How do birth control pills work exactly?

I know nothing about them really..


How do they affect the body? How do you use them?





Any information on them would be greatly appreciated, thanks!How do birth control pills work exactly?
Birth control pills are a synthetic form of the hormones progesterone and estrogen. They prevent ovulation by maintaining more consistent hormone levels. Without a peak in estrogen, then, the ovary doesn't get the signal to release an egg. No egg means no possibility for fertilization and pregnancy. They also thicken cervical mucus so the sperm cannot reach the egg, and make the lining of the uterus unreceptive to the implantation of a fertilized egg.





Some common minor side effects of birth control pills can include some mild nausea when first starting birth control pills, spotting or breakthrough bleeding, breast tenderness, mood changes, decreased sex drive, weight gain, cervical changes and vaginal discharge.





Some rare but serious side effects can include blood clots, abdominal pain, chest pain (also shortness of breath), headaches (especially those that are new, severe, or associated with persistent dizziness, difficulty speaking, fainting, numbness or weakness in extremities), eye problems (blurred vision or loss of vision), severe leg pain (and/or redness and swelling in the calf or thigh), high blood pressure, liver tumors, breast cancer risk or cervical cancer risk.





When you use start taking birth control pills and are having sex, that it will usually take 7 days for the pill to become effective at preventing pregnancy. You will need to use a backup/second method of contraception during these 7 days (such as condoms). Keep in mind that birth control pills offer no protection from acquiring STI's/STD鈥檚.





Be aware that your first and last active pills are the most important pills in your pack. Being late starting your next pack or forgetting your last active pill will lengthen the time off the active pills. Lengthening this pill-free interval can allow your body to ovulate. Try to plan carefully when you need to start or purchase your next pack. Remember your pills when you go away for weekends or vacations.





To help you remember to take your pill every day, it is useful to link taking your pill with some daily activity like brushing your teeth or eating a certain meal. Some women set a watch/mobile alarm to go off as a reminder. Each morning check your pack to make sure you took yesterday's pill.





I would recommend that if you are thinking of starting to take the pill that you discuss it with your doctor, he/she will best be able to advise which type/brand of the pill will be suitable for you and discuss with you any side effects you might experience if starting birth control pills.





Good luck :)How do birth control pills work exactly?
oo, this is kind of a touchy subject.





o.k. the basics is hormones packed in a pill. When taken, the hormones are released to the brain which stops an egg forming being released. So if the sperm doesn't meet up with egg, then no pregnancy happens





Ask your clinician, they'll prescribe something for you, it's a pill that is taken everyday for a month.





That's just the basics, if you need a better description, try this site:


http://www.kidshealth.org/teen/sexual_health/contraception/contraception_birth.html





or this one:


www.teenwire.com
As a very short description, they mess around with you're hormones and ';trick'; you're body into thinking it's pregnant. They are just pills that you take. When you are on the (usually pink) pills, you do not have you're period. When you are on the white pills you have you're period. There are about 4 white pills. Birth control is more affective than condoms, though I reccommend using both.