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22 Απρ 2024 · Combined estrogen-progestin oral contraceptives (COCs), also known as birth control pills, provide reliable contraception as well as several noncontraceptive benefits. COCs contain an estrogen component and one of a dozen different progestins (table 1). Low-dose COCs (formulations containing <50 mcg ethinyl estradiol) are a safe and reliable ...
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Side effects. Description. Oral contraceptives are known also as the Pill, OCs, BCs, BC tablets, or birth control pills. This medicine usually contains two types of hormones, estrogens and progestins and, when taken properly, prevents pregnancy. It works by stopping a woman's egg from fully developing each month.
17 Μαρ 2023 · Birth control pills introduce synthetic estrogen and progestin into the body while simultaneously halting the production of testosterone. These hormonal changes can adversely affect your sex life by lowering your libido (sex drive), decreasing your ability to have orgasms, and increasing pain during intercourse.
13 Ιαν 2023 · Health care providers often recommend pills with the lowest dose of hormones that will help prevent pregnancy, give you important benefits other than birth control and cause the fewest side effects. Although the amount of estrogen in combination pills can be as low as 10 micrograms (mcg) of ethinyl estradiol, most pills contain about 20 to 35 mcg .
3 Δεκ 2022 · Monophasic. In this type of combination birth control pill, each active pill contains the same amounts of estrogen and progestin. Multiphasic. In this type of combination birth control pill, the amounts of hormones in active pills vary.
Estrogen and progestin are two female sex hormones. Combinations of estrogen and progestin work by preventing ovulation (the release of eggs from the ovaries).
30 Μαρ 2023 · Are Low-Dose Birth Control Pills Right for You? Low-dose birth control pills contain less estrogen and progestin than other birth control pills. Learn the potential benefits and...
