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Outline:BirthControl:ItIsntJustUsedforSex

I. Introduction
A. Background
1. HookWhensomeonefirsttalksaboutbirthcontrol,whatisthefirst
thoughtaboutitthatpopsintoyourhead?
2. BackgroundWhenRodyEvanswasasked,Whatisyourfirstthought
whenyouhearbirthcontrol?Purposewise.Heanswered,Toprevent
girlsfromgettingpregnant.Thisisthemainreasonthatmostpeoplejust
assumethatbirthcontrolisusedfor.Thereareseveralother,quite
importantreasonsthatwomenusebirthcontrol.Notjustsothatthey
wontgetpregnant.
3. ThesisStatement
Birthcontrolshouldntbeamedicinethatsabused.
Birthcontrolisusedforseveralreasons,amainreason(toprevent
pregnancy)thatmostpeoplewhoareagainstitdontthinkaboutother
reasons.Birthcontrolisnotonlyusedtohelppreventpregnancy,itsnot
usedtojustbetoabletohaveasmuchsexasapersondesires,birth
controlsmainusethatmostpeopledontthinkaboutisittohelpagirls
period,aswellasafewotherfactorsaswell.
II. Bodyofresearchpaper
A. ThesisSupport#1
1. Firstmainideaofcategory
a. Abstinenceistheonlybirthcontrolthatis100percenteffective.
b.
Ifacoupledecidestohavesexualintercourse,itwouldbewiseto
usetwomethodsofcontraception(thedeliberateuseofartificial
methodsorothertechniquestopreventpregnancyasa
consequenceofsexualintercourse).
c. Whenapersonisdecidestousebirthcontrol,theyneedtoask
questions.Whattypesofbirthcontrol,whattheparentneedsto
know,thecostofeachmethod,prescriptions,howmuchplanning
isrequired,therisksandfailureratesofeachmethod.

B. ThesisSupport#2
1. Firstmainideaofcategory
a. Morethan99percentofwomenaged15to44whohavehad
sexualintercoursehaveusedbirthcontrolatleastonce.
b. 54%ofthe2.9millionteengirlswhousebirthcontroldependon
thepill.
c. Manyyoungadultsareunknowledgeableaboutbirthcontrol.

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d. Forbirthcontrol,youshouldbecurious,beempowered,andbe
safe.
e. Beforesomeonemakesanopinionaboutbirthcontrol,theyshould
reallylookintothefactsaboutit.Becausetherearemanyfalse,
misleadinganddistortedinformationaboutbirthcontrolthat
peopledontrealize.
f. Clinicsandschoolscanhelpimprovebirthcontrolservices.
Teachingyoungadultsfactsaboutthedifferenttypesofbirth
controlcansurelygoalongway,andmostlikelystickintotheir
heads.
g. Requiringparentalconsentforbirthcontrolcanreallythreatena
youngadultschoiceaboutdecidingwhetherornottogoonthe
pill,oranythingofthesort.Alotofyoungadults,thatIveheard,
havethisridiculousthoughtprocessintheirmindthatbirthcontrol
isbasedSOLELYonsexpurposes.Parentsshouldalsoinform
theiryoungadultabouthowbirthcontrolisntjustforsex,that
therearesomekindsthataretheretohelpwiththeirperiods.As
wellasnotbeingafraidoftakingbirthcontrol.

C. ThesisSupport#3
1. Firstmainideaofcategory
a. Ifyouaredecidingtousesomesortofanytypeofbirthcontrol,
thinkaboutafewquestionsthatmighthelpyourdecision.
b. Doyoufeelokayputtingsomethingintoyourvagina,likea
sponge?
c. Canyouseeyourdoctortohavesomethingputinforyou,likean
IUD?
d. Canyouremembertodowhatyouneed,likebringingcondoms
withyouortakingapillattherighttimeeveryday?
e. Wouldyoulikesomethingyoucanjustleaveinandnothaveto
remember,likeanIUDorimplant?
f. Doyoumindtakinghormones(withhormonalmethodslikethe
pill)?
g. Doyoufeelokayhavingsomethingonyourskin,likeapatch?
h. Doyousmoke?Smokingincreasestherisksofcertaintypesof
birthcontrol.
i. Areyouconcernedaboutsideeffects?

