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Women's Health Medicines
Contraceptives, hormone treatments for the menopause, fertility medicines and medicines used in pregnancy and gynaecology.
This page lists all 16 of them in the guide. Open any medicine for its uses, common side effects, major cautions and kidney note.
| Medicine | Brand names | Used for |
|---|---|---|
| Anastrozole | Arimidex | Breast cancer treatment in postmenopausal women; Reducing recurrence after early breast cancer treatment |
| Clomiphene | Clomid | Treating infertility from lack of ovulation; Male infertility in selected cases (clinician-directed) |
| Conjugated estrogens | Premarin | Menopause symptoms such as hot flashes and night sweats; Vaginal dryness and thinning (cream) |
| Drospirenone | Yaz, Yasmin (with ethinyl estradiol), Slynd | Birth control (in combined pills and a progestin-only pill); Premenstrual dysphoric disorder and acne (specific combined products) |
| Estradiol | Estrace, Climara, Vivelle-Dot | Menopause symptoms such as hot flashes; Preventing bone loss after menopause (in selected patients) |
| Ethinyl estradiol | In many combined pills, patches, and rings | Birth control, as the estrogen part of combined pills, patches, and rings; Cycle control and acne (in approved combined products) |
| Etonogestrel | Nexplanon, NuvaRing (with ethinyl estradiol) | Long-term birth control (under-skin implant); Birth control (vaginal ring, combined with estrogen) |
| Letrozole | Femara | Breast cancer treatment in postmenopausal women; Ovulation induction for infertility (clinician-directed) |
| Levonorgestrel | Plan B, Mirena, Kyleena | Emergency contraception after unprotected sex (tablets); Long-term contraception (hormonal IUDs) |
| Medroxyprogesterone | Provera, Depo-Provera | Birth control (long-acting injection); Protecting the womb lining during estrogen therapy |
| Mifepristone | Mifeprex, Korlym | Medical abortion, combined with misoprostol, under a certified prescriber program; High blood sugar in Cushing syndrome (a different product) |
| Norethindrone | Micronor, Aygestin | Birth control (progestin-only pill); Treating endometriosis and abnormal uterine bleeding (higher-amount product) |
| Progesterone | Prometrium | Protecting the womb lining during estrogen therapy; Preventing preterm birth in selected patients (specific products) |
| Tamoxifen | Nolvadex | Treating breast cancer; Reducing breast cancer risk in high-risk women |
| Tranexamic acid | Lysteda, Cyklokapron | Heavy menstrual bleeding; Reducing bleeding in trauma and surgery (hospital) |
| Ulipristal | Ella | Emergency contraception after unprotected sex; Uterine fibroid symptoms (in some countries and selected patients) |
Please note: This page is a patient-education summary, not medical advice, and it deliberately contains no doses. Medicines affect everyone differently — always follow your own prescription and talk to your doctor or pharmacist before starting, stopping or changing any medicine.