The FDA received an application for the first ever over the counter birth control. Timmerie examines 9 things everyone should know about how birth control impacts women’s bodies (2:44). She debunks the Women’s March argument from the DC Summer of Rage rally (24:03). You won’t want to miss one woman’s story of how sterilization/having her tubes tied impacted her (41:49).
Resources mentioned :
Podcast on the side effects of the pill
Podcast on side effects of a vasectomy
https://relevantradio.com/2022/07/why-shouldnt-i-get-a-vasectomy-the-medical-fallout/
Cancer studies on birth control
– The pill is a cancer-causing carcinogen recognized by the U.N.
– Cancer Research UK:
“breast cancer is more common among women who take HRT (Hormone Replacement Therapy) and the Pill for long periods”
– Time Health and Family Study
“A Curious Link Between Birth Control Pills and Prostate Cancer”
– Journal of the National Cancer Institute:
“Oral contraceptive use has been associated with an increase in the risk of breast cancer in young women.”
– 2003 Columbia University Study:
“National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) added estrogen to its list of known cancer-causing agents”
List of “birth control” that can also function as an early abortion (not all inclusive)
- The Pill
- Ella
- Norplant
- Depo-Provera
- Plan B/Morning After Pill
- Preven
- The Patch
- Ortho Evra
- IUD
- Nuvaring
- Lunelle
- The Late Period Pill
- RU-486 (mifepristone)
- Methotrexate & misoprostol (used together)
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