11 things you might not know about the pill - from my new book Everything You Need to Know About the Pill

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On the Liz Earle Wellbeing podcast talking about my new book Everything You Need to Know About the Pill (but were too afraid to ask) Liz Earle MBE lizearlewellbeing.com/podcast/the-pi…

These are some of the 256 Puerto Rican women who tested the contraceptive pill in the first American-led trials in 1956. The dose of synthetic hormones was 10 times the amount we use now, and three women died of “unknown causes”. We owe them a huge debt amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/139852…

It’s publication day! Follow me on Insta @pillscandal for regular updates on the contraception revolution. amazon.co.uk/Everything-Nee…

An massive investigation into contraception out now: amazon.co.uk/Everything-Nee…

This is the Massachusetts State Insane Hospital where in the 1950s the first progestin contraceptives were tested on female - and male - inmates. Later the exploitative experiments moved on to Puerto Rico. More on the history of the pill in my book:
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Talking about my new pill book with the brilliant, campaigning Dr Louise Newson
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Meet Dr John Rock. He decided women needed to have a monthly “fake period” on the pill, hoping the Pope would endorse it as part of the Rhythm Method. That didn’t work - but 48% of women still think they need to bleed on the combined pill. They don’t.More:
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💊 'I cannot recommend this book enough. Kate Muir's writing demystifies, educates and empowers all women to have agency over their own bodies.' - Jen Brister

💊 Everything You Need to Know About the Pill (but were too afraid to ask) is out next week
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Why are so many women giving up hormonal contraception and turning to “green sex”? More in my book Everything You Need to Know About the Pill out this week.🔥🔥🔥 amazon.co.uk/Everything-Nee…

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Why have women’s side effects on hormonal contraception not been taken seriously? We need to have scientific knowledge of what we’re putting in our bodies and find out exactly what works for each person and not be put on a contraceptive conveyor belt. More in my book next week.🔥

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Do you know whether the contraceptive pill you use or used was androgenic or estrogenic? It can make a big difference to your skin, your libido and your mental health. Why aren’t we better informed? More in my book amazon.co.uk/Everything-Nee…

We’ve hit a big milestone this week - it is the 250th episode of my podcast, and it’s not one to miss!

I am joined by Anita Nicholson who is a nurse practitioner and menopause expert in the US and we talk about all things testosterone.

Testosterone is an important hormone that…

Everything You Need to Know About the Pill is out April 11 - and features Dama Health and their work sequencing the female genome to find out why some women have more side effects with contraception 🧬

Publication on April 11th - the book that will change the way we think about the pill and contraception. And you can pre-order Everything You Need to Know About the Pill at Bookshop.org (which supports indie bookshops) or here amazon.co.uk/Everything-Nee…

This excellent article by Prof James Simon and Dr Barbara Levy has recently been published.

It gives an overview of the history of HRT - from when oestrogen was first discovered in 1900s to the first reports of reduction of risk of osteoporosis and heart disease in women taking…