How Does Birth Control Work?

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There are huge varieties of birth control methods because there are lots of different ways to disrupt the process of sperm-egg fertilization.

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To learn more about this topic, start your googling with these keywords:
- Contraception: the use of devices, drugs, or surgery to prevent pregnancy - also known as birth control.
- Progestin: the synthetic form of progesterone, a sex hormone that plays a role in the menstrual cycle and pregnancy.
- Gametes: haploid reproductive cells including sperm and eggs.

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REFERENCES
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Britton, L. E., Alspaugh, A., Greene, M. Z., & McLemore, M. R. (2020). CE: An Evidence-Based Update on Contraception. The American journal of nursing, 120(2), 22–33. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.NAJ.000065...

Petitti, D. B., & Sidney, S. (2005). Four decades of research on hormonal contraception. The Permanente journal, 9(1), 29–34. https://doi.org/10.7812/TPP/04-129

Teal S, Edelman A. (2021) Contraception Selection, Effectiveness, and Adverse Effects: A Review. JAMA. 326(24):2507–2518. https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.2021.21392

Daniels K, Abma JC. Current contraceptive status among women aged 15–49: United States, 2017–2019. NCHS Data Brief, no 388. Hyattsville, MD: National Center for Health Statistics. 2020. https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/products/dat...

Birth Control: Forms, Options, Risks and Effectiveness. Cleveland Clinic. https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health...

Special thanks to Louise Langheier for her input.

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