'Ditching the Pill felt like waking from a ten-year nap – it changed my life'
FOR more than 50 years millions of women across the world have relied on the convenience of the contraceptive Pill.Dr Sarah E Hill uses the latest science to explain how the Pill is changing womenuses the latest science to explain how the Pill is changing women."Like many women, I spent my late teens andCredit: Getty - Contributor"It also allowed me to plan.
"I never thought the Pill might affect my brain. I am guessing that you probably haven’t thought about this, either. But it does."This means the Pill makes you a different version of yourself than when you are off it.Credit: Alamy "I did not realise any of these changes were happening until after they had happened. One day I just felt like I had woken from a ten-year nap I did not know I was taking.
"For example, women on the Pill release fewer stress hormones than most people do when they are in the middle of some-thing stressful.
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