A Danish study found a correlation between the use of hormonal birth control and being diagnosed with clinical depression. The pill is often prescribed when we are quite young when we become sexually active or sometimes to treat acne or severe menstrual symptoms. It's interesting that taking this pill is increasing your likelihood of suffering through what can be and what is often a really traumatic and difficult mental health problem.
How does the pill and hormonal birth control impact our psychological well-being and experiences in our 20’s? This week we discuss the history and origins of the pill and how it interacts with our body and systems. Are the benefits worth the risks and what about the dark history behind the emergence of this common form of female birth control?
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