The pill is not the devil
How endometriosis changed how I talk about the pill
As is the case for so many women, my first encounter with a hormonal contraceptive pill was when I was in my early teens - perhaps 13 or 14 - in the context of severe period pains. I went to see my general practitioner to see if he could offer any help for my crippling cramps, and he suggested that the best thing would be to just shut down the whole thi…