The history of pregnancy testing, and how it transformed from an esoteric laboratory tool to a
commonplace of everyday life. Pregnancy testing has never been easier. Waiting on one …

The later decades of the 20th century saw dramatic changes in sexual attitudes and
behaviour in Britain: rates of divorce and remarriage increased; premarital sex and …

In 1984, the Irish Family Planning Association (IFPA) established a youth group comprised
of young volunteers aged between 16 years and 20 years. The IFPA was responding to a …

First opened in 1964 in London, the Brook Advisory Centres (BAC) were the first centres to
provide contraceptive advice and sexual counselling to unmarried people in postwar Britain …

From Victorian preoccupations with prostitution and degeneration to our present‐day
problems with antimicrobial resistance and inequalities in access to care, sexual health has …

Brook Advisory Centre (BAC)—the first center in Britain to provide contraceptive advice for
unmarried people—was screened at different cinema locations in London. The short clip …

IN 1965 THE SOCIOLOGIST MICHAEL SCHOFIELD published the first major survey of
teenage sexuality in Britain. 1 Researchers from the Central Council for Health Education …

Background: People using AAS may adopt a range of strategies to prevent and treat adverse
health conditions potentially associated with the use of these substances (AASHC). These …

In 1994, Jenny reflected on her experience in the 1960s as a teenage Brook Advisory
Centre client. She recalled how patchy her sexual knowledge was. She did not have sex …

Deborah, who was born to a coal miner and an office clerk, was raised in Dunfermline, a city
in the north-west of Scotland. As part of the so-called 'baby boomer'generation, considered …