Can i smoke just a little when on birth control?!
Question: i dont smoke often, MAYBE once a week as a calming thing. is that ok on the pill or is it that big a risk? does anybody know for sure?
Answers: i dont smoke often, MAYBE once a week as a calming thing. is that ok on the pill or is it that big a risk? does anybody know for sure?
The answer to your question is maybe. Several health risks go along specifically with smoking while on the birth control pill. There is some evidence that smoking can decrease the effectiveness of hormonal birth control. Smoking causes a breakdown of estrogen, thus lowering the body's estrogen levels, which in turn plays a role in the effectiveness of the pill. Some smokers will experience spotting or breakthrough bleeding on the pill, more so than non-smokers. This could signal that the efficacy of the pill is lowered. More research needs to be conducted to better understand how, to what degree, and in what timetable smoking decreases the pill's effectiveness.
What we know for sure is that women who smoke and take oral contraceptives (OCs) increase their risk of heart disease. This risk is a dose-related situation