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questions about birth control.
hi,
silly question about birth control
(i'm not on it so i wouldn't know)
just curious..
i know that its supposed to help with periods, and preventing pregnancies.
but how does it do it.
does it like stop the sperm from entering or something like that?
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Birth control pills are a low dosage of hormones that prevent ovulation (releasing of an egg) by maintaining hormone levels in your body. They also thicken cervical mucus so the sperm cannot reach the egg, and make the lining of the uterus unreceptive to the implantation of a fertilized egg. Usually, birth control pills are given in packs with 3 weeks being the hormones and 1 week a month being the placebo(sugar pills). The placebos allow hormone levels to drop, signaling your body to begin your period. There are side effects and risks for any birth control pills.
Resource:www.healthywomen.org/healthtopics/birthcontrolpills
*FYI- BIRTH CONTROL PILLS ARE NOT 100% EFFECTIVE IN PREVENTING PREGNANCY AND YOU ARE STILL AT RISK FOR STD'S EVEN WHEN USING BIRTH CONTROL (SO THE GUY STILL NEEDS TO USE PROTECTION). ALSO, SOME MEDICATIONS (SUCH AS ANTIBIOTICS)CAN MAKE YOUR BIRTH CONTROL PILLS INEFFECTIVE.
Please talk to your doctor for further information.
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Birth control pills work by stopping ovulation. Normally, an egg is released from your ovaries each month. If a sperm fertilizes it, you become pregnant. Birth control pills prevent your ovaries from releasing eggs, so there is no egg to get fertilized and a pregnancy can't occur.
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What type of birth control?
Morning After Pills (i think, so correct me if im wrong) prevent the release of a hormone to complete fertilisation?
Condoms and Femdoms basically stop the sperm from entering the vagina in the first place.
Spermicide kills sperm, but I do believe that is a male birth control method.
There are others, but this is my take on it :)
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