Comments on: Study Looks at Risks Associated With Oral Contraceptives for Black Women

By: Mo

Mo — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 17:30:29 +0000

I think that this story has not addressed the fact that a lot of women of color have diseases associated with insulin resistance such as Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome that are not diagnosed unless they have irregular/heavy periods or other reproductive ramifications.

By: Kim

Kim — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 03:26:21 +0000

when doctors really decide to let the cat out of the bag, everyone’s gonna know that oral contraceptives are causing a whole lot more problems than this. women that need birth control need to have a copper IUD or have tubular ligation. end of story. you can’t expect a good thing when any woman’s taking something that tells her body she’s pregnant 365 days a year, for years on end. no surprise at all

By: yvonnjanae

yvonnjanae — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 08:04:21 +0000

We need to talk more about insulin resistance and glucose intolerance. Black women have been painted as being less intelligent and weak-willed because many of us are overweight. Yet, there have been few studies on how the “average” American diet that is high in carbohydrates may be making us more inclined to gain and have difficulty taking it back off. I’m not saying it as an excuse not to diet and exercise, but it may explain the greater difficulty than other ethnic women seem to have.