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In addition to possible nausea, vomiting, headache, and weight gain or loss (Schering Chemicals advertisement for Eugynon 30 Microgynon 30) the Pill also is responsible for:
Increased blood pressure (hypertension)
Impaired vision, Increased risk of stroke or heart attack, even with new “low” dose pill
Possible link to cancer of reproductive organs
Possible link to breast cancer
Increased risk of gall bladder disease
Increased danger of developing liver tumors
Difficulty in conceiving after discontinuing use of pill
Residual risk of heart attack, even after discontinuation of long-term use
Reduced blood levels of essential vitamins
Development of depressive personality changes
ARTIFICIAL CONTRACEPTIVES: EFFECTS ON WOMEN
SIDE EFFECTS
COMPLICATIONS
HeadacheШ
Increased menstruationШ
Light or no menstruationШ
Menstrual crampingШ
Weight gain or lossШ
NauseaШ
Vaginal drynessШ
Local skin irritation
Severe headachesШ
Very heavy bleeding (twice as long or as much)Ш
Severe, constant pain in the chest, leg, or bellyШ
Skin or eyes that become unusually yellow (jaundice)Ш
Loss of sensation in arms or legs
Members:
Cant Live in the Closet, Inc. (CLIC)
Damayan ng Maralitang Pilipinong Api (DAMPA)
Democratic Socialist Women of the Philippines (DSWP)
Demographic Research and Development Foundation (DRDF)
IMA Foundation
Medecins Sans Frontieres-Belgium (MSF-Belgium)
DKT Phils.
Family Planning Organization of the Phils. (FPOP)
FriendlyCare Foundation
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