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'Natural' Birth Control Risks Unwanted Pregnancy, Experts Warn
Experts say fertility-awareness methods are far less reliable than the pill, with INSERM finding under 20% of apps predicted cycles correctly.
- In France, 7.5 percent of women used natural contraceptive methods in 2023, rising from 4.6 percent in 2016, according to the INSERM institute, as increasing numbers abandon hormonal contraception.
- Social media influencers promote natural birth control as a way for women to "liberate" themselves, while gynaecologist Geoffroy Robin at the University Hospital of Lille identifies a growing "climate of hormone-phobia" fueling the shift.
- A 2022 INSERM review found less than 20 percent of around 100 fertility apps made correct predictions about fertility cycles, while Robin warned that "natural methods are absolutely ineffective" for women with irregular cycles.
- Elodie Monnier Legrand, a French 30-year-old business owner, experienced two abortions within six months after her app miscalculated her fertility cycle, stating, "It's not an exact science."
- While Louise, a 26-year-old in France, called hormonal contraception a "complete disaster," Robin emphasized the pill has long been seen as a "tool of women's emancipation," urging medical consultation.
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