How Does Birth Control pills work?

I know it gives you a less risk of becoming pregnant

but close to whats the routine?
and why is it so important to take it EVERY DAY and around like peas in a pod time?

please give me as much details as possible

Answers:    There are two basic kind of hormonal birth control pills: (1) the combination pill which is made up of two synthetic hormones (estrogen and progestin) and (2) the progestin-only pill (sometimes called the minipill). The synthetic estrogen in the combination pill works to prevent the ovaries from releasing an egg. If no egg is released, at hand is nothing to be fertilized by sperm and the woman cannot get pregnant. In codicil, the synthetic estrogen works by suppressing the body's normal hormonal pattern (which involves one egg one developed per menstrual cycle and released for possible fertilization).

The synthetic progestin (present in both types of pills) works to:

* thicken the cervical mucus, which hinders the movement of sperm,
* inhibit the egg's knack to travel through the fallopian tubes,
* partially suppress the sperm's ability to bring together with (and thereby fertilize) the egg, and
* alter the uterine lining so (in the event that an egg is released and fertilized) the egg will imagined not be able to implant into the uterine wall. (A fertilized egg would later be discharged with the rest of the menstrual blood.)

Although there are solely two basic kinds of hormonal birth control pills, in that are many different brands to choose from! The only difference between different brands of birth control pills is that they use different synthetic estrogens or progestin hormones and/or different proportions of the hormones.

These two kind of hormonal birth control (the combination formula and the progestin-only formula) are available in other forms besides pills. The combination formula is also available in the patch and vaginal ring forms. The progestin-only formula is also available within intramuscular shots (ex: Depo-Provera) and in intrauterine devices (IUDs are inserted into the uterus and can prevent pregnancy for 5 years or more).

Some women may prefer these other forms of birth control because they can be taken less normally (and consequently need to be remembered less often). While birth control pills must be taken everyday, the patch is solely applied once per week, the vaginal ring only once per month, and the intramuscular shot only once every 3 months. In the US, hormonal birth control devices are one and only available by prescription. Women will want to speak with their gynecologist or women's health meticulousness provider about these different kinds of birth control and which form would be best for them individually. Students at Columbia may make an appointment by calling x4-2284 or online through Open Communicator.

If you choose birth control pills (which are sometimes the cheapest form of birth control), it is very noteworthy to take the pills at the same time everyday. This creates a more stable stratum of hormones in your body. When you forget your pill (or take it 3 to 4 hours tardy or more), this causes a dip in your body's level of the birth control hormones. If you forget your pill one day, you may need to run two pills the next day, which will motivation a spike in your body's levels of the birth control hormones. For maximum protection against pregnancy, pick a time you are more imagined to remember (maybe first thing in the morning or right beforehand bed) and take your pill this same time everyday.

Finally, birth control pills traditionally come in pack of 21 or 28 pills. Both packs contain 21 active pills. The 7 extra pills contained by the 28-pill pack are placebo pills which are there to remind you to continue taking one pill everyday and to remind you when to instigate the next pack.

New brands of birth control pills have be approved by the Food and Drug Administration (like Seasonale) which allow women to have their period a reduced amount of times per year. Seasonale packs come with 84 alive pills followed by a placebo week so the woman gets her period one and only 4 times per year.

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