Contraception: From the experts at The Lowdown: Your essential guide to separating the myths from the...

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Alice Pelton Dr Frances Yarlett

Contraception

From the experts at The Lowdown: Your essential guide to separating the myths from the medicine...

Alice Pelton, Dr Frances Yarlett, Dr Melanie Davis-Hall

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Piatkus Books
24 April 2025

Birth control, contraception, family planning; Women's health

It's easier than ever to fine-tune our health. We can access the latest science in diet and exercise to inform our decisions. Yet our knowledge and provision when it comes to contraception is woefully inadequate.

The choices we make with our contraception can have wide-ranging consequences for our health, and yet nearly 80 per cent of women suffer with side effects, often because we don't know about the full set of options available. From being offered the full range of brands of pill, to trying to get an appointment to get a coil fitted or removed, choosing the right option is a frequently bewildering journey, littered with trial and error and misinformation. And then once we do find a method that suits us, we are often left in the dark as our needs change over the course of our lives: if we have children, or develop health issues, or when we start to go through the menopause.

Based on the invaluable advice from the thousands of users of The Lowdown's website, the medical expertise of their in-house team, and the very latest scientific research from scientists around the world, CONTRACEPTION is a book for anyone who wants to take control of their health choices. With zero bias or BS, this book will give readers the clarity we desperately need.

By: Alice Pelton, Dr Frances Yarlett, Dr Melanie Davis-Hall
Imprint: Piatkus Books
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 232mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 32mm
Weight: 460g
ISBN: 9780349441504
ISBN 10: 0349441502
Pages: 384
Publication Date: 24 April 2025
Audience: General/trade , College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , ELT Advanced , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Alice Pelton is one of the world's leading experts on women's experiences with contraception, and since founding The Lowdown in 2019, she has become a spokesperson to drive for change. Alice worked with the UK government on their Women's Health Strategy and is frequently asked to comment on women's health issues by media outlets including Radio 4 Woman's Hour, The Times, The Sun, The Daily Mail, Vice and Wired magazine. At The Lowdown, she is backed up by an in-house medical team of specially trained GPs run by Medical Directors Dr Melanie Davis-Hall and Dr Frances Yarlett, who write and review all of the curated content (200+ blogs) on the platform and social channels.