Birth Control Articles

Birth Control Articles:

FDA Fails Women on Birth Control Safety

A preliminary study shows that for every 10 years of birth control pills there is a 20 – 30 percent increase in peripheral artery small plaques. The study was presented at the yearly meeting of the American Heart Association, placing it in the national news spotlight. News stations have been carrying the story and the typical medical spokespeople are trying to allay the fears of millions of birth control pill users. There are two main issues here: the FDA “ineptitude issue” and the “what to do about it issue.”

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Birth Control Pills, B6, & Heart Disease

A new study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition adds further evidence linking the use of birth control pills to an increase in heart disease. Researchers were quite surprised to see a societal deficiency in vitamin B6 in women of childbearing age, especially women who have or were taking birth control pills. Former birth control pill users had significantly elevated homocysteine, which leads to the build up of arterial plaque and consequent heart disease.

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Birth Control Pills Linked to Lupus

A new study evaluating data on over 1.7 million women has found a significant risk for developing lupus from the use of birth control pills. The risk is highest within the first few months of use and for women on higher doses.

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Resveratrol Reverses Adverse Blood Pressure Side Effect of Birth Control Pills

Estradiol is the form of estrogen released each month as an egg ripens. Women are exposed to excess levels due to imbalances caused by high stress, digestive problems, or from taking ERT to suppress hot flashes. Additionally, low steady-state estrogen that is supplied in birth control pills, induces abnormal physiologic exposure to estradiol. New research shows that such ongoing estrogen exposure induces free radical damage to a key area of the brain that controls blood pressure, resulting in high blood pressure. The researchers also showed that resveratrol could stop the free radical damage in the brain and prevent the elevation in blood pressure.

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