Canadian gynecologists concerned social media is reshaping perspectives about effective contraception methods

Look up #naturalbirthcontrol on Instagram and TikTok and you’ll find thousands of posts produced by young influencers encouraging women to ditch the pill and use other methods to avoid pregnancy – mainly by tracking their cycles on their cellphones.In one TikTok video with 1.1 million views, a young woman describes taking her temperature each morning to determine whether she needs to use contraception that day: A red light on her oral fertility thermometer means yes, while a green light means she doesn’t need to.