I’m curious why women on birth control don’t get menopause later than women who don’t take it.
Doesn’t birth control stop you from ovulating? Does that mean you’re not actually releasing an egg, therefore not running out of them faster?
(Sorry if this sounds really dumb)
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Menopause isn’t cause by running out of eggs, its caused by decline in hormones so you stop producing eggs and getting a period and in pre menopause, it’s starts to decline so periods get irregular. Pre menopause starts after age 40 but some women start early as 35.
Menopause is when you go 12 months without a period. My mom was 50.
>Doesn’t birth control stop you from ovulating?
It does. Well, hormonal birth control does.
>Does that mean you’re not actually releasing an egg, therefore not running out of them faster?
You’re not releasing an egg, but eggs aren’t immortal. They still age and die and get disposed of along with other waste in the body. You do this even before you begin ovulating – the majority of eggs present at birth are gone by the time of the first menstrual cycle.
Menopause is triggered by age and a decrease in hormone production by the ovaries, not by the eggs themselves. Birth control can help with symptoms of menopause but doesn’t stop or prevent it from happening
Somewhat confusingly, the quantity of ovulation isn’t directly tied to the decreasing quantity of eggs, which in turn isn’t tied to menopause.
By the time of puberty, a person has several hundred thousand eggs (down from millions pre-birth), which decrease to around 72,000 by 30 and 18,000 by 40.
Menopause, on the other hand, is caused by hormonal changes, which aren’t – while caused by the ovaries – essentially something that happens in parallel with ovulation, rather than its cause or effect.
Menopause isn’t related to the egg count or how many times you’ve ovulated. As you age, your body naturally produces less estrogen and progesterone. Birth control can’t stop you from aging. An old car can be full of gas, but that alone doesn’t make the engine run like new.
Menopause is the result of the follicles in the ovaries no longer consisting of viable cells due to aging, and therefor, no longer developing into mature follicles and releasing progesterone and estrogen. Taking birth control does not extend their life span.
I started on BC pills at age 48. Essentially stopped menopause symptoms within 24 hrs. I got punted over to HRT, or “hormone replacement therapy,” in my mid-50’s. Same thing, just broken up into specific % components for safety purposes. I turned 65 today, don’t have menopausal symptoms, love the results, happy personality, well balanced emotionally, no physical symptoms. Come off the HRT meds? I’m a psychotic bitch from Hell & sooo many horrible symptoms!! The difference on & off the meds can’t be understated. I’m staying on HRT until my death with great joy in my heart and love from those around me!
No. This country really needs sex ed. Hormonal birth control alters your hormone levels so your body doesn’t respond and let a fertilized egg attach to the utural wall. Only form of birth control thst would stop ovulation would be one where the ovaries are removed.
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