Lecture16: Contraception Flashcards
Combined oral contraceptive pills contain both?
Estrogen and Progestin
Mini oral contraceptive pills contain only?
Progestin
Morning-after pill contains?
Either both hormones or a high dose of one
The combined pill affects ovulation how?
It prevents gondotrophin release
How does the combined pull inhibit implantation?
It proliferates the endometrium, thus no ovum can be embedded
The Combined pill inhibits fertilization how?
Via a physical barrier
When is the combined pill taken?
Daily
When prescribing the combined pill, during which day of the period is it taken, and when do we stop it?
We take it once a day starting from day 5, all the way to day 26
Give two hazards of the Combined pill?
Depression, hypertension and cancer
What does the MINI Pill inhibit?
Fertilization
Who is the type of people given the mini pill?
Elderly smokers, or if there’s a cardiological risk
When is mini pill taken?
Once a day within the same 3 hour window
When given the morning after pill, when is it best taken?
12 hour window
How do the synthetic hormonal agonists act in the morning after pill?
They change the endometrial structure, most successful
If we want to induce ovulation, what does the woman take?
Clomiphene
