This is a common query👉🏻can you use the pill to help with perimenopause symptoms? Firstly, let’s Understand the differences👉🏻 ✅COCP (the pill): Contains often (not always) synthetic oestrogen and progestogen. Provides contraception and regulates cycles, but doses of oestrogen are usually much higher than in HRT and aim to stop ovulation/ remove cycling to prevent pregnancy. Eg microgynon pill equates to approx 150-200mcg hrt estradiol patch. ✅HRT: Used for symptom relief (hot flushes, vagina

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The combined oral contraceptive (COC) pill