Pills that contain synthetic estrogen and/or progesterone which cause a "false pregnancy" thereby preventing ovulation. Used as a contraceptive, they are commonly referred to as "the pill."
Pi lls that contain synthetic estrogen and/or progesterone which cause a "false pregnancy" thereby preventing ovulation therefore preventing pregnancy. A popular form of contraceptive and extremely effective when taken properly.
A pill, typically containing estrogen and/or progesterone that inhibits ovulation and thereby prevents conception. Also called birth control pill.
a contraceptive in the form of a pill containing estrogen and progestin to inhibit ovulation and so prevent conception
Birth control pills. Oral contraceptives stop a woman's ovaries from releasing an egg cell by blocking the hormones that normally prompt that release.
A drug that contains one or two synthetic female hormones (estrogen and/or progesterone) which prevent pregnancy by inhibiting the monthly release of a woman's "egg" from the ovaries.
Another term for a birth control pill.
A pill taken by women that allows them to have sex without becoming pregnant; birth control pill.
A birth control pill taken by mouth. Most oral contraceptives include both estrogen and progesterone. When given in certain amounts and at certain times in the menstrual cycle, these hormones prevent the ovary from releasing an egg for fertilization. See the entire definition of Oral contraceptive
A contraceptive, taken orally, which contains hormones that (1) suppress ovulation and (2) cause changes to the cervical mucus and uterus that make it difficult for sperm to fertilize an egg. Also known as birth control pills or the Pill.