Dr. Jackie Walters, a veteran OB-GYN and Married to Medicine star, warns that social media misinformation is discouraging young women, especially Gen Z, from using hormonal birth control. Despite decades of research proving its safety and effectiveness, online influencers exaggerate side effects and spread false claims about fertility, cancer, and sexual changes. Walters emphasizes that fertility typically returns after stopping birth control and that risks, such as a slight increase in breast cancer, are low. She urges women to seek medical advice, not online “health hacks,” noting that misinformation may lead to unintended pregnancies and poor reproductive health decisions.
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https://nypost.com/2025/10/09/health/ob-gyn-reveals-troubling-trend-shes-seeing-with-gen-z-women/