False birth control claims are proliferating, survey says

By: Sofia Resnick

Outlets: Stateline

Published: September 22, 2026

Words: 462

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 5 days ago

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More than half of women of reproductive age have seen or heard the false claim that hormones in contraceptives are harmful, and about 4 in 10 have been exposed to the false idea that hormones in contraceptives limit your ability to get pregnant in the future, according to a new survey.

The survey by KFF, a nonprofit health research organization, also found that about a third of women between the ages of 18 and …

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