I wrote today how ACOG has urged that #OralContraceptives be made OTC. Makary's plan to make more drugs OTC is at least as political as it is about safety
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New Publication Alert! ๐ฃ How do #oralcontraceptives (OCs) impact #wellbeing? ๐ง
Research led by Cluster member Melanie Kowalczyk from Uniwersytet SWPS examined #anxiety and inhibitory control in #oralcontraceptive users vs naturally cycling women.
๐ Read the full paper: doi.org/10.1080/2044...
2) We summarize 82 studies on estrogen associations with neuroimaging markers, from endogenous & exogenous contexts, including 54 studies on #puberty, #menstrualcycle, #pregnancy & #menopause, as well as 28 studies on #oralcontraceptives, #menopausalhormonetherapy & #genderaffirming hormone therapy.
2) โ๏ธ We included 54 studies on #puberty, #menstrualcycle, #pregnancy, and #menopause, as well as 28 studies on #oralcontraceptives, #menopausalhormonetherapy, and #genderaffirming hormone therapy, that investigated how estrogen levels, mostly #estradiol relates to ๐ง parameters.
Well, today was a really unfortunate day for my ovarian cysts to make a painful return. Maybe as a middle class white woman I will still be allowed birth control to treat them.
#healthcare #birthcontrol #oralcontraceptives #uterushealth #ovarianhealth #womenshealth
Young women using oral contraceptives showed stronger depression-like patterns in automatic cognitive tasks during active hormone intake, while self-reported mood indicated more negative feelings during the hormone-free phase. #BirthControl #MentalHealth #Depression #OralContraceptives #WomenHealth
Oral contraceptives do not raise BP in women during intense workout: IIT Madras study
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#OralContraceptives #BloodPressure #WomenHealth #ExerciseScience #IITMadras #CardiovascularResearch #ExercisePressorReflex