There are lots of ways to prevent pregnancy besides chemicals like birth control pills. We are made to believe that they are so benign , when, in fact, they can cause massive imbalance in the body, that, in some cases, may take years to repair. Here is a great article sent by a patient who I am treating who said that she experienced every one of these symptoms because of the pill: http://abcnews.go.com/Health/WomensHealth/story?id=6484342&page=1