用於避免懷孕。含有黃體素和雌激素，或只含黃體素。兩者皆由卵巢自然分泌。¹⁸

18. Healthline. Birth Control Pills: Are They right for you? Available at: https://www.healthline.com/health/birth-control-pills. Last accessed September 2021.

醫生通過檢查病人的症狀及其成因，從而判斷病人患上甚麼疾病的過程。¹⁹

19. Britannica. Diagnosis. Available at: https://www.britannica.com/science/diagnosis. Last accessed September 2021.

當血栓在身體（通常在大腿或小腿）內的深層靜脈形成時引起的嚴重情況。²⁰

20. Healthline. Everything you want to know about deep vein thrombosis (DVT). Available at: https://www.healthline.com/health/deep-venous-thrombosis. Last accessed September 2021.

有時會注射到患者的靜脈中，以快速溶解血塊。此類藥物可能會引起突然且嚴重的出血，因此通常用於病情嚴重的病人上。這種藥物通常稱為「血栓分解藥」或「血栓溶解藥」。^13-15

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指感到暈厥、昏昏欲睡、虛弱或重心不穩。²¹

21. Mayo Clinic. Dizziness. Available at: https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/dizziness/symptoms-causes/syc-20371787. Last accessed September 2021.

用於為雙腿和足踝提供輕微壓力來促進血流的襪子。如屬高風險人士，在三小時或以上的旅程中穿着飛機襪，有助預防深層靜脈栓塞。²²

22. NHS. Prevent DVT when you travel. Available at: https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/healthy-body/prevent-dvt-when-you-travel/. Last accessed September 2021.

由醫生、護士或其他專科醫生等組成的專業醫護團隊，為病人制定治療方案。²³

23. Macmillan Cancer Support. Talking to your healthcare team. Available at: https://www.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-information-and-support/diagnosis/talking-to-your-healthcare-team. Last accessed September 2021.

一種保健品，含有一種或多種草藥。這些補充劑亦稱為「植物藥」。²⁴

24. NCCIH. Dietary and Herbal Supplements. Available at: https://www.nccih.nih.gov/health/dietary-and-herbal-supplements. Last accessed September 2021.

透過補充身體內低含量的荷爾蒙，緩解更年期症狀。²⁵

25. NHS. Hormone replacement therapy. Available at: https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/hormone-replacement-therapy-hrt/. Last accessed September 2021.

主要指克隆氏症及潰瘍性結腸炎這兩種疾病。兩者皆為涉及腸道的炎症，屬於慢性疾病。²⁶

26. NHS. Inflammatory bowel disease. Available at: https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/inflammatory-bowel-disease/. Last accessed September 2021.

指直接透過針筒將藥物注射至靜脈內，使藥物快速進入血流。靜脈注射或可指透過輸液慢慢將藥物輸入體內，此做法需時較長。²⁷

27. Healthline. Intravenous medication administration: What to know. Available at: https://www.healthline.com/health/intravenous-medication-administration-what-to-know. Last accessed September 2021.

指可能會昏倒的感覺。病人的身體和頭部可能會感到沉重。亦可以「頭重腳輕」來形容此感覺。²⁸

28. Healthline. Light headedness. Available at: https://www.healthline.com/health/lightheadedness. Last accessed September 2021.

用於治療或預防疾病的藥劑製品。²⁹

29. Healthline. Light headedness. Available at: https://www.healthline.com/health/lightheadedness. Last accessed September 2021.

整個月經週期的一部分。指女性的血液從陰道排出體外的數天。³⁰

30. NHS. Periods. Available at: https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/periods/. Last accessed September 2021.