Brain region found smaller in birth control pill users, say researchers

Researchers have found out women having oral contraceptives that are commonly called birth control pills have significantly smaller hypothalamus volume as compared to those women t consuming pills, as per a health-line portal livescience.com. research findings were presented at annual meeting of Radiological Society of rth America (RSNA). Read on furr to kw more in details.

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As per a study, brain region is smaller in birth control users

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professor of radiology, Michael L. Lipton stated same during his speech at Gruss Magnetic Resonance Research Center at Albert Einstein College of Medicine in United State of America. Oral contraceptives are among most popular forms of birth controls and y are also used to treat a host of conditions that includes irregular menstruation, cramps, acne, endometriosis and polycystic ovary syndrome, as added by Lipton. Lipton went on and added furr that initial study shows a strong association and should motivate furr investigation into effects of oral contraceptives on brain structure.

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For medical study, researchers reportedly recruited a group of 50 healthy women, including 21 women who were consuming oral contraceptive pills. whole group of 50 women underwent brain MRI, and a proper validated approach was used to measure hypothalamic volume of brain. As described furr by Lipton, or findings and research reports from given study suggested that Z smaller hypothalamic volume was also relatively associated with greater anger and showcased a very strong correlation with depressive symptoms. However, initial study has till w found significant link between hypothalamic volume and cognitive performance.   validated methods for assessing volume of hypothalamus state that current oral contraceptive pill us is associated with smaller hypothalamic volume.

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