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1032: Sarah Hill | How Birth Control Rewires Women's Brains Part Two

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Caution: Hormones and Developing Minds

During the teenage years, significant brain development occurs, which is co-regulated by sex hormones. Administering birth control pills to teenage girls, whose brains are still maturing, disrupts natural hormonal processes by shutting down ovarian hormone production and substituting it with synthetic hormones. This intervention raises concerns about potential impacts on brain development and highlights the importance of understanding the complexities of teenage physiology before introducing hormonal treatments.

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