{"product_id":"9781780996080","title":"Sweetening the Pill: or How We Got Hooked on Hormonal Birth Control","description":"Millions of healthy women take a powerful medication every day from their mid-teens to menopause - the Pill - but few know how this drug works or the potential side effects. Contrary to cultural myth, the birth-control pill impacts on every organ and function of the body, and yet most women do not even think of it as a drug. Depression, anxiety, paranoia, rage, panic attacks - just a few of the effects of the Pill on half of the over 80% of women who pop these tablets during their lifetimes. When the Pill was released, it was thought that women would not submit to taking a medication each day when they were not sick. Now the Pill is making women sick. However, there are a growing number of women looking for non-hormonal alternatives for preventing pregnancy. In a bid to spark the backlash against hormonal contraceptives, this book asks: Why can't we criticize the Pill?\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Hunt, John Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47135538086128,"sku":"9781780996080","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781780996080_p0.jpg?v=1769890965","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781780996080","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}