量子资源网提供本资源 <> In recent years a groundbreaking new study has been released into the effects of the contracetive ill. Research from Denmark claimed women on the ill and other forms of hormonal contracetion were 70% more likely to be diagnosed with deression than those who were not. And another study has found hormonal contracetion was linked to a seemingly dramatic risk of breast cancer. Negative headlines are nothing new for the contracetive ill - first introduced in 1961, it has had a chequered history with early versions linked to cancer risk and life-threatening blood clots. Yet hormonal contracetion remains Britain's most oular form of birth control, and today over three million women take regular doses of synthetic hormones. So should they be worried about its safety? GP Dr Zoe Williams gets behind the headlines in this Horizon investigation. A secially commissioned, nationwide survey reveals the areas of most concern to British women - from mental health to the risk of cancer and dro in libido. With the hel of world leading scientists, Zoe finds out if these concerns are justified and by delving dee into the science around the ills side effects Horizon uncovers some striking revelations - from rotecting women against cancer to increasing their risk of suicide.
