Essure Harm

It seems to happen far too often: a pharmaceutical is introduced, widely used, and eventually pulled from the market for being unsafe. Although it was pulled from the U.S. market two years ago, a new study has reported data about the side effects of the permanent birth control device Essure. It is associated with higher…

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The Pill, The Brain, & Sex

If you or someone you know is taking birth control pills, you may want to take a few minutes to read this. There’s surprising information coming from a new study that was released last week at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA). Researchers found that women taking oral contraceptives had…

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Hormonal Birth Control Linked to Depression

The media was shocked recently to learn what woman have been saying for decades: taking hormone based birth control makes many of them depressed. A study from the University of Copenhagen found that woman taking these contraceptives saw an increased likelihood of also taking antidepressants or being diagnosed with depression. How much more likely? Nearly…

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