Birth Control Pills May Be Shrinking A Vital Brain Region In Women, Study Finds

(ARTICLE FROM https://studyfinds.org)

CHICAGO — It’s estimated that nearly six million women used a form of oral contraception between 2015-2017 in the United States. But there may be bad news for birth control users. A disconcerting new study, that only recently became possible due to advancements in MRI technology, finds that birth control pills may actually impact the size or even shrink a portion of women’s brains.