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Women's Rights & Issues

hlthe2b

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1. Birth control was also a near miraculous treatment for girls/women with hormone associated migraine-

Reply to Jilly_in_VA (Original post)

Tue Aug 31, 2021, 12:00 PM

Aug 2021

something US OB/GYNs fought, despite European studies documenting its effectiveness for decades.

One can argue about the societal issues. However, the validity of the blanket suggestion of adverse health effects referred to in this article are not unlike the anti-vaxxers pointing to VAERS to document vaccine risk (i.e., all anecdotal and unverified accounts).

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The dark side of the pill, as revealed by new research [View all] Jilly_in_VA Aug 2021 OP

Birth control was also a near miraculous treatment for girls/women with hormone associated migraine- hlthe2b Aug 2021 #1

The BCP gave my daughter horrible migraines Jilly_in_VA Aug 2021 #4

Its use in treating hormonally-induced migraines is the regulating impact on girls/women hlthe2b Aug 2021 #5

As a man, I was always thankful for birth control. I've been willing to get a brewens Aug 2021 #2

Pelvic pain and fogginess are a small price to pay for freedom from unwanted pregnancies. Scrivener7 Aug 2021 #3

An interesting article, even if the sample was small. Birth control is the responsibility niyad Sep 2021 #6