Birth Control Pills



What are Birth Control Pills?
Birth control pills are a medication that women take on a daily basis to prevent pregnancy. Sometimes they are referred to as oral contraception or “the pill”.

Each pack costs about $0-50 and you consume one pack per month.

How Does the Pill Prevent Pregnancy?
Birth control pills release hormones just like most other birth control methods. These hormones are chemicals that affect different parts of the body. Most women use a combination birth control pill, which contains both estrogen and progestin. However there are also Progestin-only pills available.

Birth Control Pills work by:

Making cervical mucus thicker, which prevents sperm from getting to the eggs
Stopping ovulation, so there is no egg for the sperm to fertilize
How do I use the Pill?
Combination Birth Control Pills
These pills come in 28-day or 21-day packs depending on the type and brand of birth control. Both sets of pills come with 21 “active” pills in which contain hormones. The extra 7 pills in the 28-day pack contain “reminder” or “sugar” pills with no hormones. These extra 7 pills serve as a reminder so that you don’t forget to take pills on a daily basis. You are not required to take them, but they will help you maintain the habit of taking a pill at the same time every day.

Take one pill on a daily basis, at the same time each day, for the duration of three weeks...READ MORE