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It's a bit unethical to continue a study when it causes people to try and committ suicide.
What about when it finds something you've been giving women for years has been causing people to try and sometimes succeed in committing suicide?
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6193788/
And on a lesser scale it was a common experience in women's dorms for a woman who got a boyfriend would go on bc, which would make her into such a mess (Mood swings, anxiety, depression and don't forget weight gain and acne!) that the relationship would fall apart.
They always say, "it's better than childbirth," and it is, but does that have to be the bar? We don't judge anything for men with "well, it's better than childbirth." We try to find ways to make it as painless as possible.
Which is why this is so overdue and appreciated.
I cannot help but wonder...why not just use condoms. Like we solved the problem ages ago - put a wall between the shot and it's target. Is it uncomfortable? Yeah, somewhat.
Which still sounds hella better than anxiety, depression, mood swings etc.
Birth control can very much help hormonal imbalances that can cause painful skin conditions like cystic acne, PMS, painful periods, and manage more serious conditions like endometriosis and PCOS, in which rupturing polyps can cause scar tissue from from your uterus to migrate to your other organs and destroy them.
I use it for all of them.
Birth control is not just about sex & pregnancy prevention.