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I found out that in many cases of schizophrenia, birth control pill improves chances of getting pregnant (or are otherwise ineffective).As result, when institutionalization was norm, "best practice" = force many to be sterilized. :(No one seems to know this. Not even doctors. https://t.co/j3a3qLglEW
I suspect that much like how in autism the Microglia Cells effect on Mast Cell degradation in the brain being a gendered phenomena, that there might be a similar situation occuring with schizophrenia.There is some debate on this issue: https://t.co/RDgBkQuGyl
Both conditions show a possible causal link with women with PCOS and other hormone related issues. PCOS is interesting because birth control has also been shown to improve chances of conception; and is often the course of treatment to help them conceive.
I personally feel that access to condoms (and other barrier methods) should be something of a human right. It impacts so much more than body autonomy. Affects perhaps the fundamental structures of society.We need more of this:https://t.co/7blwTuyq0B