Birth Control

25 September 2018

Cancer

Causes cervical cancer
- Five year usage DOUBLES chances of cervical cancer
http://archive.is/qKcYk
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(07)61684-5/fulltext
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(07)61684-5/fulltext

- Per capita cervical cancer rate has DOUBLED in 15 years
http://archive.is/fra7q
https://www.thelancet.com/action/showPdf?pii=S2468-2667(17)30222-0
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanpub/article/PIIS2468-2667(17)30222-0/fulltext

Causes breast cancer
- Five year usage DOUBLES chance of breast cancer
http://archive.is/AvP0m
https://www.oatext.com/pdf/CSRR-1-112.pdf
https://www.breastcancer.org/research-news/study-questions-birth-control-and-risk
- Delaying pregnancy increases breast cancer in general
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2681548
- Five year usage causes persistent increase in risk even after usage ceases
https://www.sciencealert.com/large-study-hormonal-contraception-increase-breast-cancer-risk
[NOTE: study claims only 20% 'average increased risk', this seems like warped results tricks to me]
- There is NO DIFFERENCE between modes of hormonal birth control and cancer links
http://archive.is/KVhbp#selection-1111.0-1111.193
- Lower hormone dose =/= lower cancer risk
http://archive.is/KVhbp#selection-1123.36-1123.160
(According to Research from the Women’s Lifestyle and Health Study in Sweden and Norway):
– 26% in women who had used the pill but had ceased to take it.
– 58% in women still using the pill compared with never-users.
– 144% in women aged 45 or over who were still using the Pill.

May increase liver cancer
- Causes benign liver lumps, which turn into cancer
https://www.cancer.gov/about-cancer/causes-prevention/risk/hormones/oral-contraceptives-fact-sheet#q2

Compromises inslulin, creases inflammation
- inflammation increases cancer risk iself
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=22811306

Reproduction

Lowers fertility
- Dramatically lowers fertility while women are using the pill
https://www.express.co.uk/life-style/health/612526/Does-the-pill-affect-fertility-contraceptive-oral
- Causes drop in fertility after usage, prevents 50% of women from concieving from 1 to 6 years (over 30), most under 3 years (under 30 only)
https://www.express.co.uk/life-style/health/612526/Does-the-pill-affect-fertility-contraceptive-oral

Shrinks ovaries
- Size reduction between 29-52%, largest reduction in YOUNG WOMEN 19-30 y/o
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26311148

Increases chance of birth defects in children
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2605820/

Causes chronic nutrient deficiency
- Magnesium, vitamins C, E, B1, B2, B6, folic acid, magnesium and zinc (most important for fertility) https://www.express.co.uk/life-style/health/612526/Does-the-pill-affect-fertility-contraceptive-oral
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/7400487

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Mental health

Causes depression
- Adolescent girls using combined oral contraceptives had an 80% increased risk of antidepressant use and those using progesterone-only pills had a 120% higher risk of being in antidepressants.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/behindtheheadlines/news/2016-09-30-women-taking-the-contraceptive-pill-more-likely-to-be-depressed

Causes anxiety
- Shrinks orbitofrontal cortex and the posterior cingulate cortex, causing anxiety increase https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25832993

Causes sexual dysfunction
- Decreases libido/sex drive
https://www.webmd.com/sex/birth-control/news/20050519/halting-oral-contraceptives-effects-linger#1
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16409223

General hormonal health

- Decreases testosterone by as much as 60%
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3845679
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16409223

- Symptoms PERSIST even after stoppping
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2006/01/060104232338.htm

Lowers thyroid hormones
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/4442279

General health

Causes "liver overload"
https://hormonesbalance.com/articles/pill-can-seriously-affect-womans-health/

Causes weight gain
- 50% weight gain
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4044294/

Lowers muscle gain through exercise
- Due to drop in testosterone
http://www.fasebj.org/content/23/1_Supplement/955.25

Causes yeast infections
- Estrogen fertilizes yeast
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC97188/
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1360257

Can cause Crohn's disease
- Triples chances
http://gut.bmj.com/content/early/2012/05/22/gutjnl-2012-302362

Increases risk of stroke
- Almost doubles a woman's risk of having a stroke
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/10/091026152820.htm

Increases risk of heart disease
- Increases arterial plaque by up to 30%, which can cause ruptures, heart attacks etc
http://circ.ahajournals.org/content/116/Suppl_16/II_820.1.short

Increases blood clots
- Increased risk of thrombosis
http://www.bmj.com/content/350/bmj.h2135

Decreases bone density
- Results not visible until 2 years of usage
http://press.endocrine.org/doi/10.1210/jc.2010-3027

Increases autoimmune deficiencies
- Such as Hashimoto’s and Graves’ disease in some women
http://archive.is/TkVBb#selection-1267.0-1267.25

Effects seizures
- Ethinyl estradiol can trigger fits or even trigger epilepsy in susceptible women
https://archive.is/o/TkVBb/https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26874323

Gum disease
- Birth control mimics pregnant state, which can cause oral inflammation, which can also cause circulatory inflammation
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2886879/