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the Pill

  1. A pill designed for contraception by preventing ovulation .


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The Pill was introduced in the 1950s, and its possible side effects are still being investigated. It nonetheless offered an ease of use and reliability of result that no other method of contraception had ever before supplied. In this way, it contributed greatly to the sexual revolution .
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The pill, called linzagolix, will soon become available for over 1,000 women to help manage symptoms of the condition.

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The pill works by blocking specific hormones including oestrogen.

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Her doctor put her on the Pill to help manage the pain but it gave her migraines, so she came off it in 2018.

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"I came off the pill and that's when my periods became absolutely, completely unmanageable. They took over my life. I wasn't going to university, I wasn't going to work," Ami says.

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The charity Endometriosis UK said the pill gives patients more choice, but will help only a relatively small number of people.

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