As a parent how much responsibility should you trust your child with, before it is considered too much? One of the many controversies now is whether or not teenage girls should be allowed to get birth control without the permission of their parents first. Even though everyone has their own opinion on this manner, who is to say whose right and who’s wrong?
From the ages of 13-18 the amount of stress on teens is unreal. They worry about school, grades, sports, boyfriend/girlfriends, and not to mention this is when they get introduced to puberty. Puberty is a change in the limbic system which is critical in the formation of emotions. When you are not fully in control of something as important as emotions you should not be making life changing …show more content…
Any kind of medicine you consume has side effects, and birth control is no different from any of them. First off there are several different forms of birth control such as pills, shot, patch, male and female condoms, contraceptive sponge, cervical cap, diaphragm, and many more. It is great that there is a variety of options to meet each individuals need but each other these have their own risks. The shot and patch some users have reported nausea, headaches, and even depression. With the contraceptive sponge, cervical cap, and diaphragm there is an increased risk of toxic shock syndrome. Toxic shock syndrome, or TSS, is a rare but serious condition that usually occurs in women that use tampons, but can cause the patient to develop a high fever, diarrhea, vomiting, and can be followed by hypotension which leads to shock and death. Male or female condoms can cause an allergic reaction and not to mention there is always the possibility of them breaking. Most teenagers don’t read the warning labels on energy drinks so what would make them think to read the possible side effects on a
From the ages of 13-18 the amount of stress on teens is unreal. They worry about school, grades, sports, boyfriend/girlfriends, and not to mention this is when they get introduced to puberty. Puberty is a change in the limbic system which is critical in the formation of emotions. When you are not fully in control of something as important as emotions you should not be making life changing …show more content…
Any kind of medicine you consume has side effects, and birth control is no different from any of them. First off there are several different forms of birth control such as pills, shot, patch, male and female condoms, contraceptive sponge, cervical cap, diaphragm, and many more. It is great that there is a variety of options to meet each individuals need but each other these have their own risks. The shot and patch some users have reported nausea, headaches, and even depression. With the contraceptive sponge, cervical cap, and diaphragm there is an increased risk of toxic shock syndrome. Toxic shock syndrome, or TSS, is a rare but serious condition that usually occurs in women that use tampons, but can cause the patient to develop a high fever, diarrhea, vomiting, and can be followed by hypotension which leads to shock and death. Male or female condoms can cause an allergic reaction and not to mention there is always the possibility of them breaking. Most teenagers don’t read the warning labels on energy drinks so what would make them think to read the possible side effects on a