The Pill at Work
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Video Description:Whether you've been taking the Pill since puberty or are just considering it casually, you still may not know how it works, exactly. Here's the scoop.
Transcript:Eighteen million women worldwide pop a Pill once a day to avoid pregnancy! How do they work? Oral contraceptives generally all work in the same manner: They prevent a woman from ovulating, or releasing an egg, each month. The Pill is over 99 percent effective if used correctly! At the beginning of a woman’s menstrual cycle, levels of the hormone estrogen rise for about 14 days, which is when they peak. At this point, the body’s ovaries react to the high estrogen level by releasing an egg to be fertilized. After ovulation has occurred, another hormone, called progestin, begins to increase, preparing the uterus to allow a fertilized egg to implant. Oral contraceptives contain synthetic versions of both the hormones progestin and estrogen. They prevent ovulation from occurring by keeping hormone levels from fluctuating. That means that excess estrogen isn’t made to release an egg and excess progestin doesn’t cause the uterus to prep for a fertilized egg to implant.
Category:Birth Control/Picking the Right Pill
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