False birth control claims are proliferating, survey says
A KFF survey found that over half of women of reproductive age have encountered false claims that contraceptive hormones are harmful. About 40 percent were exposed to misinformation suggesting birth control limits future fertility. These findings highlight the proliferation of health-related misinformation.
More than half of women of reproductive age have seen or heard the false claim that hormones in contraceptives are harmful, and about 4 in 10 have been exposed to the false idea that hormones in contraceptives limit your ability to get pregnant in the future, according to a new survey. The survey by KFF, […]
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