Oral_Contraceptives

Oral Contraceptives Advantages and Disadvantages of Birth Control Pills Over one hundred million women within the United States use oral contraceptives, also known as birth control pills, to prevent unwanted pregnancies. The birth control pill prevents pregnancy by suppressing ovulation through the combined actions of the hormones estrogen and progestin. A woman takes a pill daily for twenty-one days, and then has a seven-day break from the hormones before a new package is started. The oral contraceptives are one of the most effective prescription drug used to prevent pregnancy and are over ninety-nine percent effective when used properly. The contraceptives come in the form of a pill no larger than you average Aspirin or Tylenol pill. There are many advantages and disadvantages to using the oral contraceptives. Most health care practitioners agree that for a healthy, non-smoking woman, the advantages outweigh the disadvantages. The most common advantage of using the birth control pill is that it prevents most pregnancies from occurring. There are also many other advantages to using the pill. The pill can be used for several years and can help give the woman relief from menstrual cramping. A woman who uses the pill has a lower risk of ovarian woman, oral, pill, contraceptives, using, side, contraceptive, effects, disadvantages, advantages, usage, experience, within, positive, control, birth, women, risk, prevent, pregnancies, one, negative, months, first, effect, while, two, time, prevents, pregnancy, pills, period, percent, over, ovarian, hormones