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Articles tagged with: Birth control
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Social media posts inaccurately link hormonal contraceptives with polycystic ovarian syndrome, infertility, and depression
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Hormonal birth control is associated with “PCOS [polycystic ovarian syndrome], hormonal imbalances, depression, and infertility”
SOURCE: Anonymous, Reallygraceful
Published: 24 Apr 2022
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Oral contraceptives have a bigger risk factor for blood clot formation than the AstraZeneca and Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccines
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“Birth control has a far greater risk of blood clots than any Covid-19 vaccine so far”
SOURCE: Carter Sherman, Vice News
Published: 20 Apr 2021
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Oral contraceptives associated with increased relative risk of blood clots but not a significantly increased absolute risk, generally safe to use
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Women are not warned about the risk of blood clots with their daily steroidal hormone pill
SOURCE: Anonymous, LifeSite News
Published: 23 Jul 2019
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