Birth control hormones = cigarette-class carcinogen.
- shelleybholisticnu
- 4 hours ago
- 2 min read
Let’s talk birth control and what most women are never told.
Hormonal birth control (pill, patch, IUD, shot… all of it) is actually a Class 1 carcinogen.
Yep, the same category as cigarettes.
And it doesn’t just prevent pregnancy - it literally rewires your brain, changing how you process emotions, stress and memories.
Women on birth control often feel emotional events more intensely, have a different stress response and remember the “story” of things but not the details. It even changes how we regulate emotions and store memories. Wild, right?
And it doesn’t stop there…
💥 The estrogen–candida connection no one talks about
Synthetic estrogen from birth control fuels candida (yeast) overgrowth in a BIG way.
Here’s how:
• Estrogen + candida bind to each other
• Higher estrogen = stronger candida infections
• IUDs & vaginal rings increase candida levels 4x
• Candida forms biofilms on devices like IUDs, making infections harder to eliminate
• It can spread beyond the reproductive system, even causing oral candida and increased plaque on teeth
And candida isn’t “just yeast”…It disrupts vaginal pH, hormones and your microbiome, which can impact fertility, increase susceptibility to STDs, thin brain tissue, mess with neurotransmitters and lower serotonin (your feel-good chemical).
No surprise that depression is the #1 reason women quit birth control.
💛 The good news
Supporting estrogen detox + restoring natural progesterone can completely shift mood, memory, gut health, and energy.
And YES, natural birth control does exist (beyond abstinence). Fertility awareness + basal body temp tracking works incredibly well when done correctly. So many women have used the Lady-Comp fertility monitor for years with zero pregnancy scares.
Whether “baby” is or isn’t on your holiday wishlist, I’m linking the Lady-Comp - it’s the simplest, no-guesswork way to track your cycle.
Post–birth control and ready to detox? My DMs are open!
