Keeping a woman dependent on hormonal contraception is an effective business model.

Hormonal contraception can have dangerous side-effects, so why is it still sold to us as the only option?

When it was first made available – to married women only – in 1961, the Pill revolutionised sex, and contributed to changing attitudes towards women. Since then, different forms of hormonal contraception have arrived on the scene, catering to different needs and circumstances.