Sarah Graham

Hormonal contraception has had a bad press in recent years, with studies linking it to breast cancer and mental health side effects such as depression and anxiety. All that, combined with the rise of so-called 'fem tech', and the burgeoning trend for all things natural - from organic beauty products to 'clean' and plant-based diets - has led to an increased interest in more natural family planning options. But do any of them really work?

"I had such mixed feelings when I found out I was pregnant – lots of emotions and excitement, but then also this feeling that my life was over, as awful as that sounds," says 25-year-old Jade, who was 23 when she had her son. "I was about five months pregnant when the anxiety really hit me. I'd been having panic attacks, struggling to leave the house, and then one day I just broke down. It was completely overwhelming."
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