News related to birth control

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  • Birth control skin patches, such as Xulane or Twirla, contain both estrogen and progestin hormones.

  • The birth control patch is a method of contraception you wear on your skin to prevent pregnancy.

  • Some types of hormonal birth control, such as those containing estrogen, can increase the risk of stroke.

  • There's been an increase in content posted on TikTok and Instagram recently discussing the alleged dangers of birth control.

  • Due in large part to social media, young women in particular are speaking out about their negative experiences taking these drugs.

  • Viral TikTok videos are falsely linking birth control to infertility and describing the medication as “absolutely poison,” while others make generalizations about side effects and suggest the pill .

  • But Tennessee’s family life curriculum is far from comprehensive.

  • The first over-the-counter (OTC) birth control pill was approved last year.

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  • But there’s a problem: Doctors can only have those conversation with the patients they see.

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