THE PILL (THE COMBINED ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE PILL): WHAT IS IT?
March 23rd, 2009 | Posted by admin | Category: Women's HealthNo Comments
Contraceptive pill – it is a very popular method of contraception. There are basically two kinds of contraceptive pill. They both contain hormones that are chemicals, similar to the ones produced in your body to regulate your reproductive system.
One kind of pill combines two hormones, oestrogen and progestogen. It is called the combined oral contraceptive pill. The other kind contains only one of the hormones, progestogen. It is called the progestogen-only pill or the minipill.
The Pill is exactly what its name tells us. It is a, little pill containing hormones that can act in your body to prevent pregnancy. You need to take one of these little hormone pills for 2l days in a row, and then you have a break for seven days. They are easy to take if you swallow them with water.
Sometimes the Pill comes in a pack of 21 hormone pills. The pills come packed in a foil sheet in little plastic bubbles, with the days written underneath, so you can see where you’re up to easily. With 21-day pills you take a pill every day for 21 days and then take a week long break between packs before you start again.
The Pill also comes in packs of 28 pills. They have 21 hormone pills and then there are seven pills that have no hormones in them, which keep you in the habit of taking a pill every single day. Those extra seven pills, which are a different colour in the pack so you can recognise them, are sometimes called dummy pills or sugar pills. They help a lot if you are inclined to forget about starting the next pack at the right time. With both types of packs you will have a period during the seven days without hormone pills.
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