contraception

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The ecstasies of attraction are sublimated into their long conversations about Boethius and Hildegard von Bingen, or about the suddenly debatable issues of contraception and clerical celibacy.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

The reader is routinely encouraged to avoid hormonal contraception in favor of tracking fertility.

From Salon • May 8, 2026

The FDA approved the pill for contraception in 1960, although women had access to it for years through a regulatory workaround.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

The NHS says commonly reported side effects of hormonal contraception include headaches, feeling sick, mood swings, weight gain, sore breasts and acne, but that side effects usually get better with time.

From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026

First, the subject of contraception has been kept in the dark, even in medical colleges and in hospitals.

From Woman and the New Race by Sanger, Margaret