Aunt Vadge: could I be pregnant if I had my period?

Missed two pills, had unprotected sex, and worried you're pregnant? This is a genuine risk - so act now: emergency contraception works within 5 days. Plus the next steps.

Aunt Vadge: I’m on the pill getting two periods a month

Getting two periods a month on a progestogen-only pill like Norgeston? Irregular bleeding is its #1 side effect - there's no oestrogen to steady the lining. What to do.

Withdrawal bleeding

We explain why you are told to take a 7-day break from the contraceptive pill, ring or patch, and what bleeding in the middle of your cycle means when using hormone therapy.

Aunt Vadge: are my vaginal symptoms due to the pill, or do I have an infection?

She has mysterious vaginal symptoms that may or may not be due to her birth control pill.

Aunt Vadge: When I get my period, my vagina burns

Every time she gets her period, her vagina burns.

Study: post-BV-treatment sex life and contraceptives use matters

Worse outcomes were found in women who had the same sex partner before and after BV treatment, but better outcomes in those on oestrogen-based birth control.

PCOS: Why don’t I just take the pill to fix my hormones?

Your questions answered about how the pill works and its side-effects.

Contraceptive alternatives to the pill

Don't want to take the pill? Weigh up the pros and cons of the alternatives here...

Synthetic hormones in contraceptive pills and rings

Not sure what is in your contraceptive? Find out here.

Emergency contraception: the morning after pill Plan B, ‘the pill’ pills

The oral contraceptive pill can be used as the morning-after pill - they are the same thing, just different doses.

The oral contraceptive pill

The pill is a hormonal tablet used for a few reasons, namely birth control and managing hormones that cause or contribute to acne, endometriosis, and PCOS.