DANGERS OF BIRTH CONTROL PILLS

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Testosterone levels

Birth control pills increase a woman’s testosterone levels. Higher testosterone levels can end up causing a lower sex drive, vaginal dryness and painful intercourse.
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Birth control pills cause hormonal imbalances

The extra testosterone in your body causes your hormones to shift out of balance. After a while of being on birth control, even if you stop taking the pill, your hormones may never return to normal.
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Birth control pills affect your gut health

When you’re taking birth control pills, your gut health suffers. Ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease are linked to chronic gut inflammation. Both of these illnesses are more common among women who use oral contraceptives.
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Birth control pills cause blood clots

Some birth control pills contain a synthetic form of progestin known as drosperinone. Pills with drospirenone may double your chances of fatal blood clots compared to other birth control pills.
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Birth control pills affect your thyroid

Birth control pills have a negative effect on your thyroid. The high dose of oestrogen increases the activity of TBG. TBG is responsible for binding the thyroid hormone. More TBG in the body leads to lower levels of thyroid hormone for your body to use.
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Birth control pills cause fluid retention

Many women complain of weight gain due to birth control pills. While there is no evidence that the pill directly causes weight gain, it does increase fluid retention which can make you feel bloated and a few pounds heavier.
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Birth control pills decrease vitamin and mineral levels in your body

Doctors aren’t sure why this happens, but birth control pills lower the body’s absorption of vitamins B6 and B12. That’s not all. They also have a negative effect on the absorption of vitamins C and E, copper, magnesium, selenium and zinc.
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Birth control pills increase your risk of cancer

This one is pretty straightforward. Research suggests that birth control pills increase the risk of both breast cancer and cervical cancer.
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From Medical News Today: "There are approximately 100 million women worldwide who currently use oral contraceptives, so it is obvious that more extensive research investigations are needed. The oral contraceptive has been around for over 40 years, but no one had previously looked at the long-term effects of SHBG in these women. The larger problem is that there have been limited research efforts in women's sexual health problems in contrast to investigatory efforts in other areas of women's health or even in male sexual dysfunction."

Just a little disclaimer: I never had the pill or any form of hormonal birth control because I saw the tremendous side effects on my sisters body.

I will talk about natural forms of birth control in another post. Believe me, there a lot of non hormonal ways so don’t get discouraged. Please follow me @bynaomi if you’re interested in this topic.