A new international study that included 264,000 participants has shown that the risk of depression among women is increased by up to 130% if they take hormonal birth control pills.
I'm sure our Roman Catholic friends are feeling a little extra vindicated right now.
According to the study, women who began to use contraceptive pills as teenagers had a 130 per cent higher incidence of symptoms of depression, while the corresponding increase among adult users was 92 per cent.
This is absolutely devastating. Your chances of having depression DOUBLES if you take the pill.
It seems like someone should have told women about this.
"The powerful influence of contraceptive pills on teenagers can be ascribed to the hormonal changes caused by puberty. As women in that age group have already experienced substantial hormonal changes, they can be more receptive not only to hormonal changes but also to other life experiences," (Lead researcherTherese) Johansson (of the Department of Immunology, Genetics and Pathology at Uppsala University) says.
We're told that "the pill" was the magic drug that kept women from becoming pregnant and helped regulate women's hormones. It was supposed to help women, but it also fueled the sexual revolution and the utter moral degradation of society.
The findings of the study point to a need for healthcare professionals to be more aware of possible links between different systems in the body, such as depression and the use of contraceptive pills. The researchers conclude that it is important for care providers to inform women who are considering using contraceptive pills of the potential risk of depression as a side-effect of the medicine.
Yeah, no joke!
This study was done on combined contraceptive pills and doesn't apply to every form of contraceptive.
"Since we only investigated combined contraceptive pills in this study, we cannot draw conclusions about other contraceptive options, such as mini pills, contraceptive patches, hormonal spirals, vaginal rings or contraceptive rods. In a future study, we plan to examine different formulations and methods of administration. Our ambition in comparing different contraceptive methods is to give women even more information to help them take well-informed decisions about their contraceptive options," Johansson says.
Clearly, blindly handing out contraceptive meds to teens has had detrimental effects. And the study showed that if teenagers start on these combined contraceptives the damage is done after two years and, unlike those who start as adults, the depression symptoms don't go away when they stop taking the pills.
Combined contraceptive pills increase depression in teenagers and we have no way of reversing the damage.
This story needs to get more coverage.
