“Birth control pills have some troubling possible side effects, including altering a woman’s mood and even her choice of romantic partner.
“A new study adds another potential concern to the list: Hormonal contraception may shrink portions of the brain and affect their function.
“It’s possible that the synthetic hormones found in the Pill — and possibly the suppression of natural hormones that occurs when women are using the Pill — cause these alterations in brain structure and function…
“In a study conducted on 90 women, neuroscientists at UCLA found that two key brain regions… were thinner in women who used oral contraception than in women who did not.”
Read more: Huffington Post
