Birth control

So I’m 17 right now and I’ve been lifting for about 3 or 4 years. My pr for deadlifts is 235, squat 230, and hip thrust 470. I’ve been making lots of progress lately and I’m happy with it. I was on birth control last year for about a week or so and idk if I was just being paranoid or my body was adapting to the pill but I just felt like my performance in the gym was crap. I’ve read stuff online saying how putting all these hormones in your body can hinder ur progress in the gym and to me personally being on the pill wasn’t worth it. I’m not sexually active at the moment so I’m really only on it for cramps. Where I’m getting at is that if I start being intimate with someone, what form of birth control would U guys recommend? Should I give the pill another try? I was also looking into getting an IUD bc they’re non hormonal. But I definitely wanna have kids when I’m older and I’ve read stuff that it can make it tough for u to conceive. Any tips and advice are greatly appreciated!

by Kal001 via Bodybuilding.com Forums - Female Bodybuilding