Tuesday, February 28, 2017

Birth Control - When to Start Taking the Pill

Birth Control - When to Start Taking the Pill

Birth control pills are one of the most used contraception methods by women. They are meant to protect women from getting pregnant if they wish to avoid that. The pill does protect against unwanted pregnancy but it doesn't protect against sexually transmitted diseases. There are so many types of STD's, it's scary.

Birth control pills maintain the levels of hormones, estrogen and progesterone in our body in order to prevent the ovaries from releasing an egg for fertilization. Naturally, if no hormones are administrated estrogen levels in our body begin to rise at the beginning of each period, thus preparing the uterus for receiving a fertilized egg.

After ovulation, which is the period when the egg is released by the ovary, the other hormone, progesterone begins to rise. If the egg is not fertilized both levels of estrogen and progesterone drop, making the egg and the coating of the uterus to be eliminated through a process called menstruation, a process in which blood is

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