I realised the other day, that I have been on the pill for over nine years. NINE whole years, I've been taking a tiny hormone filled pill every evening before bed for what 36% of my life so far. However, as the title of the post suggests, that is changing. I've been umming and aahing about whether to write this post or not, but I decided that maybe if I had read something like this, then maybe, I would have come to this decision earlier and saved myself some of the hassle that I've been through recently because of the pill. After all, talking about the pill isn't something we should be embarrassed about or feel we should hide. 

So let's go right back to the start. I was first put on the pill when I was 15/16. I was put on it for my skin, as I had been going to the doctors for a few years trying to find something that would clear my skin up. The pill was the next option after numerous antibiotics and creams. I was put on Dianette, a pill which is prescribed to women who are suffering with their skin or excess hair growth. It contains hormones called cyproterone acetate and ethinylestradiol, cyproterone acetate is an anti androgen, (androgen is a male hormone which is found in women too.) But when you have too much anrodgen in your body,  this is when things such as excess hair growth, acne, and super oily skin can happen. The other hormone is ethinylestradiol which is a form of o...