Birth control is sometimes prescribed to help with heavy period flow, which could be a symptom of a much worst issue (endometriosis). But birth control is also prescribed to help control acne, which in my humble, unprofessional opinion is not a good use, and the risks far outweigh the benefit. Weight loss is another reason it's prescribed. These sorts of off-label perscription for a hormone are not... great IMHO.
Are there other solutions to acne, and weight loss? Yes. Endometriosis is far more complicated.
>Seems like sidestepping the issue to say there are other acne remedies.
My opinion is that estrogen hormone therapy is not the best course of action for acne and is prescribed far too much.
I literally do not know what your beef is with my opinion, since you do not state yours, you just write in weird, obtuse statements, which is common on hn in, I would assume, an attempt to look smart on a subject, in which you are not. See also: contrarianism.
Why didn't you say that instead of "things unrelated to birth control"? It seems like you are walking back from your original position and sticking to the easiest subset of it to defend. My position is that there are legitimate uses for birth control pills besides contraception and there's not a simple replacement for all of them.
Are there other solutions to acne, and weight loss? Yes. Endometriosis is far more complicated.