Tag: birth control pills
Is This Premenstrual Condition a Mental Illness or Oppression?
This article originally appeared in Undark Magazine.For one week of every month, I have a very bad time. My back aches so badly I struggle to stand up straight. My mood swings from frantic...
How Hormonal Contraception Works – HealthyWomen
EspañolMedically reviewed by Barbara Dehn, R.N., M.S., N.P.
People have more than
50 hormones circulating in their blood. These chemicals carry messages throughout the body to control metabolism (the process of changing food into energy),...
Cómo funciona la anticoncepción hormonal
Barbara Dehn, R.N., M.S., N.P., hizo la revisión médica de este documento. Más de 50 hormonas circulan en la sangre de las personas. Estos quÃmicos portan mensajes a través del cuerpo para controlar el...
How to Switch to Estrogen-Free Birth Control Pills
Combination birth control options mix estrogen and progestin to stop pregnancy and control period symptoms. But estrogen causes most of the side effects of birth control pills, so some people may want an estrogen-free...
