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What are birth control pills?

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Anonymous

∙ 10y ago
Updated: 8/16/2019

It is a contraceptive in the form of a pill containing estrogen and progestin to inhibit ovulation and so prevent conception (pregnancy).

The estrogen and progestin prevent pregnancy by suppressing your pituitary gland, which stops the development and release of the egg in the ovary, called ovulation. The progestin also helps to prevent the sperm from reaching the egg and changes the lining of the uterus.

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∙ 10y ago

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