"The Pill"

I figured that I would track down what secular society says about the birth control pill considering that “the pill” celebrated its 50^th anniversary.

Here is an article from the Huffington Post regarding the pill. I purposely left out the propaganda in this article that endorses “the pill” because I wanted us to look at the health risks of the pill. You can click on the link below to read the full article.

It does not mention that the pill contributes to infertility after women stop using it and is an abortifacient and the birth control pill is the only “medicine” that interrupts a perfectly normal body function. Medicine is supposed to correct an abnormal function of the body.

Health Risks

All women who are on the pill (or the patch) should know about the following effects of the pill, too, in order to be fully informed:

• Oral contraceptives have been a boon for many women, though they may contribute to suboptimal nutrition and an increased incidence of yeast infection in many (the pill has been associated with lowered serum levels of B vitamins and other metabolic changes). [3]

• OCs are associated with a slightly increased risk for cervical adenocarcinoma [4], elevated triglyceride levels [5] and systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). [6] Although the announcement didn't get much press in the U.S., the World Health Organization has classified birth control pills with combined estrogen and progestin (as well as combined-hormone HRT) as carcinogenic. (The latest such designation came after the cancer research agency of the World Health Organization convened a group of 21 scientists from eight countries in France in June 2005. Reviewing the scientific literature on the pill and cancer, the group pointed to evidence for an increase in cervical cancer, breast cancer and liver cancer in making its decision, while also stressing that convincing evidence existed for a protective effect against endometrial and ovarian cancers.) [7] Yet other authorities don't think the slightly increased relative risk for breast cancer is significant. [8]

• In my experience, the pill is also associated with mood swings, weight gain and decreased sex drive in many women.

• The birth control patch Ortho Evra and the ring (NuvaRing) are also made from synthetic hormones and have roughly the same effect as the pill, though a slightly higher risk of blood clots.

Going off the pill makes many women feel much better, although not all symptoms always subside.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/christiane-northrup/birth-control-pills-turn_b_544647.html