"Fifty percent of woman taking the Pill discontinue it within the first year because of side effects, the development of benign breast disease, or some abnormality of the sexual organs. Studies of Pill usage do not include these women, and the result is an unbalanced picture of only the healthiest of women who tolerate the Pill. This is compared with the general population of women who are pregnant. The fact is that there are 13.8 million women in the U.S. and 60 million women worldwide who use the Pill (conservative numbers). And there are 7.9 Pill-related deaths per 100,000 women ages 15-44. Therefore, one can calculate that there are over 1090 deaths each year in the U.S. alone simply due to the Pill."