Advice please?!

Advice please?

I am 17 years old and going on birth control

The only thing I'm worried about is I get really bad cramps from my period and I was wondering what the best thing to do for this would be.

I've heard BC alone can help, but I've also had suggestions to get on the pill that gives you only 3 or 4 periods a year instead of 12.

Please help ...

3 weeks ago
I have tried all kinds of medication from paprin and midol to tylenol and advil to help with my cramps and nothing seems to work.

I've tried heating pads and warm baths and also got the same response

I am sorry for the bad experience you've been having with your period. Have you tried "mind over matter" techniques like visualization, imagery, accupuncture; other homeopathic techniques like massage? Also, believe it or not, exercise (walking, jogging, elliptical) has proven to measureably reduce the pain of menstrual cramps, and even eliminate it in some women. Before going on the hormone pill that restricts your periods to 3-4/year, make sure you do your own research on the science behind it and long-term effects. Keep in mind that your monthly period has a function, and that one part of the body effects other parts of the body, and that by altering any one of the parts, you are actually having an impact on other parts, like a domino effect. Also, as advanced as medicine is today in the 21st century, we still know very little about the comprehensive roles of hormones. Some women who have used BC pills seem to have no apparent ill-effects, however, others, once discontinuing them, seem to have problems associated with the use of them, such as infertility, or a very difficult time becoming pregnant once they are ready to...That being said, let me once again encourage you to seek other methods of relief, as mentioned above, and secondarily encourage you to really do your research, as these hormone pills may seem to alleviate that problem, but may in turn cause others which may be even more serious. Best of wishes to you.