Birth Control Side Effects

• ‘The migraines stopped’: Why more women have gone off birth control pills

  The number of Canadian women taking birth control pills has dropped in recent years.

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  Feb 10, 2019
  
• These common medications list depression as a potential side-effect

  A new study found that more than one-third of American adults are taking medications that could potentially cause depression as a side-effect.

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  Jun 19, 2018
  
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• Birth control for men: Is there gender inequality in health research?

  A recent study on a male contraceptive injection was discontinued after reports of depression. Yet birth control methods for women that are on the market today have similar reports of depression. Are there differences to the way studies are undertaken?

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  Nov 1, 2016
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• Male birth control study halted due to ‘mood swings’ in participants

  The male birth control method had showed a stunning 96 per cent success rate.

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  Oct 31, 2016
• Birth control and vitamin D: what women trying to get pregnant should know

  Getting off the pill in hopes of having a baby? A new study suggests you may encounter a side effect that could actually reduce your chance of pregnancy.

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  Aug 8, 2016