So They Say You Need Hormonal Contraception?
Hormonal Contraception is often prescribed as a solution for abnormal menstrual symptoms. This fact card explores how a woman’s natural hormonal cycle works. It also shows how hormonal contraception suppresses the natural cycle and fails to treat the symptoms it is prescribed to treat.
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