If you don't already know yet, birth control pills come with major side effects that can completely affect your physical and emotional health. There have been several cases of patients living with suicidal tendencies, anger, mood swings and major headaches. A current study, published in the journal Scientific Reports has suggested the popping those pills can also lead to emotional turbulence.
Study researcher Michael Winterdahl from Aarhus University said, “Oxytocin is a hormone found naturally in the body and is secreted during social cues and bonding, reinforcing social behaviour.” He elaborated that a constantly elevated level of oxytocin may mean it is not secreted in the same dynamic way as under normal conditions.
The research team behind the study collected and analysed blood samples from 185 young women. “Humans are super social beings, we are able to put ourselves in the place of others, show empathy, fear loneliness and seek community – all driven by the brain’s secretion of oxytocin,” Winterdahl said. “Even very small changes in brain oxytocin levels will affect the way we process emotions and thus how we interact with each other.”
