>> Some women do not access or use contraceptives for a variety of reasons, even when they want to avoid pregnancy. They may have misconceptions about their risk of becoming pregnant, or be deterred by the cost, inconvenience, or concerns about side effects. ... "
The Gates Foundation is paying for "a reformulation of Pfizer’s Depo-Provera® (medroxyprogesterone acetate)" [1]. The usual side effect of this drug is gaining weight. Usually it's about 20 pounds. Some women gain 40+ pounds after a few rounds of this drug [2].
I suspect that the Depo Provera injections at about age 20 is what turned my friend into a drug addict. Drug use caused her first psychotic episodes, and her first court-ordered psychiatrists weren't smart enough to make the connection between her previous use of a prescription endocrine disruptor (Provera) and the following depression that she self-treated with street drugs.
Anyone who uses Provera drug is ignorant of the harm it actually causes, or is malicious.
> Have you considered that post hoc is not necessarily proper hoc.
Disruption of the endocrine glands is on the drug safety information [1]:
Effects on the Hypothalmic-Pituitary-Adrenal Axis
Some patients receiving medroxyprogesterone acetate may
exhibit suppressed adrenal function. Medroxyprogesterone
acetate may have cortisol-like glucocorticoid activity
and provide negative feedback to the hypothalamus or
pituitary. This may result in decreased plasma cortisol
levels, decreased cortisol secretion, and low plasma ACTH
levels. The use of DEPO-PROVERA Sterile Aqueous
Suspension may, due to its cortisol-like glucocorticoid
activity, also produce Cushingoid symptoms such as weight
gain, edema/fluid retention, and facial swelling.
edit: p.s. Thanks for commenting, I'd never looked at Depo Provera's safety information before. Someone else had said that he thought that Depot-Provera's FDA approval, in spite of what's known about it, is a good example of 'Regulatory Capture'. Psychosis is associated with cortisol deficiency [2], so this safety information strongly supports my theory about the origin of my friend's mental health struggles.
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>> Some women do not access or use contraceptives for a variety of reasons, even when they want to avoid pregnancy. They may have misconceptions about their risk of becoming pregnant, or be deterred by the cost, inconvenience, or concerns about side effects. ... "
The Gates Foundation is paying for "a reformulation of Pfizer’s Depo-Provera® (medroxyprogesterone acetate)" [1]. The usual side effect of this drug is gaining weight. Usually it's about 20 pounds. Some women gain 40+ pounds after a few rounds of this drug [2].
[1] http://www.gatesfoundation.org/Media-Center/Press-Releases/2... [2] https://www.reddit.com/user/ihateyoudepo
I suspect that the Depo Provera injections at about age 20 is what turned my friend into a drug addict. Drug use caused her first psychotic episodes, and her first court-ordered psychiatrists weren't smart enough to make the connection between her previous use of a prescription endocrine disruptor (Provera) and the following depression that she self-treated with street drugs.
Anyone who uses Provera drug is ignorant of the harm it actually causes, or is malicious.
edit: fixed italics above edit2: changed txt above to 'endocrine disruptor'