Stories
- 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
The case for safe skin bleaching
Skin bleaching tends to attract a negative press for a whole host of reasons. But when used to treat medical problems, its positive side becomes clear.
Catalogue
- Archives and manuscripts
"Oral contraceptives: a medical audit"
Date: 1972-1973Reference: PP/DOL/D/1/23Part of: Doll, Sir Richard (1912-2005)- Archives and manuscripts
- Online
Oral contraceptives versus other forms of contraception
Date: 1969-1978Reference: PP/RJH/D.2/7APart of: Hetherington, Robert J- Archives and manuscripts
- Online
Oral contraceptives
Date: 1980 - 1987Reference: SA/FPA/C/E/16/2/5Part of: Family Planning Association- Archives and manuscripts
- Online
Oral contraceptives
Date: 1961 - 1979Reference: SA/FPA/C/E/16/2/4Part of: Family Planning Association- Books
Oral contraceptives.
Drill, Victor Alexander, 1916-Date: [1966], ©1966