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False birth control claims are proliferating, survey says
The poll found 35% saw contraception posts on social media, while 85% said health care providers were their most trusted source.
- A new KFF survey reveals widespread misinformation among reproductive-age women regarding contraception, with more than half encountering false claims about hormonal safety and about 4 in 10 exposed to incorrect ideas about future fertility impacts.
- About 35% of women reported seeing contraception-related content on social media in the past 12 months, with such posts often prompting further consultation online or via AI rather than with doctors .
- While 85% of women trust health care providers for reliable information, only 48% trust federal health agencies and just 26% trust Human Services Secretary Robert Kennedy, whose statements have contradicted established medical consensus.
- Under Kennedy, HHS has shifted federal family planning grants away from expanding contraceptive services toward promoting childbearing and what is known as restorative reproductive medicine, redirecting federal priorities.
- The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists maintains that hormonal birth control is far more effective than natural family planning methods, directly countering the misinformation circulating among women.
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False birth control claims are proliferating, survey says
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, […]
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