what are combination bc pills?
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Combination birth control pills, also known as the pill, are oral contraceptives that contain estrogen and a progestin. Combination birth control pills keep your ovaries from releasing an egg. They also cause changes in the cervical mucus and the lining of the uterus (endometrium) to keep sperm from joining the egg.
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You need a prescription from a doctor or health service, and have to remember to get another prescription when you start your last packet. There are a number of types of combined pill, so you may need to try different ones to find one that suits you best. Check with your doctor or clinic nurse.
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Combination pill names: Alesse, Apri, Aranelle, Aviane, Enpresse, Estrostep, Lessina, Levlen, Levlite, Levora, Loestrin, Mircette, Natazia, Nordette, Lo/Orval, Ortho-Novum, Ortho Tri-Cyclen, Yasmin and Yaz. (Not quite as clever as nail polish names, but they get the birth control job done.)
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In packs of combination birth control pills, the placebo pills are usually sugar pills. People do not need to take them to make the birth control pills effective, but it may be helpful to keep to a daily routine of taking the pill.
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It consists of norgestimate (a progestin). and ethinyl estradiol (an estrogen). Combination oral contraceptives reduce the risk of becoming pregnant primarily by suppressing ovulation.
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There's three weeks worth of active pills that contain the hormone or hormones necessary to prevent pregnancy. The last week's set of pills typically consists of placebos.
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At a glance: the combined pill When taken correctly, the pill is over 99% effective at preventing pregnancy. This means that fewer than 1 in 100 who use the combined pill as contraception will get pregnant in 1 year.
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["If you start taking combination pills within 5 days after your period starts, you'll be protected from pregnancy right away. ... ", "If you start combination pills any other time, you need to take the pill for 7 days before you're protected from pregnancy."]
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["A pill with ulipristal acetate. There's only one brand, called ella. ... ", 'A pill with levonorgestrel. Brand names include: Plan B One Step, Take Action, My Way, AfterPill, and others.']
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There are different methods of contraception, including: long-acting reversible contraception, such as the implant or intra uterine device (IUD) hormonal contraception, such the pill or the Depo Provera injection. barrier methods, such as condoms.
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Take 1 pill every day for 28 days (four weeks) in a row, and then start a new pack on day 29. The last pills in 28-day packs of combination pills do not have hormones in them. These pills are called "reminder" or “placebo” pills — they help remind you to take your pill every day and start your next pack on time.
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Levonorgestrel brands include Econtra EZ, My Way, Next Choice One Dose, Plan B One Step, Preventeza, and Take Action. These are given as a one pill emergency contraception or as 2 pills taken separately within 72 hours of unprotected sex.
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Oral contraceptives (birth-control pills) are used to prevent pregnancy. Estrogen and progestin are two female sex hormones. Combinations of estrogen and progestin work by preventing ovulation (the release of eggs from the ovaries).
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Femme-Tab ED 20/100 is a combined oral contraceptive (often called "the Pill") consisting of 21 white to off white active tablets and 7 red-brown inactive (placebo) tablets. Each white to off white round film-coated tablet contains a small amount of two different female hormones.
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Most birth control pills today are considered low-dose. This includes both combination pills (estrogen and progestin) and the minipill (progestin only). Low-dose pills contain 10 to 30 micrograms (mcg) of the hormone estrogen. Pills that only have 10 mcg of estrogen are classified as ultra-low-dose.