How do brith control pills work???

Question

Want to know before taking them and risking something....

Answer 1

Well....they are all different but you really want to do some research. Most birth control pills are "combination pills" containing a combination of the hormones estrogen and progesterone to prevent ovulation. It always amazes me that people are all up in arms over things like pesticides and going organic---and yet young girls still want to put chemicals into her body that will screw up her natural cycles?

Dangers include
• Increased risk of blood clotting, heart attack and stroke
• Migraines and headaches
• Gall bladder disease
• Increased blood pressure
• Weight gain
• Mood changes
• Acne and/or oily skin
• Nausea/Vomiting (especially at the beginning)
• Nausea
• Irregular bleeding or spotting
• Benign liver tumors
• Breast tenderness
• Yeast overgrowth and infection

Of course none of tha addresses the emotional toll that comes along with sex at a young age. Not to mention that the earlier a girl engages in sexual intercourse the higher her chances of cervical cancer are as well as HPV....

Answer 2

They work in 3 ways, they thicken the mucus at the entrance to the cervix making it harder for sperm to get in, they stop ovulation so there's nothing to be fertilized and if by some chance that does happen, the lining of the womb is really crappy so chances are that a fertilized egg wouldn't be able to settle there. It's great! I've used for 15 years and I've never had a pregnancy. Just make sure to use extra precautions when you take antibiotics, they stop the pill from working properly. Some natural aids do too. x

Answer 3

I don't know about the pills,but the best thing they ever made that worked for my fertile azz was Noroplant and they don't make it no more.Don't know why,but my friend takes that new natural one,don't know the name but she say's it works.It don't have all them side effects.Becuz you do haf to be careful when taking them no smoking,and they cause clots it's alot so make sure your doctor give you all the info you need before taking.

Answer 4

Birth control makes you're body think that it is already pregnant. When you are pregnant,or on birth control, you're body doesn't make the inner lining of the uterus thicken which causes you to have a period.The last week of bc packs are usually just sugar and/or iron tablets,and that's when you get you're period. They are most commonly iron tablets at the end of the week because of all the bleeding, you are losing iron along with that. All birth control pills can make you gain weight,if you are a thin person who can eat whatever you want without gaining a pound then you don't have to worry about this...lol. Ortho-tri-cyclen Lo or Yasmin have low hormones/estrogens than other bc pills,which may not make you gain as much weight. And there is risk of heart disease,strokes....blah..blah...blah. If you smoke there is a better chance of those thinks happening to you...but it also depends on you're families history. ALL birth control has that risk.
There was a new study not that long ago that Ortho Evra patch lets too much estrogen/hormons into you're body at once,blah,blah,blah, more warnings about heart problems. I was on them for about 6 months (i can't remember to take pills everyday), and I quit...a lot of people have problems with the patch making you gain the most weight of all the other bc pills, and I was always spotting with the patch,I never knew when I would start bleeding all of a sudden,and it looks like a dirty bandaid after about 2 days of being on you,you have limited areas to put it and the patch scars you...it hurt like hell to take it off at the end of the week..and now I actually still have little squares on my lower abdomen and shoulder and I've quit like 7 months ago! Oh and they didn't stick for sh*#, I was always buying extra patches because they wouldn't stay...putting them on your lower abdomen or lower back (butt), your underwear gets caught on the patch.I eventually went back to the Depo-provera injection,I quit when a study came out that it takes calcium from you're bones (starting after about 1 yr of use), and if you're in that ethnic background where you have a good chance of having osteoperosis (like the little old ladies that walk hunched over) it's a disease most common in german,norweigen...mostly white people. I am fortunately not in that category because I love the depo injection...I do take calcium everyday now though, I don't get a period...EVER, and it's just a shot you get every 90 days..no having to remember pills...(hence,why I have a 4 yr old now). If you're going to you're doc, he/she can tell you which one would be better for you and tell you the risks,or if going to planned parenthood they will do the same. Sorry for such a long answer, I'm a pharmacy technician for 5 yrs now and I have learned A LOT about medications,especially birth controls but mostly from my experience with them. Many people don't even know the answer to you're question...people just take them..atleast you want to know information about them and there aren't many people like you out there. Oh,one more thing..I had a very bad experience with my regular family doctor who first prescribed my bc pills...he had me taking 2 different kinds of bc, injection and oral tablets!! To stop the bleeding that can occur for sometimes 2 months after starting the injection.and then he would give me my injection like a month early if i started bleeding again....it took a long time for me to feel normal again,he totally screwed me up.Bc is not a regular docs best subject...go to an obgyn if you're going to a doctor,they will not put you through the hell I went through before I finally sought a second opinion from an obgyn. Don't let all the side effects scare you...every drug has scary side effects in all the paper work you get with it,they are not that common,and they have to tell you all that crap even if it has the slightest chance of happening to anybody.Good luck and just remember to actually take you're pills everyday if you choose that route...otherwise don't bother because even missing 1 day can get you pregnant...(I missed 2 days).

Answer 5

It keeps you from ovulating, which means that eggs don't leave the ovaries and travel to the uterus (usually happens every 28 days). This is accomplished by the estrogen that is in the pill.

Answer 6

They flood your body with hormones that make your body think you're perpetually pregnant. If you're already "pregnant" you can't get pregnant. These hormones are also the source of some occasional unpleasant side-effects like weight-gain and hot flashes.

Answer 7

by thinning the lining of the uterus so a fertilized egg can't attach, by thickening the cervical mucus so it's harder for sperm to reach egg, and by preventing ovulation.

Answer 8

http://womenshealth.about.com/od/thepill/f/howpillworks.htm