地平线系列:口服避孕药究竟有多安全
主演:Zoe Williams
导演:Milla Harrison-Hansley Alicky Sussman
类型:纪录片地区:英国年份:2018
简介:Inrecentyearsagroundbreakingnewstudyhasbeenreleasedintotheeffectsofthecontraceptivepill.ResearchfromDenmarkclaimedwomenonthepillandotherformsofhormonalcontraceptionwere70%morelikel
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Inrecentyearsagroundbreakingnewstudyhasbeenreleasedintotheeffectsofthecontraceptivepill.ResearchfromDenmarkclaimedwomenonthepillandotherformsofhormonalcontraceptionwere70%morelikelytobediagnosedwithdepressionthanthosewhowerenot.Andanotherstudyhasfoundhormonalcontraceptionwaslinkedtoaseeminglydramaticriskofbreastcanceraaa Negativeheadlinesarenothingnewforthecontraceptivepill-firstintroducedin1961,ithashadachequeredhistorywithearlyversionslinkedtocancerriskandlife-threateningbloodclots.YethormonalcontraceptionremainsBritain'smostpopularformofbirthcontrol,andtodayoverthreemillionwomentakeregulardosesofsynthetichormones.Soshouldtheybeworriedaboutitssafety? GPDrZoeWilliamsgetsbehindtheheadlinesinthisHorizoninvestigation.Aspeciallycommissioned,nationwidesurveyrevealstheareasofmostconcerntoBritishwomen-frommentalhealthtotheriskofcanceranddropinlibido.Withthehelpofworldleadingscientists,ZoefindsoutiftheseconcernsarejustifiedandbydelvingdeepintothesciencearoundthepillssideeffectsHorizonuncoverssomestrikingrevelations-fromprotectingwomenagainstcancertoincreasingtheirriskofsuicide.