15 Dec 2008

by: rebecca

related tags: Women | Drugs & Prescriptions | Birth Control | Health | Cancer | contraceptive | health | infertility | pill | Pregnancy | sex | sexually transmitted disease | weight |

There have always been myths circulating about the birth control pill.  From users convinced it made them gain weight, to its connection with cancer, questions abound.  Here is a list of popular myths (meaning ideas that are NOT true) about the Pill:

1. All birth control pills are the same
2. Women over 35 can’t take the pill
3. The Pill isn’t safe
4. The Pill causes cancer
5. Women who take the pill for a long time need to stop using the pill and take a “break” once in a while
6. You need your parent’s permission to take the Pill
7. The Pill causes infertility
8. The Pill protects against STDs, so there’s no reason to use a condom if a girl’s on the Pill
9. The Pill isn’t very effective
10. The Pill causes weight gain

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