What: An essay from Charlie Brinkhurst-Cuff on how the birth control pill can work for years, and then suddenly start causing side effects, for unknown reasons.
Why it matters: Brinkhurst-Cuff highlights the lack of research into hormonal birth control side effects, writing that “for everyone, it seems to be a personal experiment with a cocktail of hormones, a shot in the dark.”
Source: The Guardian
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