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Nov 2022
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Episode 146: Gen Z is Walking Away From ...

DR. JUSTIN LEHMILLER
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In recent years, a growing number of women of reproductive age have started walking away from the birth control pill. In fact, one survey found that 70% of those who were using the pill said they had either stopped taking it or were thinking about going off of it in the last three years. Why are so many Gen Z and millennial adults going off the pill? What co ... Show More
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