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Actually that is an area the Gates Foundation is active in: http://www.gatesfoundation.org/What-We-Do/Global-Development/Family-Planning http://www.gatesfoundat

Actually that is an area the Gates Foundation is active in: http://www.gatesfoundation.org/What-We-Do/Global-Development/Family-Planning http://www.gatesfoundation.org/What-We-Do/Global-Development...

tcj_phx 10y ago
From your link: >> Invest in New Contraceptive Methods >> Some women do not access or use contraceptives for a variety of reasons, even when they want to avoid pregnancy. They may have misconceptions about their risk of becoming pregnant, or be deterred by the cost, inconvenience, or concerns about side effects. ... " The Gates Foundation is paying for "a reformulation of Pfizer’s Depo-Provera® (medroxyprogesterone acetate)" [1]. The usual side effect of this drug is gaining weight. Usually it's about 20 pounds. Some women gain 40+ pounds after a few rounds of this drug [2]. [1] http://www.gatesfoundation.org/Media-Center/Press-Releases/2012/07/Innovative-Partnership-to-Deliver-Convenient-Contraceptives-to-up-to-Three-Million-Women http://www.gatesfoundation.org/Media-Center/Press-Releases/2... [2] https://www.reddit.com/user/ihateyoudepo https://www.reddit.com/user/ihateyoudepo I suspect that the Depo Provera injections at about age 20 is what turned my friend into a drug addict. Drug use caused her first psychotic episodes, and her first court-ordered psychiatrists weren't smart enough to make the connection between her previous use of a prescription endocrine disruptor (Provera) and the following depression that she self-treated with street drugs. Anyone who uses Provera drug is ignorant of the harm it actually causes, or is malicious. edit: fixed italics above edit2: changed txt above to 'endocrine disruptor'
- GFK_of_xmaspast 10y ago
  > I suspect that the Depo Provera injections at about age 20 is what turned my friend into a drug addict Have you considered that post hoc is not necessarily proper hoc.
  - tcj_phx 10y ago
    > Have you considered that post hoc is not necessarily proper hoc. Disruption of the endocrine glands is on the drug safety information [1]: Effects on the Hypothalmic-Pituitary-Adrenal Axis Some patients receiving medroxyprogesterone acetate may exhibit suppressed adrenal function. Medroxyprogesterone acetate may have cortisol-like glucocorticoid activity and provide negative feedback to the hypothalamus or pituitary. This may result in decreased plasma cortisol levels, decreased cortisol secretion, and low plasma ACTH levels. The use of DEPO-PROVERA Sterile Aqueous Suspension may, due to its cortisol-like glucocorticoid activity, also produce Cushingoid symptoms such as weight gain, edema/fluid retention, and facial swelling. [1] http://www.fda.gov/Safety/MedWatch/SafetyInformation/ucm232329.htm http://www.fda.gov/Safety/MedWatch/SafetyInformation/ucm2323... edit: p.s. Thanks for commenting, I'd never looked at Depo Provera's safety information before. Someone else had said that he thought that Depot-Provera's FDA approval, in spite of what's known about it, is a good example of 'Regulatory Capture'. Psychosis is associated with cortisol deficiency [2], so this safety information strongly supports my theory about the origin of my friend's mental health struggles. [2] https://www.jcu.edu.au/news/releases/2016/june/stress-hormone-link-with-psychosis https://www.jcu.edu.au/news/releases/2016/june/stress-hormon...

tcj_phx 10y ago

From your link: >> Invest in New Contraceptive Methods >> Some women do not access or use contraceptives for a variety of reasons, even when they want to avoid pregnancy. They may have misconceptions about their risk of becoming pregnant, or be deterred by the cost, inconvenience, or concerns about side effects. ... " The Gates Foundation is paying for "a reformulation of Pfizer’s Depo-Provera® (medroxyprogesterone acetate)" [1]. The usual side effect of this drug is gaining weight. Usually it's about 20 pounds. Some women gain 40+ pounds after a few rounds of this drug [2]. [1] http://www.gatesfoundation.org/Media-Center/Press-Releases/2012/07/Innovative-Partnership-to-Deliver-Convenient-Contraceptives-to-up-to-Three-Million-Women http://www.gatesfoundation.org/Media-Center/Press-Releases/2... [2] https://www.reddit.com/user/ihateyoudepo https://www.reddit.com/user/ihateyoudepo I suspect that the Depo Provera injections at about age 20 is what turned my friend into a drug addict. Drug use caused her first psychotic episodes, and her first court-ordered psychiatrists weren't smart enough to make the connection between her previous use of a prescription endocrine disruptor (Provera) and the following depression that she self-treated with street drugs. Anyone who uses Provera drug is ignorant of the harm it actually causes, or is malicious. edit: fixed italics above edit2: changed txt above to 'endocrine disruptor'

GFK_of_xmaspast 10y ago
> I suspect that the Depo Provera injections at about age 20 is what turned my friend into a drug addict Have you considered that post hoc is not necessarily proper hoc.
- tcj_phx 10y ago
  > Have you considered that post hoc is not necessarily proper hoc. Disruption of the endocrine glands is on the drug safety information [1]: Effects on the Hypothalmic-Pituitary-Adrenal Axis Some patients receiving medroxyprogesterone acetate may exhibit suppressed adrenal function. Medroxyprogesterone acetate may have cortisol-like glucocorticoid activity and provide negative feedback to the hypothalamus or pituitary. This may result in decreased plasma cortisol levels, decreased cortisol secretion, and low plasma ACTH levels. The use of DEPO-PROVERA Sterile Aqueous Suspension may, due to its cortisol-like glucocorticoid activity, also produce Cushingoid symptoms such as weight gain, edema/fluid retention, and facial swelling. [1] http://www.fda.gov/Safety/MedWatch/SafetyInformation/ucm232329.htm http://www.fda.gov/Safety/MedWatch/SafetyInformation/ucm2323... edit: p.s. Thanks for commenting, I'd never looked at Depo Provera's safety information before. Someone else had said that he thought that Depot-Provera's FDA approval, in spite of what's known about it, is a good example of 'Regulatory Capture'. Psychosis is associated with cortisol deficiency [2], so this safety information strongly supports my theory about the origin of my friend's mental health struggles. [2] https://www.jcu.edu.au/news/releases/2016/june/stress-hormone-link-with-psychosis https://www.jcu.edu.au/news/releases/2016/june/stress-hormon...