On this edition of Top Story:
Contraceptive safety is making headlines after Health Canada links the deaths of 23 women to a common birth control pill. While a class action lawsuit is pending against Bayer, the maker of Yaz and Yazmin, the safety of all forms of birth control are being called into question.
Dr. Jerilynn C. Prior joins us to talk about contraceptives and their effects on women’s endocrine systems from adolescence to post-menopause.
Other than the pill, what other birth control options are there? What are the risks involved? Manav Gill, Director of Nursing and Clinical Services with OPT BC, joins host Michael Eckford to discuss all the birth control options available to women in B.C.
Finally, pregnancy complications and sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are just a few of the risks women face when they do not use contraceptives. Dr. Ellen Wiebe from the Willow Women’s Clinic provides insight on the problems with abstaining from birth control.
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