Education:"the pill"??!?

A medication containing hormones which women take to prevent pregnancy.
The combined pill contains two hormones and stops the ovaries releasing an egg each month. The progestogen-only pill (minipill) has only one hormone and works by changing the mucus at the entrance to the womb (uterus) so that sperm cannot pass through to fertilise the egg.

Advantages
A regular bleed with reduced blood loss
Acne often improves
Improvement or absence of PMS (premenstrual syndrome) which can cause uncomfortable symptoms and mood changes in the days before the period starts.

Disadvantages
Tender breasts, nausea (feeling sick) and breakthrough bleeding mainly in the first few months of taking the Pill
The Pill may cause some weight gain, mood changes or loss of libido in some women
Rare health problems
The progestogen-only pill is somewhat less effective than the combined pill.