Including, Contraception, The "pill", Morning After Pill, Hormone replacement, Morning Sickness and UTIs
Contraception, The "Pill".
The combined oral contraceptive pill is a type of contraception (birth control).
It is often just called 'the pill'.
You take the pill as a daily tablet.
It contains 2 hormones — oestrogen and progestogen but is often not called these on the label.
Menopausal Hormone Therapy
Menopausal hormonal therapy (MHT), formerly called hormone replacement therapy (HRT), is when hormones are used to treat the symptoms of menopause, especially hot flushes and night sweats. There are benefits and risks with MHT, so it is important to talk to your health practitioner if you are considering it.
Women’s Health (Morning After Pill)
Emergency contraception should be used as soon as possible after unprotected sex, and within 3-4 days.
It is best not to rely on the morning after pill as a from of contraception, However
You might decide to use emergency contraception if:
you had sex without using any contraception,
you had sex using a condom, and it broke,
you forgot to take your daily contraceptive pill, or have diarrhoea or vomiting after taking your normal pill,
you were sexually assaulted
Moring Sickness
UTIs
Infections of the urinary tract (known as UTIs) are common; some people are particularly at risk, including men with prostate issues, pregnant women, babies and older people.