It feels like such a long time ago that I was sat in a stuffy classroom with 25 other teenagers, being taught how to put a condom and a banana and being shown pictures of genital warts. When I was a teenager, this was all that sex education really consisted of. There were no ...
contraception
The Hormone Diaries Part Two: The Contraceptive Pill
The contraceptive pill, in it's many forms, is probably one of the most widely used forms of contraception out there. Yet it is something that for the majority of my life at least, has been a bit of a taboo subject. The pill is rarely spoken about openly and honestly, with ...
The Hormone Diaries Part One: My Period Experience
Periods, pills, implants, cramps, injections, coils, mood swings… Us girls have to deal with a lot of crap from our bodies every month. I have personally struggled a lot when it comes to controlling my periods, ensuring I’m protected and generally not being an absolute bitch when ...