Stories
- In pictures
A brief history of contraception
From douches to diaphragms, and condoms to caps, discover the wide range of contraception methods people have used over the centuries.
- Article
The pill, autism and me
Realising that her contraceptive was having a negative effect on her mental health, Catriona Reid saw her concerns dismissed by doctors. As an autistic woman on the pill, she was not an anomaly, but has often been made to feel like one.
- Long read
Primodos, paternalism and the fight to be heard
Journalist Florence Wildblood examines the case of Primodos – a conveniently quick but risky hormone pregnancy test that was prescribed in the 1960s and ’70s – and profiles two women at the story’s shocking heart.
- Article
A history of gestation outside the body
It’s been over 400 years since a Swiss alchemist theorised that foetuses could develop outside the womb. Claire Horn examines incubator technology past and present, and explores the possibilities recent prototypes might bring.
Catalogue
- Archives and manuscripts
- Online
Post-coital methods
Date: 1972 - 2005Reference: SA/FPA/C/E/16/2/51Part of: Family Planning Association- Archives and manuscripts
Correspondence re barrier contraceptives (condoms)
Date: 1978 - 1988Reference: SA/FPA/C/F/1/5/3Part of: Family Planning Association- Archives and manuscripts
Correspondence re barrier contraceptives (spermicides)
Date: 1974 - 1986Reference: SA/FPA/C/F/1/5/6Part of: Family Planning Association- Archives and manuscripts
- Online
Correspondence re barrier contraceptives (sponge)
Date: 1983 - 1987Reference: SA/FPA/C/F/1/5/10Part of: Family Planning Association- Archives and manuscripts
- Online
Correspondence re barrier contraceptives (condoms)
Date: 1976 - 1987Reference: SA/FPA/C/F/1/5/4Part of: Family Planning Association