Hell of a thread.https://twitter.com/designmom/status/1040363431893725184 …
Do we? The main reason the pill is still prescription only is because of concern over side-effects. I feel like the side effects are mostly considered less problematic by doctors than pregnancy, but that's more of a public health perspective I guess?
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I guess I am approaching it more socially- the expectation that women will "just go on the pill" when they're in heterosexual LTRs, despite the fact it can be deeply unpleasant, is v frustrating. Take-up of newer, better hormonal birth control options is still low
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I can see the frustration there. I think there's certainly an imbalance between male and female contraception, and it's often expressed unfairly in relationships. I think the best expression is actually in the rates of vasectomy vs tubal ligation as
@DrJenGunter has written
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