MIND-ALTERING DRUGS

Women who take the contraceptive pill are interfering with the way they remember information, research suggests. Experts say women who take oral birth control tend to remember different aspects of an incident from those with natural menstrual cycles. By changing a woman’s hormone balance, the Pill alters the way she remembers information, the study suggests.

Those taking the drug are less likely to remember details of an event, but instead retain its overall emotional impact. These 'left brain' chemicals have been linked with women’s ability to remember events logically.