主演:Zoe Williams
导演:Milla Harrison-Hansley Alicky Sussman
简介:Inrecentyearsagroundbreakingnewstudyhasbeenreleasedintotheeffectsofthecontraceptivepill.ResearchfromDenmarkclaimedwomenonthepillandotherformsofhormonalcontraceptionwere70%morelikelytobediagnosedwithdepressionthanthosewhowerenot.Andanotherstudyhasfoundhormonalcontraceptionwaslinkedtoaseeminglydramaticriskofbreastcanceraaa Negativeheadlinesarenothingnewforthecontraceptivepill-firstintroducedin1961,ithashadachequeredhistorywithearlyversionslinkedtocancerriskandlife-threateningbloodclots.YethormonalcontraceptionremainsBritain'smostpopularformofbirthcontrol,andtodayoverthreemillionwomentakeregulardosesofsynthetichormones.Soshouldtheybeworriedaboutitssafety? GPDrZoeWilliamsgetsbehindtheheadlinesinthisHorizoninvestigation.Aspeciallycommissioned,nationwidesurveyrevealstheareasofmostconcerntoBritishwomen-frommentalhealthtotheriskofcanceranddropinlibido.Withthehelpofworldleadingscientists,ZoefindsoutiftheseconcernsarejustifiedandbydelvingdeepintothesciencearoundthepillssideeffectsHorizonuncoverssomestrikingrevelations-fromprotectingwomenagainstcancertoincreasingtheirriskofsuicide.