FRHD 2100 Chapter Notes - Chapter 11: Combined Oral Contraceptive Pill, Contraceptive Patch, Contraceptive Sponge

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Family Relations and Human Development
• Course: FRHD 2100
• Professor: Robin Milhausen

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How it works: the combination pill fools the brain into thinking the woman is already pregnant, so no additional ova mature or are released - if o(cid:448)ulatio(cid:374) does(cid:374)(cid:859)t take pla(cid:272)e, (cid:449)o(cid:373)a(cid:374) (cid:272)a(cid:374)t become pregnant. Effectiveness: when used consistently and correctly, the failure rate of birth control pill is very low . Reversibility: nearly all women begin ovulating regularly within three months of suspending use (hatcher, when a woman appears not to be ovulating after going off the pill, a drug like clomiphene is often used to induce ovulation. Injectable contraceptives are not recommended for women who smoke or have elevated blood pressure, breast or uterine cancers, histories of blood clotting, histories of heart attack or stroke, diabetes, liver disease,or hormone allergies. Iud may perforate (tear) the uterine or cervical wall: wo(cid:373)e(cid:374) (cid:449)ith pel(cid:448)i(cid:272) i(cid:374)fe(cid:272)tio(cid:374)s should(cid:374)(cid:859)t use iud. The diaphragm: diaphragm: a shallo(cid:449) ru(cid:271)(cid:271)er (cid:272)up or do(cid:373)e that(cid:859)s fitted to the (cid:272)o(cid:374)tours of a (cid:449)o(cid:373)a(cid:374)s vagina.