MOST WOMEN ARE NEVER MADE AWARE OF THE RISKS - the docs are too interested in foisting their own moral views upon their patients: be a good girl and take your Pill.
Honestly, after each of our four children was born my wife got harassed at the hospital because she refuses birth control and lets them know that she would never even consider using it. Each of these "medical professionals" has exhibit zero respect for my wife's choice.
Perhaps they are getting paid off or perked up by the drug companies and HMO's who find that pills are much cheaper than childbirth and each new child's health expenses? (paying for a few more Pill-induced illnesses each year is pennies compared to payig for the expense of labor and delivery, and a new child's healthcare.
Feeding hormones to healthy body systems in an attempt to make them disfunctional is NOT heath care. That is exactly what the pill does to a healthy woman (menopausal women notwithstanding).
Agree totally.
In my case, estrogen makes me functional----with a quality of life I could not have otherwise. About two months ago I stopped taking estrogen because I don't have health insurance. After a few weeks, I was willing to give up eating in order to get my script refilled!!!
Like all medicines, there is abuse and there is good use. Each case is an individual one based on the health circumstances of the person. I just hope people can keep an open mind and realize that for some of us (and I have received numerous private messages from women who agree with me and have encouraged me), estrogen benefits far outweigh the risks. Generalizations are dangerous, in this issue, as with all others. And most importantly, estrogen has uses other than birth control, although that was it's first use. It is no longer it's only use. Anyway, thanks for your information---and I will keep on reading (almost said "abreast" :~) ) on new studies and research.