![]() ![]() Many women are under the impression that the pill “causes” their period or that it tricks their body into not getting pregnant by producing hormones. ![]() “Hormonal” birth control simulates hormones-it doesn’t stimulate.These hormonal types of birth control seem straightforward and easy to use, but don’t be fooled: there’s more to these magic “cure-alls” than most women realize.Ĭonsider the following little-known facts about birth control. But excepting one type of IUD, these contraceptives rely on synthetic hormones to prevent pregnancy. According to a 2017 government report, 37 percent of women aged 15 to 19 use birth control, and among all women using birth control, the pill and LARCs (long-acting, reversible contraceptives) are the two most common types of contraception after female sterilization. For many, that list includes starting to use birth control. For girls, coming of age in the modern West includes many rites of passage: shaving their legs, learning to drive, going to prom. ![]()
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