Summer series: The “magic pill”: the story of the oral contraceptive

This year marked 63 years since the oral contraceptive, aka the pill, became available to Australian women. In today’s podcast, we’ll talk about the history of the pill, how it changed Australia, and the future of contraception.

Listen to our episode on Thalidomide here
Watch our video on male contraceptives here 

Hosts: Sam Koslowski and Lucy Tassell

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