Re:Birth Control via App Finds Footing Under Political Radar
by intopieces on Monday June 20, 2016 @12:56AM
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Almost all? I think you might be falling victim to selection bias. Not many women cruise over to /r/birthcontrol to talk about how they've been on it for years without any side effects.
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Re:Birth Control via App Finds Footing Under Political Radar
by nostrebored on Monday June 20, 2016 @01:08AM
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You're altering your hormones with everything but the paraguard. We know very well that hormone imbalances cause mood changes. We have no long term data about the mental health effects from birth control. People frequently describe feeling like a zombie or hyper aggressive, and only realizing after stopping their medication.
Re:Birth Control via App Finds Footing Under Political Radar
by mreams on Monday June 20, 2016 @03:19PM
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Seconded. My birth control works great for me, so I don't have any particular need to talk about it unless directly asked. If I was unhappy with it, I'd be much more likely to complain about it and ask other people for advice.
Re:Birth Control via App Finds Footing Under Political Radar
by tcj_phx on Monday June 20, 2016 @04:30PM
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AFAIK, there are no long-term (30+ year) studies comparing women who have never-used, briefly-used, and long-term-used hormonal drugs to suppress their menstrual cycle. The Women's Health Initiative found that prescription horse piss (PREMARIN, made from PREgnant MARes' urIN) was not good for women's health.
I have personally used non-prescription Progesterone USP to recover from a head injury, so I'm inclined to believe the heretical scientists who heckle the birth control peddlers.