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Hi, I'm Wendy Zuckerman and you're listening to Science Versus. This is the show that pits facts against fallopian tubes. Today, we are tackling the pill. The pill burst onto the scene in the 1960s, and for tons of folks, it was seen as this wonderful thing. Country singer Loretta Lynn even wrote a song about how the pill was going to open up all of these possibilities for women.
This song was a hit.
And the freedom that she's singing about, about choosing when to get pregnant and how many babies you're going to have. It just resonated with loads of women. In fact, since the pill came out, women are more likely to go to college, become lawyers, judges and doctors. Plus, the wage gap between men and women has narrowed by 30%. And some economists say that this is a direct result of the pill.
But you fast forward to today, and for many, the pill has gone from hero to zero. People say that pumping ourselves with these hormones can be harmful.
Birth control is one of the most damaging things you can put in your bodies.
And that it can even change parts of our personality, like who you're attracted to and also who is attracted to you.
Birth control can actually affect a woman's taste in men.
We actually choose mates that are less compatible when we're on hormonal birth control.
Is birth control ruining relationships and people don't even realize it?
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