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Kate Lister: 避孕药的出现无疑改变了世界，尤其对女性而言。它承诺了女性的解放，使她们能够控制自己的生育，但同时也伴随着许多问题。例如，早期避孕药的测试对象是谁？副作用是什么？这些都是我们需要深入了解的。避孕药的普及与性革命之间存在着复杂的联系，它既促进了女性的性自由，但也可能使她们在性关系中面临更大的压力。此外，避孕药的黑暗历史，例如在波多黎各进行的非自愿测试，以及政府利用避孕药进行人口控制，都提醒我们，这项技术的发展并非一帆风顺。 Donna Drucker: 避孕药的研发历程充满了科学研究与社会因素的交织。最初，科学家们关注的是如何利用激素来阻止怀孕，而忽略了女性的自主权。早期的避孕药副作用严重，但研发者们为了人口控制的目标而忽视了这些问题。避孕药的普及并非一蹴而就，它经历了漫长的社会争议和法律限制。即使在今天，避孕药仍然存在副作用，并且在不同文化和社会背景下，其影响也各不相同。此外，男性避孕药的研发也面临着许多挑战，包括副作用和信任问题。总的来说，避孕药是一项具有复杂历史和社会影响的技术，它既带来了性解放，但也伴随着许多伦理和健康问题。

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At least 160 million people worldwide take some form of the contraceptive pill. So where did it come from? Who invented it and why? And how has it changed the world?

Kate is joined by Donna Drucker, author of 'Contraception: A Concise History' and historian from Columbia University. Together they discuss whether the contraceptive pill has been a force for liberation.

This episode was edited by Tom Delargy. The producer was Sophie Gee. The senior producer was Charlotte Long.

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