I've been researching this for a while and I find myself going in an endless loop at this point between what sites I look at having different information and then hearing about personal experiences with different methods of birth control.
I want have a pretty good idea of what my options are before going to the doctor for this, so that way my mom will actually take me, I don't really know why she won't just take me as this has been a topic of discussion for years. She's said repeatedly she'd take me if I wanted to, but really hasn't followed through on what she's said.
I checked out https://www.scarleteen.com/article/sexu ... trol_bingo a bit and I do think I'd be looking at a hormonal option. I really want my period to stop, partially because it is extremely painful and then also because being trans, that really sucks to be getting every single month. As I mentioned I'm kind of finding myself stuck in this loop, and figured I might as well just ask. I'm far too young for a hysterectomy which is the only thing I'm really aware of that would stop it. I know an IUD of really any type would at least lighten it, but I've also heard that sometimes people will bleed for like a month or so straight, which just sounds like hell. My mom also refuses blockers because there's not really a whole lot of research on long term effects and she believes that stopping your bodies natural process of going through puberty would be extremely unhealthy. She's pretty dead set on that idea and discussion about it stopped some time ago. Stopping those changes would be pretty sweet though, right now I have a small chest and I'm hoping I'm at an age for that growth to stop for the most part. It might also help to mention she's just coming around to pronnouns and that started about a year ago, I came out at 11, so it may just take more time?
I want to be on birth control for a few reasons, a) it's always safer to use multiple methods/pairing them up (birth control + condom) and b) this bleeding needs to stop, for about a week every month I'm just out of commision.
Is there any birth control that would be able to stop my period from coming? And if so, do you have any ideas as far as bringing it up with my mom.
Also, I've heard weight gain is a thing when you're on birth control, is that true? That idea scares me a bit as far as I really don't want to be gaining weight, especially as someone who needs to stay quite mobile and fit for my sports. I'm a goalkeeper so putting on weight could end poorly for my possition, I need to be able to get up for rebounds (without use of y hands by the way) using core strength purely and also need to get high in the air (as I'm certainly a smaller keeper and the outdoor nets are huge, I need to be able to protect the top posts.) What I'm trying to get at is I really don't want to gain weight due to birth control.