vical
      Dyspl
      Sia:
      (mentioned
      briefly
      above)
      is
      more
     
     
      >ommon
      among
      women
      taking
      the
      pill
      than
      in
      women
     
     
      who
      don’t
      take
      the
      pill.
      :
     
    
   
   
    
     
      he
      complications
      of
      the
      pill
      include:
      Heart
      attacks,
     
    

    
     
      strokes,
      high
      blood
      pressure,
      cancer,
      headaches,
      |
     
     
      diabetes,
      depression,
      vaginitis
      and
      vaginal
      discharge,
      |
     
     
      urinary
      tract
      infection,
      liver
      and
      gallbladder
      disease,
      |
     
     
      epilepsy
      and
      asthma
      and
      cervical
      dysplasia.
      And
      have
     
    

    
     
      been
      linked
      to:
      Pluirisy,
      arthritis,
      visual
      distur-
     
    

    
     
      bances,
      ulcers
      (in
      the
      mouth),
      bruising
      antagonism
     
    

    
     
      with
      rifampin,
      lupus
      erythematosus,
      abdominal
     
    

    
     
      cramping
      (during
      first
      3
      months
      of
      use),
      changes
      in
     
    

    
     
      thyroid
      function,
      pholodermatitis
      (sunlight
      sensitiv-
     
    

    
     
      ity),
      a
      form
      of
      hair
      loss,
      excessive
      hair
      growth,
     
    

    
     
      benign
      growths
      consisting
      of
      muscle
      tissue
      and
     
    

    
     
      autophonia
      (an
      ear
      or
      nasal
      infection).
      IT
      has
      not
     
    

    
     
      been
      proven
      that
      the
      pill
      causes
      all
      of
      the
      above
     
    

    
     
      medical
      problems
      but
      if
      they
      occur
      it
      could
      be
      due
      to
     
    
   
   
    
     
      the
      pill.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      i)
      LA.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      -
     
     
      <«
     
    
   
   
    
     
      buayy
      if
      aid
      Ag
      L
      QL
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Anyone
      who
      has
      any
      of
      the
      mentions
      medical
      prob-
     
     
      lems
      or
      a
      family
      history
      may
      not
      be
      a
      good
      candidate
     
     
      for
      taking
      the
      pill.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Although
      the
      pill
      has
      a
      few
      benefits,
      the
      medical
     
     
      problems
      which
      may
      occur
      seem
      to
      outweigh
      them.
     
     
      There
      are
      other
      methods
      of
      birth
      control
      which
      alone
     
    
   
   
    
     
      are
      not
      as
      effective
      as
      the
      pill
      but
      combined
      can
      oe
      >|
      2)
     
     
      protect
      from
      pregnancy
      and
      maybe
      save
      women
      forma
      =
      N
     
    

    
     
      io
      of
      pain
      and
      medical
      expense
      if
      they
      should
      come
      ,
      .
      THEREISNO
      BETTER
      VALUE
     
     
      in
      contact
      with
      these
      medical
      problems.
      THAN
      TIMELESS
      FASHION...
     
     
      :
      THAT
      NEVER
      GOES
      OUT
     
     
      Maybe
      its
      time
      women
      took
      a
      long
      look
      at
      the
      compli-
      :
      AME
      ALnne
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Cations
      incurred
      by
      the
      pill
      and
      start
      demanding
      more
      a
      THATLASTS
     
     
      studies
      and
      hopefully
      a
      new
      and
      improved
      (healthier)
      .
      i
     
     
      oral
      contraceptive.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      CARE
      BEAR
      RESECTS
      V2:
     
     
      ©
      A
     
    
   
   
    
     
      ®
      JUST
      ASLONG...
     
    
   
   
    
     
      TAKE
      ADVANTAGEOFOUR
     
     
      STUDENT
      DISCOUNT
      si
     
     
      OFFEREDEVERYDAY
      eae
     
     
      OF
      THE
      WEEK!!!,
      ~~
      aie—
      \
     
     
      CONFER
      DERATION
     
     
      COURT:
      MALL
     
     
      OWNIOWN
      CHARLOTTETOWN
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
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      5,
      1992
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      23