rushed onto the pill at age 15 because of really bad periods without any discussion of the consequences other than "you might gain a little weight, but it will probably be mostly water." Same thing with Depo, when they switched me over because none of my pills were working well, they told me "some people lose bone density, but it's usually reversible" and they kind of shrugged it off like it was no big deal. Only took a year to develop osteopenia, which is kind of a huge deal.

Depo felt like a miracle drug too. No periods, lost weight without trying. It was basically the female athlete triad without the eating disorder, hence bone loss.

Thanks for posting this article! I was actually a D1 nordic skier in college too! I feel like I wrote the stories those women shared myself!