Hormones

Birth control pills affect memory, UCI researchers find

Published in Women's Health Weekly, September 29th, 2011

2011 SEP 29 -- Women who use contraceptives like birth control pills experience memory changes, according to new UC Irvine research. Their ability to remember the gist of an emotional event improves, while women not using the contraceptives better retain details.

"What's most exciting about this study is that it shows the use of hormonal contraception alters memory," UCI graduate researcher Shawn Nielsen said. "There are only a handful of studies examining the cognitive effects of the pill, and more than 100 million women use it worldwide."

She stressed that the medications did not damage memory. "It's a change in the type of...

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Source: Women's Health Weekly (2011-09-29)

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