Here's what the research says on all types of hormonal birth control and how they affect mood, PMS, and PMDD.
birth control pills, patches, and rings decrease the amount of testosterone being made or the amount of testosterone running around in the blood, preventing the excess of “male” hormones in your system. More specifically, being
Basically, birth control pills are made of hormones, and hormones are chemicals made in our bodies. Our hormones control how different parts of our bodies work. Birth control pills contain a small amount of man-made estrogen and progestin hormones, which work to prevent eggs from leaving the o...
Compared to women who don't use birth control, those using the ring are 6.5 times more likely to get blood clots. The chances may be greater than for those using birth control pills because the hormones from the ring are absorbed continuously. The Patch Also known as Xulane, Twirla, and ...
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Pills containing a hormone called levonorgestrel: My Way (over-the-counter) Plan B One-Step (over-the-counter) Preventeza (over-the-counter) Take Action (over-the-counter) Birth control pills can also be used as emergency contraception, but you have to take more than one pill at a time...
I spent most of the first two years after my stroke getting on with my life. It wasn’t until I was searching for a topic for my thesis that I revisited what happened to me. I had no idea that birth control pills could be so dangerous and I certainly didn’t know that I could ha...
Update:A recentstudy conducted in Denmarkhas found women who use birth control pills or hormonal contraceptive devices face a small, but significant, increased risk for getting breast cancer. While thelink between hormonal contraception and cancerwas discovered years ago, this particular study is the...
There's a Serious New Risk Associated With Hormonal Birth Control A large study revealed another risk behind taking hormonal birth control pills. By Hannah SmothersPublished: Oct 03, 2016 12:39 PM EDT Save Article Getty Images In a large study involving more than 1 million women, Danish resea...
New research in young rats links the synthetic hormones found inbirth control pills, patches and injections with disordered signal transmission between cells in theprefrontal cortex, an area of the brain that continues to develop throughout adolescence. Compared to control rats, the animals receiving ...