Your Brain On Birth Control Novels & Stories

He threw the medical report onto my lap. I took the paper into my hand and scrunched my eyebrows together. "You've got to be kidding me, right? This isn't even—" "You requested ABORTION pills from your doctor! Not even three months ago!" "No, I didn't! I requested BIRTH CONTROL pills! You know, a refill on my prescription? Those are NOT the same thing!" "Yeah, "birth control"." Adrian scoffed. "That's how you became pregnant, hm?" "They're not 100% effective!" I argued. "No birth control outside of a vasectomy, hysterectomy, or getting my tubes tied are perfect preventative measures!"

He just comes out with it, straight faced, tight lipped and I blink at him as though he has lost his mind. “You’re an idiot… We use birth control, Arry. The same one I have been using since the first time you ever had sex with me. Two years on this injection… No babies. It obviously works.” I snap, touchy and pissed at this weird conversation, all because I wanted sex a little rough and kinky after a few drinks and I am obviously still unwell.

"Anytime I see talks on women empowerment in our families, education of girls, helping them progress, finding them jobs, scholarships, I hear music playing in my head. It increases my heartbeat, causing tension in my arteries. It increases my cortisol levels, testosterone decreases. The left hemisphere in my brain is stimulated." Rickey said going hysterical while pulling the hairs on his head.

Instead of responding to that, Eunice said, "I'm constantly on birth control, doctor. Will that affect the baby if I keep it?" The doctor hadn't expected that. She asked, "Are you married?" Eunice nodded. "How long has it been?" "Five years." The doctor's expression didn't look too good now. She checked the report and saw that this was Eunice's first pregnancy. She said, "As long as you don't have any complicated conditions, the birth control won't affect the baby. You can always get checked first to see how things are." "Okay. Thanks, doctor," Eunice said. After that, she got up to leave.

"I know that you have a lot of experience when it comes to men and sex, so, I am wondering why you are not using protection for yourself such as contraceptive pills and other methods. Since you know that the guys you meet rarely care about using protection, then, it should be of utmost importance for you to protect yourself. Terminating several pregnancies could damage your uterus and you may not be able to have kids in the future. Besides, you could be infected with STDs." "Once again you are right but the truth is that I don't like taking drugs. I can't imagine myself taking contraceptive pills or going through the stress of using other birth control methods such as vaginal rings, and patc

They'd end up having to birth like dogs. By the time I left, the elders had started to wonder why women had stopped giving birth like before. They were worried that the population would reduce greatly. They thought we were eating castor seeds and they banned the tree. It reduces fertility but has less effectiveness compared to artificial pills. I wonder if she got caught.” “But you stopped taking the pills, right? How come you did not get pregnant?” “Because when you take the pills, it reduces fertility. After stopping, it takes a while for hormones to stabilize. That's why some women take long to give birth.”

My head falls to my hands and I focus on taking deep breaths while trying to pick up my highlighter and get to work. How many times have women tried to use babies against Vincent? At least two. What would he think of me if I show up at his door telling him I'm pregnant? Will he turn me away and think I'm like the other women in his life? We haven't known each other long and I'm on birth control. I get the shot like clockwork. I don't have to worry about taking a pill the same time every day or whether medication will react with it. It's a foolproof method.

I just got another text from Mum: Please remember your medication, your doctor says you aren't taking any. It seemed like ages since I had seen Mum. At the time I didn't even realise why or really understand how much time it had been between meds. I had been blocking it out, my doctor, the meds and everything. They say the brain is an expert at blocking out things. I had no idea. I thought I was at school, watching this vegetarian girl frowning in the food court. I thought I was listening to her thoughts. This is what I heard:

She explained " and is there any drug that helps the brain to work fast? " I asked. " yes, there are some drugs like Vyvanse, concerta. I know that much. and some youngsters will take these drugs to have good memory power. and if they take it continuously then the brain will get affected by the drug." she explained. " Are you attending the lecture or not? you know only know a little about it. " " you.." she frowned at me. " Ok ok be calm. " I said.

“That’s not comforting at all! He’s flooding my ‘blessed land’ like he’s a damn rainstorm! And seriously, what kind of metaphor is that?!” “But it’s true,” my friend said with a gentle smile, squeezing my hand on the table. “Don’t worry—you’re not pregnant. Yet. What saved you is the fact that you haven’t ovulated. But once ovulation starts… even birth control might not help much.” “So what do I do? Kick Wayland to the curb?” I asked, my voice full of desperation.