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ASK Sarah Hill about birth control and the brain
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Can the contraceptive pill change your brain? ASK leading research psychologist Sarah Hill now.
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Hi Dr. Hill, will going off birth control reverse the changes that occur in the brain?
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Hi, do all types of birth control result in the same brain changes?
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Why do I put on weight when I am on the pill?
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Do IUDs offer any advantages over OCs in terms of negative effects on mood and sexual side effects?
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Given your knowledge on this topic, what things would you advise adolescents to consider before taking a hormonal contraception? Especially given that their brain is still in development!
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My mental health has improved dramatically since going off the pill. Why wasn't I warned about these side effects?
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How does your research fit with the fact that some women successfully use the pill to avoid the hormone shifts and detrimental symptoms involved in PMS and PMDD?
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Does the progesterone only mini pill avoid any of the partner preferences and libido effects that you have identified?
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Is this research being used to come up with new pill formulas and methods that mitigate these side effects?
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How can this knowledge help women who have to take a hormonal contraception for medical reasons such as PCOS, endometriosis, PMDD etc?
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I'm curious about how antidepressants might interact with birth control pills?
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Has this area of research moved beyond correlation to establish causation?
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Could taking the pill effect my level of attractiveness to men?
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What psychological and behavioral changes will taking birth control actually have on men?
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