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Birth control has minor risks, but it won’t kill you

By Tiana Lowe Doescher

Published November 14, 2018 9:00pm ET

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Birth control has minor risks, but it won’t kill you — Apparently Tuesday was #ThxBirthControl Day. Some would have you believe that birth control, primarily oral contraceptives, are a wonder drug that saves hundreds of thousands of lives a year. Others called it “poison,” saying that it triples the risk of suicide. As with most things, the truth lies somewhere in the middle. In the most […]

Apparently Tuesday was #ThxBirthControl Day. Some would have you believe that birth control, primarily oral contraceptives, are a wonder drug that saves hundreds of thousands of lives a year. Others called it “poison,” saying that it triples the risk of suicide.

As with most things, the truth lies somewhere in the middle.

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