Cancer risks
Increases risk of cervical cancer– Five year usage doubles chances of cervical cancer
https://www.thelancet.com/action/showPdf?pii=S2468-2667(17)30222-0
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(07)61684-5/fulltext
– Per capita cervical cancer rate has doubled in 15 years
https://www.thelancet.com/action/showPdf?pii=S2468-2667(17)30222-0
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanpub/article/PIIS2468-2667(17)30222-0/fulltext
Increases risk of breast cancer
– Five year usage doubles chance of breast cancer
https://oatext.com/pdf/CSRR-1-112.pdf
https://breastcancer.org/research-news/study-questions-birth-control-and-risk
– All modes of hormonal birth control display similar cancer risks
https://archive.vn/KVhbp#selection-1111.0-1111.193
– Five year usage causes persistent increase in risk even after usage ceases
https://sciencealert.com/large-study-hormonal-contraception-increase-breast-cancer-risk
– Women who use birth control have lifelong increased cancer risk even after they cease usage
https://cebp.aacrjournals.org/content/11/11/1375.long
– Lower hormone dose =/= lower cancer risk
https://archive.vn/KVhbp#selection-1123.36-1123.160
– Delaying pregnancy increases breast cancer in general
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2681548ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2681548
May increase risk of liver cancer
– Causes benign liver lumps, which turn into cancer
https://archive.vn/o/oqqqZ/cancer.gov/about-cancer/causes-prevention/risk/hormones/oral-contraceptives-fact-sheet#q2
Compromises insulin, increases inflammation
– inflammation increases cancer risk itself
https://archive.vn/o/oqqqZ/https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=22811306
Reproduction risks
Destroys pair-bonding– Flatlines production of oxytocin, vital for maintaining loving relationships. Released during physical contact with sexual partners, this “love hormone” reduces jealousy and increases partner attractiveness.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/...-besotted-response-love-hormone-oxytocin.html
Lowers fertility
– Causes drop in fertility after usage, prevents 50% of women from conceiving from 1 to 6 years (over 30), most under 3 years (under 30 only)
https://archive.vn/Ydpl1
– Can cause hereditary infertility issues (passed onto children)
https://www.verywellfamily.com/can-birth-control-harm-fertility-or-cause-infertility-1959939
Shrinks ovaries
– Size reduction between 29-52%, largest reduction in young women aged 19 to 30
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26311148
Increases risk of birth defects in children
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2605820/
Can cause chronic nutrient deficiency (which can lead to infertility)
– Magnesium, vitamins C, E, B1, B2, B6, folic acid, magnesium and zinc (are most important for fertility)
https://express.co.uk/life-style/health/612526/Does-the-pill-affect-fertility-contraceptive-oral
https://archive.vn/o/oqqqZ/https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/7400487
Birth control changes who women find attractive
– Birth control disrupts natural mate-finding abilities in women, making them choose mates with whom they are GENETICALLY INCOMPATIBLE, decreasing sexual satisfaction and increasing risk of cheating and divorce
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/birth-control-pills-affect-womens-taste/
– Women on birth control are attracted to more feminine men
https://www.shape.com/lifestyle/sex-and-love/does-birth-control-affect-who-were-attracted
Mental health risks
Increases risk of depression– Adolescent girls using combined oral contraceptives had an 80% increased risk of antidepressant use and those using progesterone-only pills had a 120% higher risk of being in antidepressants https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedheal...ontraceptive-pill-more-likely-to-be-depressed
https://www.healthline.com/health/birth-control/birth-control-and-depression
http://www.cnn.com/2016/10/05/health/birth-control-depression-risk/index.html
Increases risk of anxiety
– Shrinks orbitofrontal cortex and the posterior cingulate cortex, causing anxiety increase
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25832993
Can cause sexual dysfunction
– Decreases libido/sex drive with lingering effects
https://webmd.com/sex/birth-control/news/20050519/halting-oral-contraceptives-effects-linger#1
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16409223
Hormonal health risks
Negatively impacts all hormonal health– Causes sexual, metabolic, and mental health consequences in women https://medicalnewstoday.com/releases/35663.php
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3845679/
– Decreases testosterone by as much as 60%
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3845679
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16409223
– Symptoms persist even after stopping birth control
https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2006/01/060104232338.htm
– Lowers thyroid hormones (this causese weight gain)
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/4442279
Causes accelerated breast development in girls
– Girls as young as seven are developing breasts; described as “clearly abnormal”
http://archive.vn/bPxre
General health risks
Can cause “liver overload”https://hormonesbalance.com/articles/pill-can-seriously-affect-womans-health/
Causes weight gain
– 50% weight gain.
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4044294/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19254592
Lowers muscle gain through exercise
– Due to drop in testosterone
https://fasebj.org/content/23/1_Supplement/955.25
Increases risk of yeast infections
– Estrogen fertilizes yeast
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC97188/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1360257
Can cause Crohn’s disease
– Triples risk
https://gut.bmj.com/content/early/2012/05/22/gutjnl-2012-302362
Increases risk of stroke
– Almost double risk of stroke
https://https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/10/091026152820.htm
Increases risk of heart disease
– Increases arterial plaque by up to 30%, which can cause ruptures, heart attacks etc.
https://circ.ahajournals.org/content/116/Suppl_16/II_820.1.short
Increases blood clots
– Increased risk of thrombosis
https://bmj.com/content/350/bmj.h2135
Decreases bone density
– Results not visible until 2 years usage
https://press.endocrine.org/doi/10.1210/jc.2010-3027
Increases risk of autoimmune deficiencies
– Such as Hashimoto’s & Graves’ disease in some women
https://archive.vn/TkVBb#selection-1267.0-1267.25
Can cause seizures
– Ethinyl estradiol can trigger fits or even trigger epilepsy in susceptible women
https://archive.vn/o/TkVBb/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26874323
Can cause gum disease
– Birth control mimics pregnant state, which can cause oral inflammation, which can also cause circulatory inflammation
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2886879/
Environmental harm
There is a wide range of studies available on the impact of hormonal birth control upon the environment. The small selection below highlights common problems.Mutates testes, ovaries, uterus, brain, thyroid, and adrenal glands of sheep fetuses
– Other EDCs (vehicle emissions, paints, plastics, adhesives etc.) can be filtered out, but birth control-originated EDCs cannot be filtered out.
https://www.abdn.ac.uk/news/4474/ (https://archive.vn/IFPuH)
Mutates the DNA and behavior of fish
– “Technical solutions are not enough to purify our water”
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/ar...h-control-pills-has-a-negative-impact-on-fish (http://archive.vn/Kn9mS)
Mutates reproductive systems of fish
– Causes intersexuality; sterile male fish that produce eggs in testes
– Birth control pollution is extremely potent even at very low levels
– Extremely difficult and costly to remove birth control pollution from wastewater
– Wastewater pours into natural waterways and ecosystems
http://www.livescience.com/20532-birth-control-water-pollution.html (http://archive.vn/Zi2Ri)
– Causes delayed reproduction in female fish
https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/pill-popping-society-fouling-our-water-official-says-1.612803
– Treated domestic sewage discharge is a major cause of estrogenic effects on fish in the UK and US fresh water environments
– 100% of fish downstream from sewage treatment plants displayed intersexuality (ovotestis)
http://archive.vn/UDQqv
