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Online user reviews and ratings of birth control products offer a largely untapped supplementary resource that could assist women and their partners in making informed contraception choices.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Objective<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This study sought to analyze women\u2019s online ratings and reviews of various birth control methods, focusing on side effects linked to low product ratings.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Using natural language processing (NLP) for topic modeling and descriptive statistics, this study analyzes 19,506 unique reviews of female contraceptive products posted on the website Drugs.com.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Ratings vary widely across contraception types. Hormonal contraceptives with high systemic absorption, such as progestin-only pills and extended-cycle pills, received more unfavorable reviews than other methods and women frequently described menstrual irregularities, continuous bleeding, and weight gain associated with their administration. Intrauterine devices were generally rated more positively, although about 1 in 10 users reported severe cramps and pain, which were linked to very poor ratings.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>While exploratory, this study highlights the potential of NLP in analyzing extensive online reviews to reveal insights into women\u2019s experiences with contraceptives and the impact of side effects on their overall well-being. In addition to results from clinical studies, NLP-derived insights from online reviews can provide complementary information for women and health care providers, despite possible biases in online reviews. 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