New research has highlighted a notable shift in contraception use from traditional hormonal contraceptives, such as the pill, to fertility awareness-based methods, also known as natural contraceptive methods, in the last five years.
For the study, which was published in BMJ Sexual & Reproductive Health, researchers looked at data from the British Pregnancy Advisory Service to explore what methods of contraception women who requested abortions were using from January to June 2018 (33,495 women) and January to June 2023 (55,055 women).
