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What is the most common type of oral contraceptive?
Combined oral contraceptives, containing both estrogen and progestin, are the most common type of oral contraceptive.
What is the difference between Depo-Provera and the birth control pill?
Depo Provera is an injectible contraceptive without estrogen. The birth control pill typically contains both estrogen and progestin, and is oral.
Which hormone is used as an oral contraceptive?
All birth control pills contain an aritificial progesterone. Most also contain an artificial estrogen.
What is a Yupze regimen?
A form of emergency contraception in which two oral contraceptive pills that contain both of the hormones estrogen and progestin are taken to prevent pregnancy
What are the active ingredients in the combined oral contraceptive pill and their mechanisms of action?
The active ingredients of the combined oral contraceptive pill are estrogen and progesterone. These pills are taken to prevent ovulation to prevent unwanted pregnancies. There is synergism between estrogen and progesterone where estrogen leads to progesterone receptors being upregulated so that they are more sensitive to progesterone. The combined oral contraceptive pill is highly effective. Its effect on preventing ovulation is the greatest. In addition to these effect, it can prevent unwanted pregnancies by thickening the cervical mucus, reducing the transport of the egg and the sperm in the Fallopian tubes, and changing the endometrium so that implantation is less likely to occur.
What is a COCP-type pill?
COC stands for combination oral contraceptive, the most typical kind of birth control pill. COCs contain both estrogen and progestins.
What is Orthocept?
It is an oral contraceptive
What is Ovcon?
It is an oral contraceptive
What is Demulen?
It is an oral contraceptive
What is Ortho-Novum?
It is an oral contraceptive
Absolute contra indication for oral contraceptive are all except?
Absolute contra indication for oral contraceptive should be done in consultation with a doctor.
What type of pill is cerazette?
Cerazette is a progestin-only birth control pill.Cerazette is an estrogen-free, progestogen-only oral contraceptive pill (BCP).
