DAVINA McCALL’S PILL REVOLUTION

There’s a revolution going on in contraception. The pill was a game changer but now, over 60 years after it was introduced, women are asking questions about putting synthetic hormones into their bodies. Use of the pill has gone down, while natural family planning methods are growing in popularity. On social media, women are speaking out about side effects they’ve put up with for years and saying enough is enough. Following her hugely successful documentaries on the menopause, Davina McCall is now turning her attention to the state of contraception in the UK and the struggle women face to access it. Concerned about the choices that are available to her daughters and their friends, Davina investigates what is really happening. She reveals the results of a Channel 4 survey, which asked over 4,000 women and people assigned female at birth about the effects of contraception on their mental and physical health, and how easy it is to find the right information and solutions. She investigates the myths and misconceptions that surround contraception and asks – are we doing enough to give women the care they need?