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Loading... Sweetening the Pill: or How We Got Hooked on Hormonal Birth Control (edition 2013)by Holly Grigg-Spall (Author)
Work InformationSweetening the Pill: or How We Got Hooked on Hormonal Birth Control by Holly Grigg-Spall
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Millions of healthy women take a powerful medication every day from their mid-teens to menopause - the Pill - but few know how this drug works or the potential side effects. Contrary to cultural myth, the birth-control pill impacts on every organ and function of the body, and yet most women do not even think of it as a drug. Depression, anxiety, paranoia, rage, panic attacks - just a few of the effects of the Pill on half of the over 80% of women who pop these tablets during their lifetimes. When the Pill was released, it was thought that women would not submit to taking a medication each day when they were not sick. Now the Pill is making women sick. However, there are a growing number of women looking for non-hormonal alternatives for preventing pregnancy. In a bid to spark the backlash against hormonal contraceptives, this book asks: Why can't we criticize the Pill? No library descriptions found. |
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Google Books — Loading... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)613.94322Technology Medicine and health Personal health and safety Birth control, reproductive technology, sex hygiene, sexual techniques Birth control and reproductive technology Chemical, natural, mechanical methods of birth controlLC ClassificationRatingAverage:
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