What Does Birth Control Do To The Body?

Shocking statistics show that most American women are on prescription drugs by age 15, and men by 40 - largely due to widespread birth control use. Dr. Josh Axe explains how oral contraceptives deplete essential nutrients like B6, B12, and folate, and provides natural alternatives such as fertility awareness methods for family planning.

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[crystalthompson]

You're pretty brave to address this issue. Women don't understand the destructive consequences of contraceptives. Also, women pass on their gut health to their children. If it's destroyed by contraceptives that's bad news for the eventual offspring. Those things are designed to destroy life. I wonder if there's a connection to the dramatic increase of learning disabilities and mothers past use of birth control.

Choose life!!! Please choose life.

[Miche_Elle]

I have never been on birth control. I saw the side effects on a cousin of mine and knew I never wanted to

[Arianajanay]

This is so true. I’ve worked with plenty doctors that will literally give a girl birth control just because she asked for it. It’s really sad how much drugs are being used now n days that really don’t need to be prescribed.

[tobykirkby]

I was on acid pump inhibitors for 12 years.told by 3 doctors thay were fine. I diagnosed my own heart flutters put myself on magnesium. Vitamin D .b12 etc got rid of my flutters. out come being trying not to be prideful but I don't have much faith in doctors. In the uk

[veritatemdicam]

I wish I would have known this as a young woman. I was on BC for acne and then as a young married woman. I had no idea of any side effects.

[ashleyespinoza]

I used to be completely natural, ive done all of the dietary and supplements and lifestyle changes and i still have endometriosis. It grows back faster when i am not on birth control and then i have to have another surgery. The only treatment options for my condition is surgery, birth control, or medically enduced menopause. Birthcontrol can actually preserve fertility for those of us with endometriosis. I am all for natural holistic remidies but coming from someone whom has tried all of those things and continues to live a healthy lifestyle and still struggles with this horrifically painful condition i am gretlatful for birthcontrol as it greatly reduced my pain and allows me to go longer without needing another surgery. Had i been taking birth control while i was a teenager i might have struggled a lot less than i have with this condition. I was raised to think birth control was wrong and suffered for a long period of time because i refused to take it. It is a life saver for mw now. People dont always take birth control for contraception or acne. There can be other reasons.

[Davids]

Excellent vid--thanx for putting this out there!

[ashleyespinoza]

Birth control is not only used for contraception or acne. Some people have a dibilatating condition called endometriosis and birth control is one of the only options to help stop the growth of the endometriosis.

[amberrose]

I took a bc pill from ages 14-25 it made my hair so thin and my anxiety was through the roof. Its taken years to recover.

[ninajesushandmaidfortune]

Thank you for your honesty and truth so many doctors try to push it for everything .. wonderfully said!!!

[owlsarepeopletoo]

Hi Dr. Axe! What are the side effects and risks of a copper IUD?

[rosemarynaples]

I'm 68 I don't take anything

[stmarquies]

My child is on BC due to a blood disorder, I’m still in research for natural alternatives 🙏

[SweepTheLeg]

*The University of Poland is developing a morning after pill for men.*

[michellet]

it can also cause copper overload which leads to depression!

[flojosa]

How do you prepare to get off of BC Without the full blast horrible side effects like all your hair falling off and acne?

[MADGUNSMONSTER]

Lets not be naive and think that women DON'T know this. You CANNOT subvert a body's function, especially the most important bodily function there is, and believe that there are no consequences.

[theraise]

Gosh dr Josh as aged big time. And due his hair

[randomperson]

I agree but wtf are women supposed to do. You can’t just have like 10 kids these days. Even then it’s not sustainable in the past when people did that child mortality was high so there wasn’t a population explosion. As a woman it’s a hard place to be. Pull out method + fertility tracking + testing pregnancy and morning after pill is how I’m doing it. That and not having sex that much. Thankfully my husband isn’t that needy lol.

[MissyPiggy]

The benefits FAR outweigh the side effects, like not having your 15 year old daughter bringing you a newborn baby that she’s not ready to take care of 🤦🏻‍♀️smh this is why Roe v Wade was so important