Mis/Disinformation Resources

This video covers a range of perceived birth control effects, including weight gain, bloating, decreased libido, and mood changes, while acknowledging some benefits. Individual experiences with hormonal contraception are real and worth discussing in clinical settings, but the framing presents these changes as likely or expected rather than variable. Research does not support significant weight gain as a consistent outcome across most methods, and evidence on libido is mixed: some users report decreased desire, others notice no change or improvement. When personal experience is presented as the probable outcome for most users, it can reinforce common social media narratives that overstate contraception’s negative effects and complicate informed, person-centered decision-making.

This video asserts that researchers have “already established” abortion as a traumatic experience the body universally endures, citing unspecified research to lend the claim authority. No such consensus exists. Large-scale studies and major medical organizations consistently find no link between abortion and increased rates of depression, anxiety, or PTSD, and relief is among the most commonly reported responses. While some people do experience complex emotions and deserve support, presenting trauma and guilt as near-inevitable outcomes misrepresents the evidence and reflects a pattern of content that uses the language of research without its substance.

This video correctly notes that fragranced washes can disrupt vaginal pH, but uses that accurate starting point to argue that everyone needs a specialized “pH Balance Probiotic Wash.” Most clinicians recommend warm water or a mild, unscented soap for external vulvar care; the vagina is self-cleaning and does not require specialty products to maintain its natural balance. In fact, many feminine hygiene products marketed for pH support can themselves cause irritation or microbiome disruption. By treating a targeted caution about fragranced soaps as a universal argument for a commercial alternative, the video nudges viewers toward an unnecessary purchase that may do more harm than good.