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Pill can delay a baby far longer than you want |
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Monday, 13 August 2007 |
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Women who use the contraceptive long-term are often shocked at the effect it has on their fertility once they stop taking it. Rather than turning to more drugs, says Claire Henry, many are finding the answer in alternative therapies
Every day millions of women pop a tiny pill giving it as much thought as they would swallowing an aspirin. After all, the benefits of oral contraception - easy-to-use, reliable and protective against ovarian and endometrial cancer - are well documented. But for an increasing number of women there is a lesser known and distressing side-effect - amenorrhea, or lack of ovulation - that materialises only when they stop taking it.
Full report: Telegraph
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