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The Contraceptive Pill’s Untold Story

Frustrated by a lack of knowledge about birth control, Alice Pelton developed The Lowdown, a contraception review platform and resource maintained by women for women. ALICE PELTON WAS 16 YEARS OLD WHEN SHE TOOK THE PILL FOR THE FIRST TIME. Like many teenagers, she was terrified of becoming pregnant, so taking a course on the combination hormonal contraceptive pill, as…