Has medical advice on taking the pill been wrong all this time?
When the contraceptive pill, or ‘the pill,’ first came onto the market in 1960, it revolutionised women’s sexual freedom. Now, over 100 million women globally use the pill as a…
Sexist NHS ad promoting emergency contraceptives sparks outrage
The NHS has been lampooned this weekend for the emergence of highly sexist adverts promoting emergency contraceptives to young women, asking them whether they had considered that they would have…
Is our contraception affecting our mental health?
Content warning: mental illness, suicide mention. Use of hormonal contraception is a celebrated part of 21st century healthcare. Since the contraceptive pill was introduced in 1961, hormonal contraception in the…
Personal experience: how the pill affected my mental health
Your choice of contraceptive method is the most personal decision you can make, and it is not for anyone but you to decide. However, what you need to make this…
Will male contraception be derived from Cupid’s arrow?
Heterosexual men, are you struggling with what to buy your female partner this Valentine’s Day? Look no further. Simply get your lover the latest issue of their favourite scientific publication,…
Introducing Natural Cycles, the first contraceptive app
Would you trust your iPhone as a contraceptive tool? This is a question that has been attracting a lot of media attention as of late thanks to Natural Cycles, the…
We need to reevaluate the forms of contraception on offer
The recent trial of a men’s contraceptive pill has resulted in a 96 per cent success rate, heralding promises of a new form of contraception. Unlike the majority of birth…