Sarah E. Hill

How the Pill Changes Everything

I’m glad this topic is being talked about, but as the author admits, we still don’t have enough solid research. I’ve been off birth control for 19 years now, and while I’m not sure it ever changed who I was, I’ve grown increasingly wary of synthetic hormones and their unknown long-term effects.

The book raises important points but could’ve used tighter editing. Bottom line: we need more data, but there’s no harm in stepping back and tracking how your body feels without it.

Liana

I’m glad this topic is being talked about, but as the author admits, we still don’t have enough solid research. I’ve been off birth control for 19 years now, and while I’m not sure it ever changed who I was, I’ve grown increasingly wary of synthetic hormones and their unknown long-term effects.

The book raises important points but could’ve used tighter editing. Bottom line: we need more data, but there’s no harm in stepping back and tracking how your body feels without it.

Jamieson

3.5*

Some chapters (especially those more toward the start) were SO good and some were a miss. The tone of the writing annoyed me at times. I also didn't like that a lot of the examples presented in this book were just assumptions made by the author - while I understand this is an under-researched area, I really didn't like that entire chapters were based around concepts that might maybe be real potentially if our assumptions are onto something. 

That said, the chapters that were good were GOOD. The section about different generations of the pill and the impact of the pill on mental health and mood were great. It was just when it leant too heavily into speculation and evolutionary psychology I was put off. Overall, still worth the read for me.

How the Pill Changes Everything

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