Why Do Few Women Know the Dangers of the Pill?

Why Do Few Women Know the Dangers of the Pill?
Oral contraception uses potent steroid hormones with dangerous side effects but too many doctors treat them as a casual prescription. Getty Images
Martha Rosenberg
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Mike Gaskins is a women’s health advocate, independent researcher, and author who spent much of the past decade exploring the dubious history and science of birth control. In a recent interview, Epoch Times contributor Martha Rosenberg asked him about his 2019 book, “In the Name of the Pill,” the culmination of his investigation, which was recently updated in its audiobook release. 
Martha Rosenberg: Other than a 2016 study linking hormonal contraception to depression, birth control pills are seldom in the news. Yet your 2019 book, “In the Name of the Pill,” pulls back the curtain on unresolved and ongoing safety questions that few are addressing.  What inspired you to write this book and at this time?
Martha Rosenberg
Martha Rosenberg
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Martha Rosenberg is a nationally recognized reporter and author whose work has been cited by the Mayo Clinic Proceedings, Public Library of Science Biology, and National Geographic. Rosenberg’s FDA expose, "Born with a Junk Food Deficiency," established her as a prominent investigative journalist. She has lectured widely at universities throughout the United States and resides in Chicago.
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