Lara Prendergast Lara Prendergast

Unhappy Pill

Because it is a sin to suggest that oral contraceptives may not be the greatest gift ever given to womankind

issue 08 October 2016

A study came out last week that should have caused great alarm. For 13 years, researchers at the University of Copenhagen studied more than a million women between the ages of 15 and 34 who were taking a type of drug — one that is popular in all developed countries. Taking this drug, the researchers found, correlated with an increase in the risk of depression.

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