Articles of category "Oral contraceptive"

Progesterone-only oral pills are hormonal oral contraceptives, containing only the progesterone hormone. They have been created for women who want to use oral contraceptives but have allergic reactions to estrogens. The main progesterone-only pills benefits are that they do not affect cardio-vascular system and do not decrease the milk flow in breastfeeding women.

Enjoying sex and while being responsible just got a little easier. The most frequently used oral contraceptive method is combined oral pills. They contain a certain amount of estrogen and progesterone hormones, preventing the ovulation (egg release). Most popular are monophasic pills. They contain 21 pills with the same amount of hormones. Some packages may contain 28 pills, where the last 7 are placebo (contain no active substance).