These are the hormonal pills used by females in the form of tablets .
Birth control pills stop the ovaries from releasing eggs and thickens the cervical mucus which keeps sperm from fertilizing the egg .
The birth control pills pills come in two forms combination pills contain two hormones progestin and estrogen while the mini pills contain only progestin .
COMBINED PILLS
When taken correctly the pill is over 99percent effective at preventing pregnancy .This means that fewer than one woman is 100 who use the combined pill as contraception will get pregnant in one year .
The usual way to take the pill is to take one every day for 21 days then stop for seven days and during this week there will have a period type bleed .Then the women need to start taking the pill again after seven days .
The women need to take the pill at around the same time every day otherwise she could get pregnant if she doesn't do this or if she misses a pill or vomit or have severe diarrhoea .
The combined pill is not suitable for women over 35 who smoke or women with certain medical condition.
The pills prevents the ovaries from releasing an egg each month .
The pills thickens the mucus in the neck of the womb so it is harder for sperm to penetrate the womb and reach an egg .
The pills make thin the lining of the womb .So there is less chance of a fertilized egg implanting into the womb and being able to grow .
There are many different brands of pill mode up of three main types
Monophasic 21 -day pills , Phasic 21-day pills , Every day pills ,etc
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