I've been a sex educator for six years. Why did I start doubting my contraception choices?

I've been a sex educator for six years. Why did I start doubting my contraception choices?13 minutes agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleGrace DeanMilly EvansMilly Evans says her social media feed was "flooded" with content discouraging her from getting hormonal contraceptionAs a sex educator, Milly Evans knows more about contraception than most.But in the run-up to getting a hormonal coil (IUS), she was filled with unfamiliar doubts about whether it was right for her body.Her social media feed was "flooded" with content discouraging her from getting hormonal contraception. She found herself asking: was the risk of a bad experience worth it?For six months, 26-year-old Evans kept putting off booking her appointment."Some of the claims I saw were so compelling that they made me question what I already know to be true," she says.This isn't an unusual story – if you're a chronically online woman in your 20s you'll have seen plenty of conversations about hormonal contraceptives like the pill, coil and implant.The chatter usually fits into two categories - women sharing side effects they've personally experienced, and people purposefully sharing misinformation, often linking hormones to ideology.It's the latter she's most worried about.The content has a "right-wing, religious, largely American element", Evans, who has been accredited for six years, says, and is often framed in terms of "clean living" and "divine femininity".Posts like this have also made their way onto Lauren Haslam's Instagram feed. The 25-year-old, who lives in Manchester, follows a lot of fitness and wellness influencers - and says she gets annoyed by content from some of them "demonising" hormonal contraception and calling it "unnatural".Haslam, who's been taking the combined pill for four years, says it's helped alleviate her symptoms of premenstrual dysphoric disorder,...