Myths about the Pill - debunked


	Myths about the Pill - debunked

coconutshell

3-15-2007 9:16 AM

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health, science, medicine, women, pills, birth control

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3-16-2007 2:44 AM

yourfrienddhruv

very good information, thanx buddy.

3-16-2007 8:07 AM

gnanadev

thanks a lot for really sane information.
Dr.Gnanadev

3-28-2007 4:25 PM

wiccantexan

Regarding # 3 - I'm 104 lbs soaking wet. If that's "fat," imagine my life without the Pill.

3-28-2007 5:28 PM

bignosemousie

No, but birth control pills may increase stroke risk in women who suffer from migraines with aura

They also increase the risk of stroke for women who smoke.

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MYTH: It's risky to stop your period.</B> </P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH/03/13/healthmag.pill/index.html?eref=rss_health"><P><B>2. MYTH: The pill ups your cancer risks.</B> </P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH/03/13/healthmag.pill/index.html?eref=rss_health">Actually, the risk of endometrial and ovarian cancers goes down the longer you're on the pill.</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH/03/13/healthmag.pill/index.html?eref=rss_health"><B>3. MYTH: The pill makes you fat (and frigid).</B></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH/03/13/healthmag.pill/index.html?eref=rss_health">only breakthrough bleeding is a proven side effect. </blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH/03/13/healthmag.pill/index.html?eref=rss_health"><B>4. MYTH: An IUD ruins your fertility.</B></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH/03/13/healthmag.pill/index.html?eref=rss_health"><B>5. MYTH: The sponge is as good as the pill.</B></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH/03/13/healthmag.pill/index.html?eref=rss_health">For better protection, pair it with condoms.</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH/03/13/healthmag.pill/index.html?eref=rss_health"><B>6. MYTH: Long-term use of the pill is a no-no.</B></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH/03/13/healthmag.pill/index.html?eref=rss_health">There's no medical reason to stop.</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH/03/13/healthmag.pill/index.html?eref=rss_health"><B>7. MYTH: Pill side effects last forever.</B></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH/03/13/healthmag.pill/index.html?eref=rss_health">The first three months of any new hormonal birth control method bring side effects that eventually go away</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH/03/13/healthmag.pill/index.html?eref=rss_health"><B>8. MYTH: Taking the pill past age 40 is risky.</B></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH/03/13/healthmag.pill/index.html?eref=rss_health">You can take it till menopause. </blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH/03/13/healthmag.pill/index.html?eref=rss_health"><B>9. MYTH: It's OK to take any medicine with the pill.</B></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH/03/13/healthmag.pill/index.html?eref=rss_health"><B>10. MYTH: The pill makes migraines worse.</B></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH/03/13/healthmag.pill/index.html?eref=rss_health"> No, but birth control pills may increase stroke risk in women who suffer from migraines with aura </blockquote></div><div style="margin: 0px 6px 6px 4px;"><table style="font-size: 11px;border-spacing: 0px;padding: 0px;" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tr><td style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</td><td align="right" style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;width:107px" width="107"><a href="http://clipmarks.com/share/DE991C7D-0E99-4591-988C-F4CF0CF77748/blog/" title="blog or email this clip"><img src="http://content6.clipmarks.com/images/c2b-foot.png" border="0" alt="blog it" width="107" height="17" style="border-width:0px;padding:0px;margin:0px;" /></a></td></tr></table></div></div>