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It is a known fact that the hormones in oral contraception (estrogen & progestogen) may cause water retention in some individuals, resulting in increased weight. This is normally not.
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Can the pill be good for you? Can you feel OK when you`re on it? Is it doing anything positive for you besides preventing an unwanted pregnancy? Uyazi.co.za is here to answer all those questions and many more. Browse around and discover all you need to know about the Oral Contraceptive Pill.
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Q: Do I take the pill every day?
It depends on the type of pill. Each pill works across a 28 day cycle including the pill-free or placebo interval, which means you have one pack for each cycle. With some you have to take a hormonal pill everyday of the cycle. With others you take a hormonal pill every day for 21 or 24 days of the cycle, and then have a hormone free break of seven or four days where either no pills are taken or...
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Is it true that you are more likely to get drunk if you are on the pill?
Some research published in 1984 suggested this, since it showed that alcohol leaves the body more slowly in pill users than in non-pill users. Subsequently, other researchers in Australia found ...