im a little confused as to how birth
control pills work exactly.
im on ortho tri cyclen lo. can anyone tell
me how it works?
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Tylanas
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Posted: 04-22-07 15:42pm
The primary purpose of any birth control
pill is to prevent your body from
ovulating, that is, releasing an egg as it
normally does every month. They do this by
containing horomones that makes the body
think it is already pregnant. This will
not affect pregnancy tests, since
pregnancy tests check for hcg, which can
only be released if the woman is truly
pregnant.
The pills may also thicken the mucous at
the cervix, and thin out the lining of the
uterus that normally forms each month to
support the potential embryo.
When you are on the placebo week, you have
stopped the flow of horomones. Your body
then goes through a false menstrual
period, shedding what thin lining it has.
You are still protected during this week.
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twinkletoes
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 30 Jun 2006 Posts: 46
Posted: 04-22-07 15:55pm
so basically there is no chance of
pregnancy when youre on the pill if you
take it correctly?
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Llewellyn
Extremely EHEALTHy
Joined: 21 Jan 2007 Posts: 1743 Location: NY
Posted: 04-22-07 16:18pm
twinkletoes
wrote:
so basically there is no
chance of pregnancy when youre on the pill
if you take it
correctly?
Wrong. No method of birth control is 100%
effective even if you take it exactly as
intended. The pill is very effective, but
pregnancy is by no means impossible. That
is why many people choose to use more than
one method of birth control.
