New study finds hormonal contraceptives affect ‘brain structure and function’
Among other findings, birth control use during puberty was linked with structural changes in areas of the brain linked to emotion and memory.
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Articles tagged Birth Control Pill
Doctors warn birth control pill may increase risk of blood clots from COVID-19
The authors suggest there may be a chance that risk of blood clots and strokes for pregnant women and those using the pill or hormone replacement therapy is heightened by the virus.
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Hormonal contraceptives cause abortions, researchers find
Three physician-researchers have found evidence that women using hormonal birth control do conceive children, who are then destroyed by the chemicals in an early abortion.
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Breast cancer risk skyrockets with longtime hormonal contraception use: new study
This is a 'significant public health concern.'
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Leaked Trump rule protects Little Sisters, Hobby Lobby from paying for abortion pills
Massive leaked document outlines Trump's plan to protect religious liberty and change the HHS contraceptive mandate.
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Think birth control is harmless? New study proves otherwise
Women reported a lower quality of life while taking artificial contraceptives.
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Surprise study finds contraception may actually make acne worse
'We learned that some contraceptives can actually cause a person's acne to worsen,' the study's lead author says.
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Contraception: an alternative to abortion?
Increased demand for abortion is the result of the widespread use of contraception.
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Women share birth control horror stories with #MyPillStory hashtag
Women's contraception woes are gaining an unlikely forum in the feminist press.
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Hormonal birth control causes blood clots, killing 23-year-old
The fatal clots appeared after only a few months on the pill.
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