Birth control pills have been around a long time. When something's been around for a long time like that, researchers have a chance to study it and its side effects over a long period of time.

Birth control pills are in fact drugs. A lot of young girls are put on birth control, not so much for birth control, but because they have bad periods. Research is showing how this sets up these girls for a lifetime of health problems.

Join Dr. Martin as he teaches about hormones in today's episode, and looks at the many side effects of birth control pills.