title: Progestogen-only pills.
abstract: Essential facts Oral contraception remains the most popular method of birth control for a majority of women in the UK. According to a 2012/13 report by the Health and Social Care Information Centre, it was chosen by 47% of women attending NHS community contraceptive clinics in England. An Office of National Statistics survey of 2008/09 shows that of the three quarters of UK women aged up to 49 using contraception, a third were prescribed the contraceptive pill. Of these, 6% used progestogen-only pills, also known as the mini-pill or POP.
mesh_terms: D003278:Contraceptives, Oral, Hormonal / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D045167:Progesterone Congeners / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects*
chemical_list: D003278:Contraceptives, Oral, Hormonal; D045167:Progesterone Congeners