Many women use hormonal birth control at menopause for a variety of reasons, such as heavy bleeding, but they can affect menopause symptoms and have their own side effects.
Women do get confused between the synthetic progestins in the Pill and the natural hormone progesterone. This article helps to explain why it’s important to know the difference.
Many women at menopause use the contraceptive Pill or Coil to help control heavy bleeding. The synthetic hormones these contain are not the same as the natural hormones and have very different effects.
Are you on the Pill or Coil for menopause symptoms? Users of hormonal contraceptives had a 52% greater risk of having breast cancer according to a recent study from Finland.
If you have suffered excess bleeding or hormone-related symptoms, Patrick Holford explains just how many conditions can affect women throughout their lives.