BIRTH CONTROL PILL MAKES YOU ILL
January 9th 2009 02:31
For many years there have been concerns about the impact of the birth control pill on women’s health. I tried the pill a couple of times in my late teens and early twenties and, although I experienced only minimal side-effects, it was disturbing. I was aware that a powerful substance was controlling my natural cycle.
I have read/heard many times, the opinion that birth control pills are pretty safe and that the benefits outweigh the dangers. I have also heard that Pharmaceutical companies make a fortune and fund a great deal, if not most, of the research. Health risks associated with birth control use are well documented.
Erika Schwartz, MD is an internationally-recognized patient advocate, practicing physician, expert in conventional and integrative medicine and a frequent guest on TV and radio. This is what she says on NOW PUBLIC website:
There are no studies to secure safety of birth control pill usage over time. Their goal is to override our hormonal systems and stop our bodies from ovulating. Their action prevents the egg from being released from the ovary. The periods we have while on birth control pills are not real. They are created by artificial changes in our hormone levels caused by our master gland, the pituitary, misreading signals sent by the synthetic birth control pills and sending on erroneous messages to the ovaries. Birth control pills are like a virus in your computer, it screws up the whole system with one false sequence of information. The side-effects are complex and long lasting. Really Long Link
Donna Gates is a nutrition consultant, author and lecturer. On her website, Body Ecology.com she examines the risks to women who use birth control pills:
Increased risk of cervical and breast cancers
Increased risk of heart attack and stroke
Migraines
Higher blood pressure
Gall bladder disease
Infertility
Benign liver tumors
Decreased bone density
Yeast overgrowth and infection
Increased risk of blood clotting
"Cancer, heart disease, stroke, infertility. Surely these side effects make birth control pills a less than desirable option for contraception. And now that heart disease has become the leading cause of death among women, one has to wonder if there is a connection between the widespread and long-term use of oral contraceptives, which debuted in 1960... just as the first of the baby boomers were entering their teens."
NaturalNews.com reports:
A group of 40 women who use a popular birth-control patch sued the patch's manufacturer. The group claimed that the contraceptive caused serious illnesses - and at least one death.
Women who take oral contraceptives may have more plaque buildup in their arteries, according to a new study conducted by researchers at the University of Ghent, Belgium, and presented at a conference of the American Heart Association.
According to lead researcher Ernst Rietzschel, the plaque buildup observed should be too small to lead to an increase in heart disease risk. But because any increase in plaque buildup is thought to place a person at risk, the study has caused some to call for new tests into the safety of oral contraceptives. "It's incredible that a drug which has been taken by 80 percent of women ... is almost bereft of any long-term outcome safety data," Rietzschel said.
Ali, on Greenfertilityblogspot, puts it succinctly:
Whenever I speak of the dangers of birth control pills women usually respond with silence and embarrassment - they don't want to hear it. I think it is because this issue is closely tied to feminism - birth control pills are seen as a feminist commodity because it gives us freedom with our bodies. That would be wonderful if it were simple as that. But as you mentioned, it can also risk the health, well-being and even lives of women. How empowering can that be?
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