I have not been spared pregnency by using birth control pills. I also got yeast infections that were enough to make my skin numb and give me immune system problems my whole life. I learned from a study that the pill has as much as a 60% failure rate for overweight women (most of us, hello) and I have met others who had children even though they took their pills as directed. The pill still needs SUBSTANTIAL improvement, and it is time we recognized this and directed more research toward it.
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I have not been spared pregnency by using birth control pills. I also got yeast infections that were enough to make my skin numb and give me immune system problems my whole life. I learned from a study that the pill has as much as a 60% failure rate for overweight women (most of us, hello) and I have met others who had children even though they took their pills as directed. The pill still needs SUBSTANTIAL improvement, and it is time we recognized this and directed more research toward it.
April 1, 2010 - 11:15amThis Comment
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