Oregon Health & Science University researchers gave rhesus macaques human-equivalent doses of oral contraceptives for eight months and saw no change in food intake, activity or lean muscle mass. Normal-weight monkeys held steady; obese ones lost 8.5% of their weight.
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Real Contraceptive Choices: Alternatives to Risky Hormone Pills, Patches and Shots
Mercola writes that 80% of American women have used oral contraceptives, and argues their convenience is outweighed by serious health risks, since pills, patches and injections are potent synthetic hormones. He says doctors rarely mention natural family planning options.
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Oral contraceptive may boost breast cancer risk
Analyzing 1,197 cases and 2,015 controls, City of Hope researchers found women aged 45 to 64 who started oral contraceptives at 18 had 2.9 times the risk of triple-negative breast cancer. No link appeared for other subtypes, and long breastfeeding lowered risk.
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