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Contraception - The Pill

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Controlling Fertility - The Contraceptive Pill

Pharmaceutical companies have designed contraceptive pills. They reduce a woman’s fertility to reduce the likelihood of pregnancy. The contraceptive pill comes in two main forms:

Progesterone-only pill

Progesterone-only pill

  • Stimulates the production of thick, sticky mucus, which is very difficult for any sperm to penetrate.
  • Inhibits the release of FSH, so that eggs don’t mature.
  • Just as effective as the combined pill but with fewer side effects.
Combined pill

Combined pill

  • Contains both oestrogen and progesterone.
  • By taking it every day, enough oestrogen builds up in the female body to inhibit the production of FSH so that no eggs mature.
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