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Birth Control Pills
Drugs For Birth Control Pills
drospirenone and estradiol
estrogen and progestin - oral contraceptives
levonorgestrel
medroxyprogesterone
mestranol and northindrone
mifepristone
norelgestromin and ethinyl estradiol
ormeloxifene
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Birth Control Pills / Contraceptive Pills – Types, Advantages & Risks | |
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Oral contraceptive or the oral contraceptive pills contain hormones and are one of the most important and reliable methods of contraception. They are of different types depending on what they contain Combined Pills: These pills contain the female hormones estrogen and progestin. Estrogen is usually in the form of ethinyl estradiol while the progestin may be in different forms such as levonorgestrel, desogestrel, norgestimate or gestodene. Combined pills are available in 2 different packs, the 21-day pack and the 28-day pack. The 28-day pack contains both the hormones in the first 21 pills and the last 7 pills have no hormones and are referred to as the spacer pills. In some packs, these spacer tablets contain iron. The pills are to be consumed daily at the same time. The common brands available in the US market are Levlite, Alesse, Mircette and LoEstrin while those in the Indian market are Mala D, Ovral, Novelon and Femilon.  Newer forms of combined pills are now available. Some contain hormones for a longer duration of 24 days and spacer pills for 4 days. These packs reduce the duration of bleeding. Chewable combined pills are available in some countries. Some hormonal pills can be taken continuously for 12 weeks followed by a week of spacer pills or very low dose estrogen. This results in bleeding only 4 times per year.
Phased Pills: Phased pills may be either biphasic or triphasic. In these pills the estrogen dose is kept more or less constant while the progestin dose is pregressively increased in the later stages of the cycle. Common triphasic pills are Triquilar and 3-Phase. Minipill: Minipills contain only a low dose of progesterone. They are not as effective as a combined pill. An example of a minipill is Ovrette. Morning After Pill: This pill is used after sexual intercourse to prevent pregnancy. It contains a progestin either as 1 or 2 tablets. It is available in brands such as as I-pill, Oops and pill 72. Centchroman: Centchroman is a nonhormonal oral birth control pill developed and available in India. It does not have the side effects of hormonal contraceptives. |
Latest Publication and Research on Birth Control Pills - Updated on 12/05/2011
Adverse mood symptoms on oral contraceptives. - Published by PubMed
Oral contraceptives decrease the prevalence of ovarian cancer in the hen. - Published by PubMed
A new oral contraceptive regimen for endometriosis management: preliminary experience with 24/4-day drospirenone/ethinilestradiol 3?mg/20 mcg. - Published by PubMed
Hypertension in women. - Published by PubMed
Combined oral contraceptives, venous thromboembolism, and the problem of interpreting large but incomplete datasets. - Published by PubMed
Adverse mood symptoms on oral contraceptives. - Published by PubMed
Oral contraceptives decrease the prevalence of ovarian cancer in the hen. - Published by PubMed
A new oral contraceptive regimen for endometriosis management: preliminary experience with 24/4-day drospirenone/ethinilestradiol 3?mg/20 mcg. - Published by PubMed
Hypertension in women. - Published by PubMed
Combined oral contraceptives, venous thromboembolism, and the problem of interpreting large but incomplete datasets. - Published by PubMed
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Posted by:
SouthGirl
Posted on: 02/25/2012 Hello, I am from Chennai in India.My name is Supriya and I am in my twenties and am planning to have sex for the first time with my boyfriend. I would like to know, which brand of birth control pill is the most effective? Saheli or Arpan? I want to know about how exactly to use the pill, when to take them .I really want to be safe and hope someone, an older woman can answer me. I also want to know where to but the birth control pills in Chennai. Will any pharmacy like Apollo pharmacy carry them? Please answer.Thank you.
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Anuja08(Guest)
Posted on: 01/07/2012 i m anuja taking the contraceptive pills regularly but from 1st day of course i have noticed 1 thing that when we had a sexual relation between me and my husband there was a some problem in leakage of him. the juice of him is not leaked in my vagina. what is the exact problem and tell me it is due to tablets or it have some other problem in me.. please help me.
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santoshchaturvedi
Posted on: 01/06/2012 my wife was a regular user of those pills for a long time, since three months she stops now she feels trouble as breast pain,stress,bad test, naussia etc.pls explain..
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Mina_45(Guest)
Posted on: 04/06/2011 i take i pill sometime if i have a sex with my partner and it was normal in period there was no tensens but now my period stop for 3 months i cannot understand what is going on and i did not consult to a doctor becausw sometimes my period date is late but now its too long please sujjest is it the side effect of the pill or m pregnent |
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ennairam_23
Posted on: 01/31/2011 Using contraceptive pills has side effects on women. So abstinence and natural method of family planning is still the safest. |
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