“Severe negative effects to contraceptives, depends on the risk profile of the patient,” says Dr Sivuyisiwe Jekwa, who works for the Keready health programme.
Dr Jekwa was weighing in on the shocking news of content creator, Chelsey Painter Davis, who recently went viral on social media after she revealed that birth control made her blind.
Speaking to YNews, Jekwa says there’s no one method of birth control that’s suitable for everyone and they all have pros and cons.
Other side effects of contraceptives include weight gain, depression and suicidal thoughts.
Dr Jekwa advises women to familiarise themselves with the pros and cons of any method they choose to use to avoid suffering severe side effects like Davis.
Dr Jekwa says women should take into account their health profile, relationship dynamics, which includes the number of sexual partners; reproductive goals and their religious beliefs, among others, when deciding on the kind of contraception they want.
Methods of contraception include oral contraceptive pills, implants, injectables, patches, vaginal rings, intra uterine devices and male as well as female condoms.
Jekwa outlines common side effects of birth control methods, which include nausea, breast tenderness and irregular bleeding or spotting.
Social media users have also been asking women to be cautious about contraceptives.
Men!
Hormonal contraceptives damage women’s bodies, harm their souls and wreck their spirits.
Women on hormonal contraceptives end up depressed, desolate & morose.
At the end of their reproductive age, they prematurely become senile.
— kiprop.haron (@kiprop_haron) September 8, 2024
I was put on the contraceptive pill at 15, a pill that was later banned due to its serious side effects. Which was not explained to me.
— Jeanie Rebane (@ovdilamp) September 9, 2024
However, some are for it.
Condoms and contraceptives as well as abstinence are more effective and don’t involve baby killing.
— Carborundum Crew (@Carborundu55651) September 9, 2024
Let’s face it, abstinence-only education has failed. It’s time to consider more comprehensive approaches like:Sex education that actually teaches consent & safe sex, Free access to contraceptives & distribution of condoms in schools and communities.
— Brighton Knox Mwanza (@brighton_zm) September 9, 2024
Adults that know about contraceptives and safe sex period don’t they still have lots of unwanted pregnancies.
It’s a thing of culture and discipline
A person who can’t discipline him/herself at a young age to avoid sex would not care about contraceptives or safe periods
— Bello Zech (@BelloZech) September 9, 2024
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