Let's Fly Away To the Land of Hormones
I found a very enlightening and entertaining post on the Ortho Evra birth control patch via Jill Stanek's blog, which is a must read for all women and those who love them. I gotta start by saying I love that little flying carefree chick in the Ortho Evra birth control patch logo. Just looking at it brings me peace, so much peace, I could barely raise an eyebrow when reading the Media Post April 5 article that Johnson & Johnson has been buying domain names in a preemptive strike against the creation of websites that might draw negative attention to Ortho Evra. I might wonder why did I not have my peaceful head in the sand. According to MP: A study from February 2006 showed that blood clot risk was doubled for women using the birth control patch versus oral contraceptives. In addition, women who use the patch are exposed to 60% more hormones than those who take birth control pills.... My, that would sound serious if I didn't have the blind confidence that hormonal contracep...