Meet the oral hormones
The menopause is influenced by a change in hormone levels. During a woman's fertile years, her ability to develop an egg each month is associated with the release of the hormone, oestrogen.
As women get older, less oestrogen is produced causing the body to behave differently. All the common symptoms of the menopause are associated with a decrease in the body's production of oestrogen.
Oestrogen deficiency can affect many parts of the body, including the brain, causing changes in emotional wellbeing, and the skin, influencing its elasticity and thickness.
Watch this animation to see how the hormones can affect a woman's life.
Reporting of side effects:
If you get any side effects, talk to your doctor, pharmacist or nurse. This includes any possible side effects not listed in the package leaflet. Please report side effects with any medicine or vaccine to the medicines regulator MHRA through the Yellow Card Scheme.
It is easiest and quickest to report side effects online via the Yellow Card website: https://yellowcard.mhra.gov.uk/ or search for MHRA Yellow Card in the Google Play or Apple App Store. Alternatively, prepaid Yellow Cards for reporting are available by writing to FREEPOST YELLOW CARD (no other address details necessary), by emailing yellowcard@mhra.gov.uk, by telephoning the Commission on Human Medicines (CHM) free phone line: 0800-731-6789, or by downloading and printing a form from the Yellow Card section of the MHRA website.
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