14 times celebrities spoke about birth control and its effects

Jessica BoothApr 27, 2021, 01:23 IST

Several celebrities have spoken about different forms of birth control and the side effects.Jordan Strauss/AP Images; Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty; Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty

Celebrities have spoken about both the benefits and downsides of birth control.
Halsey and Lena Dunham have written about using the prescription to treat endometriosis.
Other stars, like Kendall Jenner and Lea Michele, said they used birth control for their acne.

Hailey Bieber said she broke out when she first got on birth control.

Hailey Bieber said birth control affected her hormones. Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty

Halsey has tweeted that birth control helps her endometriosis pain.

Halsey has written about having endometriosis. Kevin Winter/Getty Images

Elizabeth Banks said she used birth control to help with her migraines and "heavy flow."

Elizabeth Banks said she got birth control through Planned Parenthood. Jason Merritt/Getty Images

Kendall Jenner said birth control helped her acne.

Kendall Jenner said her breakouts returned when she got off of birth control. Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images

Khloé Kardashian stopped taking birth control after meeting with a fertility specialist.

Khloé Kardashian documented her experience on an episode of "Keeping Up With the Kardashians." Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP

Lena Dunham has called birth control her "only savior" when it comes to her endometriosis.

Lena Dunham wrote about her experience with birth control for The New York Times. Jason Merritt/Getty

Cardi B has talked about needing to take emergency birth control.

Cardi B shared her experience on social media. Jordan Strauss/AP Images

Natalie Portman opened up about birth control's effect on her mental health.

Natalie Portman talked about her experience during a Harvard University commencement speech. Stefanie Loos / Reuters

Jamie Lynn Spears said she was "really scared" to go to the doctor to get birth control.

Jamie Lynn Spears said she felt embarrassed to ask for birth control. Evan Agostini/Invision/AP

Jessica Simpson spoke about contraception after pregnancy.

Jessica Simpson said she got an IUD after giving birth to her second child. Neilson Barnard/Getty Images for YMA Fashion Scholarship Fund

Misty Copeland said she was prescribed birth control to induce menstruation.

Misty Copeland wrote an essay that touched on her experience with birth control. Mark Von Holden/AP

Jhené Aiko has shared that birth control helped with her cystic acne.

Jhené Aiko partially credited birth control for her glowing skin. Noam Galai / Getty Images

Sophia Bush has talked about nonhormonal birth control.

Sophia Bush has advocated for the #NoHormonesPlz initiative. Neilson Barnard/Getty Images

Lea Michele called birth control a "savior" for her teenage self.

Lea Michele said that birth control helped her acne. Michael Buckner/Getty

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