Yasmin

a combined oral contraceptive, commonly known as a ‘birth control pill’ or ‘the Pill’. used to prevent pregnancy.

You may also experience the following benefits:

- improvement in symptoms like bloating, swelling or weight gain related to fluid retention
- more regular and lighter periods – potentially resulting in a decrease in anaemia (iron deficiency)
- a decrease in period pain

Some conditions such as pelvic inflammatory disease, ovarian cysts, ectopic pregnancy (where the foetus is carried outside of your womb), lumpy breasts and cancer of the uterus (womb) and ovaries may be less common in women taking the Pill.

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