"The pill" and having periods?

Question

I was wondering if someone could explain how "the pill" works. I though the pill prevents a woman's cycle so she would not have a period. But if she does have a period while on the pill does that mean she can still get pregnant?

Answer 1

the pill regulates the period and usually reduces the length, but you still get your period. It is possible to still get pregnant on the pill but that is very very rare. What the pill does is it increases the film infront of the cervix to better prevent sperm from entering.

Answer 2

Its sorta difficult to understand. The pill prevents you from ovulating, which is releasing an egg. It also prevents the lining of the uterus from building up, making it hard for a egg to implant there. The "pill period" that you get when you dont take the 4th week of pills is simply a release in hormones. However, if you miss a pill or a couple and dont use backup protection you can get pregnant because due to missing that pill, an egg might have been released. Its a difficult process, but if you just remember to take your pill everyday around the same time you should be fine.

Answer 3

The pill, and most forms of hormonal birth control work on three levels.

The first level is releasing a hormone that prevents the ovaries from releasing an egg. This does not stop her period. It simply sends enough estrogen to the ovary, convincing it its already pregnant and doesnt need to release another egg.

The second level is by thickening the cervical mucus, which makes it harder for sperm to get through that muscle, to reach the uterus.

The third is by thinning the lining of the uterine wall, so that in the unlikely event that sperm reaches egg the egg does not have the ability to attach to the uterine wall and start a pregnancy. This thinning of the uterine wall is what causes some women to have shorter lighter periods, or no period at all.

So no, there is no birth control, besides removing the uterus, that prevents pregnancy by stopping the period alone.

Birth control doesnt stop a period, it simply keeps the uterine lining (which is whats shed to cause a period) from becoming thick. Which again, in some cases prevents one from being formed at all, and thus, no period.

Most women still have a period when on birth control, and some have the same intensity of period as usual.

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Answer 4

the pill simply "tricks" your body into thinking you're already pregnant by raising certain hormones, which is why it's generally 99% effective. You usually have a 28 day pack, so the body stops taking the pill for 7 days. That "7 day row of pills" are no more than sugar pills (just taken not to get off track). During that time, the body no longer thinks it's preg, so you will have a period

Answer 5

The Pill is a tablet containing two female-type hormones – an oestrogen and a progestogen.

What these two hormones do is to stop women from ovulating (‘producing an egg’) each month. And if you don’t ovulate, you won’t get pregnant.

In addition, the hormones thicken the secretions round your cervix – thus making it more difficult for sperm to get through. Also, they make the lining of your womb thinner, so that it is less receptive to an egg.

Women still have their normal monthly period we can skip taking the "placebo pill" (when they bleed) and skip the bleeding for a few months it does not harm.

Answer 6

In many prescriptions, you're given 28 pills, seven of which are placebos, which allows women to have their cycle while they're taking those seven pills. However, since you can't get pregnant on your period, and it's very difficult while on the pill itself, there's little chance of you getting pregnant. Some formulations of the pill allow you to go continuously without any placebos, skipping your period entirely; others are formulated with that seven-day rest period in mind. Mostly they are formulated this way to allow a normal cycle, without which people might feel a little weird.