It is estimated that currently around 100 million women world wide use some sort of contraceptive in the form of a pill. The figure in the UK alone is roughly around 3.5 million, this equates to roughly one in three of all females that are at the reproductive age. It is still considered a taboo subject and the safety of its constant use is often under scrutiny from the media. The contraceptive pill is now over 50 years old but these 'Pill Scare' stories continue to be publicized. Despite the large amounts of negative information about the pill its popularity and effectiveness for women seem to out weigh any of the slight risks that have been mentioned.
The pill is considered safe but it has been known to have some serious side affects in some women who take it. A recent report has indicated that users of the contraceptive pill are in fact at a %12 lower risk level of developing cancer. It has also been noted that statistics for breast cancer are the same throughout users of the drug compared with those who have not. It is still considered a prescription only medicine that should not be just dished out to anyone and everyone. Previous health reports, and for patients undergoing treatment for recent illness may not be suitable to take the drug. There is now a small range of different medications that all do a similar job, the beauty is that depending on previous health the patient can be prescribed a pill that will be most suited to them as a an individual.
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