It was fifty years ago, the first major trials of an oral contraceptive produced a pill that gave women control over their fertility for the first time. And it is this week again; the next big leap for womankind was taken with the reporting of trials of another oral contraceptive. But, this is again another first major new pill to provide protection against pregnancy – as it claims to control birth without scary side-effects.
Can the new generation of the pill live up to the scientists’ hopes and justify the “Super pill” and “Wonder drug” headlines? Toni Bellfield, director of information at FPA, formerly the Family Planning Association says, “We would be disappointed if this new pill made people think the current pill is unsafe.”
Via: The Guardian