Contraceptive coils (IUDs)
I find that a lot of women are quite confused about the subject of the IUD ('the Coil'). Partly this is because there are such a lot of names for this useful little device. But in this article, we'll call it by its most common name: 'the IUD' - ... [... more]
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Contraceptve injections
Worldwide, many millions of women use the contraceptive injection. In its early years (back in the 1970s and 1980s), this injection was highly controversial. That was partly because of the thoughtless way in which some doctors had used it - often ... [... more]
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Contraception - the contraceptive pill
If you're thinking of going on the Pill, you'll be joining a band of about 100 million women worldwide who use this method. More than 100 million women worldwide use the contraceptive pill- of these 3.5 million live in the UK. In the UK alone, as ... [... more]
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The morning-after pill
Although lots of people talk about 'the morning-after pill' this term is actually very misleading. The morning-after Pill needs to be taken within 72 hours after unprotected sex. Why? Because in fact, you don't have to take this pill on 'the ... [... more]
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Arilvax
This vaccine contains a live, weakened form of the yellow fever virus. It provokes the body's immune response without causing the disease.When the body is exposed to foreign organisms, the immune system produces antibodies. These antibodies are ... [... more]
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Yasmin
Yasmin tablets are a type of hormonal contraception commonly known as 'the pill' or combined oral contraceptive pill. Yasmin tablets contain two active ingredients, ethinylestradiol and drospirenone. These are synthetic versions of the naturally ... [... more]
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Yutopar
Ritodrine hydrochloride is a beta2 adreno-receptor stimulant which acts on beta2 receptors found in uterine muscle. It decreases uterine contractility and therefore acts as a uterine relaxant. It is used in the management of premature ... [... more]
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Stamaril
This vaccine contains a live, weakened form of the yellow fever virus. It provokes the body's immune response without causing the disease.When the body is exposed to foreign organisms, the immune system produces antibodies. These antibodies are ... [... more]
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Yellow soft paraffin BP
This preparation contains yellow soft paraffin (also known as yellow petroleum jelly). This is not an active ingredient as such, but works as a moisturiser by providing a layer of oil on the surface of the skin to prevent water evaporating from ... [... more]
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Yondelis (trabectedin)
Yondelis infusion contains the active ingredient trabectedin which is a type of chemotherapy medicine for cancer known as an 'anti-neoplastic'. Trabectedin is a naturally occurring compound that is derived from a marine organism, Ecteinascidia ... [... more]
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