We're back for part II of contraception. This week we speak to middle-distance runner Emelia Gorecka around her experience with the oral contraceptive pill.
Emelia tells us how she first took the OCP to help manage her skin acne and admits how it made her feel 'like a man' and why she realises now, that the 'quick fix' of taking the pill to help her skin wasn't the best option for her body and overall health.
We also dedicate a huge chunk of this episode to your questions around contraception including taking the pill during peri-menopause, can the pill help performance and is non-hormonal contraception a better option for runners?
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