Critical Analysis Of the Website by Theobald

In this essay, the writer will provide a critical analysis of the website by Theobald (2015). In her site, Theobald (2015) offers information on the unusual negative impacts that birth control pills may bear on the users. She cites that certain side impacts are troublesome but disappears after some period, although a few may be symptoms of severe medical conditions. Theobald (2015) states that apart from the usual side impacts, birth pills may also result in yeast infection, eyesight problems, clotting of blood, migraines, depression as well as pain during sexual intercourse.
This website draws its strength in the high number of scientific articles and researches which the author utilized. Theobald (2015) relied on over 13 research articles by various medical researchers and medical institutions such as the American Optometric Association to support her assertions on these side effects. Secondly, the website piece has been reviewed by a physician, Niya Jones who is an expert in women’s healthcare. Therefore, the writing bears the input of a professional doctor who verified the content and borrows ideas from reputable medical researchers and institutions and thus, the site may be regarded to contain trustworthy information. However, the site has one weakness which is that the author is not a professional medical doctor. Theobald (2015) is a freelance writer with interest in health writings. Therefore, the opinion of the author from this writing piece lacks the education authority that is in the opinions of medical practitioners.

Lastly, the coursework (Human Sexuality) through the course texts seeks to bring an understanding of various aspects and issues of human sexual behaviors such as birth control. Secondly, the coursework deals with human sexuality matters of reproductive health. The information contained on the website relates to issues of reproductive health specifically, contraception (the adverse impacts of birth pills) which is contained within the broader subject of human sexuality. This website explains further from the usual side effects, the unfamiliar impacts that the birth control pills have on the women users. The coursework also seeks to bring understanding on the technological advancements within human sexuality. This site discusses the birth control pill which is considered as a technological advancement from the historical forms of birth control such as the Egyptian technique of putting an instrument made of crocodile droppings as well as fermented dough in the ladies vagina to make the vaginal condition unfavorable for sperms survival (Herdt and Polen-Petit, 2014).
References
Herdt, G. & Polen-Petit, N. (2014). Human Sexuality: Self, Society, and Culture. New York McGraw-Hill.
Theobald, M. (2015). 6 Strange Side Effects of the Pill. EverydayHealth.com. Retrieved 16 October 2016, from http://www.everydayhealth.com/news/6-strange-side-effects-birth-control-pill/