Hormonal contraception can also have some meaningful benefits. Melissa Gilliam, a professor of obstetrics and gynecology at the University of Chicago, a leading researcher on teens and birth control and founder and director of the Center for Interdisciplinary Inquiry and Innovation in Sexual and Reproductive Health. "People often overestimate the risk associated with contraception," says Dr. There's also no consistent link between use of hormonal birth control and decreased libido. Birth control pills can also help protect against uterine and ovarian cancer. There's no data that shows it causes depression - in fact, doctors will use birth control pills to treat a form of depression known as premenstrual dysphoric disorder. We'll use the terms estrogen and progesterone to keep things simple.) There are lots of different types, each with a different name you might see listed on your medicine. (Technically, birth control contains synthetic versions of estrogen and a class of hormones called progestins. When used in birth control, they help prevent pregnancy and regulate periods. Most hormonal contraception options contain either progesterone alone or progesterone combined with estrogen. "Because of this, everybody's response to hormones is going to be a little bit different." ![]() Madeline Deutsch, an associate professor of family and community medicine at the University of California, San Francisco, and the director of UCSF Transgender Care. "There are millions of different combinations of ways that a body could metabolize hormones," says Dr. ![]() Listen to the episode at the top of the page, or find it here. This story is adapted from an episode of Life Kit, NPR's podcast with tools to help you get it together.
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