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Can the pill affect your mental health?
There are twenty combinations of the contraceptive pill and sixty brands - how can you decide which is the right one for you? What can you do if you feel that going on the pill has had an impact on your mental well-being? The Deputy Editor of The Debrief, Vicky Spratt shares her experience of what happened to her when she started taking the pill and why she wanted to investigate it further. She's joined by Dr Michael Craig the Clinical Lead at the National Female Hormone Clinic at the Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust and Professor Anne MacGregor, Associate Specialist at Barts Sexual Health Centre in London.
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