D. Counterargument
1. MainideaThereisnoagelimittobirthcontrolsinceyoucanuseitforso

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manyotherreasonsthanjustpreventingpregnancy.Somemethodsof
birthcontrolcanbeusedtohelpanemia,fibroids,heavyperiods,acne,
irregularperiods,cramps,endometriosis,preventionofendometrialand
ovariancancer,aswellasforsomepeoplepremenstrualsyndrome.There
arelotsofbenefitstohormonalbirthcontrol,suchasthatitcanreally
reducetheflowofawomansperiodandreducecrampssignificantly.It
canalsomakeyourperiodveryregularsothatyoucanpredictwhenyour
periodiscoming.Whenyoutakethehormonalbirthcontrol,youcan
reduceyourriskofendometrialandovariancanceraswellasnot
increasingyourriskofbreastcancer.Thiscanbeveryimportantto
womenintheirperimenopausalyearsbecausehormonalfluctuationsin
progesteronecanleadtoincreasedlevelsofunopposedestrogenwhichcan
increasetheriskofendometrialcancer.(womenwithafamilyhistoryof
ovarianandendometrialcancerscanalsobenefit,aswellaswomenwith
BRCAgenesthatarenotfinishedwithchildbearing.)Therearesomeside
effectsthatcomewithtakingbirthcontrol,suchas:
A. Nausea
B. Weight
gain
C. Soreorswollenbreasts
D. Smallamountsofblood,orspotting,betweenperiods
E. Lighterperiods
F. Moodchanges
2. Rebuttal
Therearedrugsthatcanhelpyousaygoodbyetoyourperiodfor
monthsorayearatatime.Thedrugsthatsuppressmenstrualperiodsare
birthcontrolpills.Onetypeofbirthcontrolknownasextendedcycle
makesthetimebetweenyourperiodslonger.Anotherkindiscalled
continuousbirthcontrolwhichstopsyourperiodforayearwithoutany
breaks.Bothofthesecontainpillswithhormonesthatyoutakemonthsat
atime.Thesedifferenttypesofbirthcontrolsdifferfromapacketof
28daylpills,whichhas21pillswithhormonesinthemandsevenpills
withnohormones.Whilethelastweekofpillsbringsyourperiodto
occur.Withnormalbirthcontrolpills,theliningofawomansuterus
buildsupandshedseverymonthduringherperiod.Somewomenworry
thattheextendedcycleorthecontinuousbirthcontrolpillscausesthe
liningtothicken.Butthisisafalsesuspicionbecauseyourhormonelevels
donotshift.In2003,theFDAapprovedSeasonalewhichisthefirst
extendedcyclebirthcontrolpill.Womentakethesepillswithhormones

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for84daysandthenarefollowedby7daysofhormonefreepills.During
thehormonefreeweek,womengettheirperiods.Ifyourecuriousasto
whataresomeoftheprostoSeasonaleare,providedarethepros:
periodfreeevents,anendtoendometriosis,aswellasfertility.Astothe
consofSeasonale:lackofresearch,pregnancy,spotting,bloodclotting.
andSTDs.

III.
Conclusion
A. Restatethesis
Birthcontrolisnotitsnotusedtojustbeabletohaveasmuch
sexasapersondesires,birthcontrolsmainusethatmostpeopledontthink
aboutisittohelpagirlsperiodandafewothermedicalreasonsthatpeopledont
thinkabout.
B. TieThesistopicstogether
1. Sumupeachsupportingtopic
Teenswhoareinvolvedwithsexual
relationshipsshouldusebirthcontrolorcontraception.
2. Itmaytake1to6months,forsomewomen,fortheirperiodtohavea
regularcycleagainifshestopstakingthepill.
3. Beforesomeonemakesanopinionaboutbirthcontrol,theyshouldreally
lookintothefactsaboutit.Becausetherearemanyfalse,misleadingand
distortedinformationaboutbirthcontrolthatpeopledontrealize.
4. Requiringparentalconsentforbirthcontrolcanreallythreatenayoung
adultschoiceaboutdecidingwhetherornottogoonthepill,oranything
ofthesort.Alotofyoungadults,thatIveheard,havethisridiculous
thoughtprocessintheirmindthatbirthcontrolisbasedSOLELYonsex
purposes.Parentsshouldalsoinformtheiryoungadultabouthowbirth
controlisntjustforsex,thattherearesomekindsthataretheretohelp
withtheirperiods.Aswellasnotbeingafraidoftakingbirthcontrol.
C. ConcludingthoughtsDontletotherpeoplesopinionsaffectyourthoughtsand
feelingsonatopicbeforeyoustarttojudgethings.Doyourresearch.Sometopics
peoplejustassumethingsthatarentcompletelytrueorcorrect.
Theresaworld
ofwondersoutthere.

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