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Short-acting hormonal methods. These include birth control pills, vaginal rings (NuvaRing, Annovera, others), skin patches (Xulane, Twirla) and the ...
Combination birth control pills. This type of pill has both estrogen and progestin. There are many combination pills to choose from. Your choice depends on how ...
This oral contraceptive contains both estrogen and progestin to keep you from ovulating. These medicines prevent pregnancy and can have other benefits.
Birth control pills were once only packaged as 21 days of active hormone pills and seven days of inactive pills. While you take the inactive pills, menstrual- ...
How does it work? Methods of birth control such as estrogen-progestin birth control pills, the contraceptive skin patch and the vaginal ring were made to ...
This oral contraceptive, sometimes called the minipill, contains only the hormone progestin and no estrogen.
Learn how to use this type of birth control that delivers estrogen and progestin through a patch you wear on your skin to prevent pregnancy.
There are many different options available to help prevent pregnancy. The most commonly known methods include condoms, birth control pills, and getting your ...
If you take the birth control pill (oral contraceptive), you're probably happy with its convenience and reliability. Still, you may have questions about how ...
It's possible to use standard estrogen-progestin birth control pills for emergency contraception, but check with your doctor for the proper dose and timing of ...
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