item details
NameYasmin contraceptive pill
ProductionSchering AG; manufacturer(s); circa 1994; Germany
Classificationoral contraceptives, personalia
Materialscardboard, foil, plastic, hormone
DimensionsOverall: 135mm (width), 45mm (height), 25mm (depth)
Registration NumberGH022508
Credit lineGift of Dame Margaret Sparrow, 2011
Overview
Yasmin is a combined oral contraceptive pill, taken by mouth to inhibit fertility.
The contraceptive pill arrived in New Zealand in 1961, and is still the most popular contraceptive for New Zealand women.
Pharmaceutical companies sometimes market their products with feminine imagery. In this case, a woman is leaping, supposedly in freedom from unwanted pregnancy.