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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="http://blogs.mercola.com/utility/FeedStylesheets/rss.xsl" media="screen"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"><channel><title>Should the Birth-Control Patch be Pulled From the Market?</title><link>http://blogs.mercola.com/sites/vitalvotes/archive/2008/05/12/Should-the-Birth-Control-Patch-be-Pulled-From-the-Market.aspx</link><description>The consumer advocacy group Public Citizen has petitioned the U.S. government to pull the birth-control patch off the market, saying that it is far riskier than the pill. Warnings about the Ortho-Evra weekly patch have escalated since a 2005 investigation</description><dc:language>en</dc:language><generator>CommunityServer 2008.5 SP1 (Build: 31106.3070)</generator><item><title>re: Should the Birth-Control Patch be Pulled From the Market?</title><link>http://blogs.mercola.com/sites/vitalvotes/archive/2008/05/12/Should-the-Birth-Control-Patch-be-Pulled-From-the-Market.aspx#126149</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 May 2008 01:29:54 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">24451277-a5aa-4add-96dc-64081bfd86fa:126149</guid><dc:creator>Katie B</dc:creator><description>Samurai, how are condoms dangerous?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img src="http://blogs.mercola.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=126149" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description></item><item><title>re: Should the Birth-Control Patch be Pulled From the Market?</title><link>http://blogs.mercola.com/sites/vitalvotes/archive/2008/05/12/Should-the-Birth-Control-Patch-be-Pulled-From-the-Market.aspx#126148</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2008 12:57:58 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">24451277-a5aa-4add-96dc-64081bfd86fa:126148</guid><dc:creator>HealthCoachSandraG</dc:creator><description>At what point does the side effects of a drug warrent the product being pulled from the market?&amp;nbsp; That seems to be the endless debate, especially since there is so little education out there regarding the true risks of taking &lt;u&gt;any&lt;/u&gt; drug.&amp;nbsp; I know woman (too many I'm afraid) that go on "the pill" and stay on it like it's a part of life (like they're taking their daily vitamin).&amp;nbsp; Whether they have a partner or not!!!&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; These aren't dumb women (although you could argue that point).&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;This concept/belief that side effects are rare has to be dispelled!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img src="http://blogs.mercola.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=126148" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description></item><item><title>re: Should the Birth-Control Patch be Pulled From the Market?</title><link>http://blogs.mercola.com/sites/vitalvotes/archive/2008/05/12/Should-the-Birth-Control-Patch-be-Pulled-From-the-Market.aspx#126146</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2008 23:55:01 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">24451277-a5aa-4add-96dc-64081bfd86fa:126146</guid><dc:creator>Dekalb</dc:creator><description>Cross your legs or cross your fingers.&lt;img src="http://blogs.mercola.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=126146" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description></item><item><title>re: Should the Birth-Control Patch be Pulled From the Market?</title><link>http://blogs.mercola.com/sites/vitalvotes/archive/2008/05/12/Should-the-Birth-Control-Patch-be-Pulled-From-the-Market.aspx#126138</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2008 14:16:18 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">24451277-a5aa-4add-96dc-64081bfd86fa:126138</guid><dc:creator>samurai</dc:creator><description>All forms of birth control, other than withdrawl or abstinence IS VERY VERY DANGEROUS!&lt;img src="http://blogs.mercola.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=126138" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description></item></channel></rss>