The Pill and Stress: How Hormonal Contraception Might Make it Harder for You to Cope

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Did you know that the Pill affects how we process stress? Sometimes this is viewed as a positive, since research shows women on hormonal contraception do not exhibit the body’s classic response to stress (i.e., elevated levels of the stress hormone, cortisol, courtesy of HPA-axis signaling) in stressful situations. But this aspect of the Pill … Continue reading The Pill and Stress: How Hormonal Contraception Might Make it Harder for You to Cope

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