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39: The Pill, The 2 Highest Points on Earth, and Period Products

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The Truth About the Pill

There was a point in time where science agreed that the pill did cause fertility issues. Lots of people reported issues with their periods returning for up to a year after coming off the pill. The first brand enovid contained 10,000 micrograms of progesterone In comparison today's only have around 50 to 150 micrograms Of progesterone. You're like whole body stopped your periods from happening for a really long time To start off I did the math that is like taking the modern pill 66 times in a day 100% yeah, wow And this was because people like pincus who helped with the research for it wanted it to work They wanted it to absolutely work for certain

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