1. Professor Roger Short AM FAA FRS The University of Melbourne

3. Roberts, L. (2011) 9 Billion? Science 333(6042): 540-543.

4. People and the Planet. April 2012. The Royal Society, London Fertility Rates 2005-2010

5. Roberts, L. (2011) 9 Billion? Science 333(6042): 540-543.

7. CAMBRIDGE INVOLVEMENT IN POPULATION GROWTH The Revd. Thomas Malthus (1798) Charles Darwin Sir John Hammond Gregory PincusM. C. Chang Yusuf Hamied

8. 1918 Lord Melvyn Bragg, “12 Books That Changed The World”. Hodder & Stoughton, 2006.

9. Making a difference Marie Stopes International

11. People and the Planet. April 2012. The Royal Society, London CO 2 emissions by country

12. We have a pill that will stop Global Warming! The oral contraceptive pill Why don’t we make more use of it?

13. Britt, K & Short, R (2012) The plight of nuns: hazards of nulliparity. The Lancet 379, 2322-2323.

14. The latest research shows that women who have taken The Pill had: Significantly LOWER rates of death from ALL causes, including ALL cancers ALL CIRCULATORY DISEASES, and ALL OTHER DISEASES, when compared to women who have never taken it. Hannaford et al (2010). Brit Med J. 340, 927-936; Vessey et al (2010). Contraception 82, 221-229.

15. Abnormal Menstrual Cycles? menarche menopause Menstrual cycles Birth Pregnancy & Lactational Amenorrhoea 10 20 30 40 50 !Kung Hunter gatherer Years of age menarche menopause Menstrual cycles Birth 10 20 30 40 50 Modern Western woman Pregnancy & Lactational Amenorrhoea Years of age

16. Why Menstruate? 91 DAY REGIMEN Price: $143.99 USD! Jolessa levonorgestrel/ethinyl estradiol tablets

17. Conclusions Women hold up half the sky “Give all the women of the World freedom from the tyranny of unwanted fertility” Take The Pill off prescription Periods? Full stop!