An Overview on Popular Birth Control Pills

Contraception has long been popular amongst sexually active couples. A contraceptive helps in preventing women from getting pregnant. Until recently, condoms have been the most popularly used form of contraception by couples. Although these are effective methods that help to prevent unplanned pregnancy in women, there are certain contraceptive accidents that may increase the risk of women getting pregnant. Women have been able to benefit from the hormonal contraceptive methods that have been introduced. The three hormonal contraceptive methods include oral contraceptive pills, contraceptive patches and contraceptive rings. Among these three methods, oral pills are the most popular, although the other two methods are gaining popularity at a fast pace.

The birth control pills consist of synthetic female hormones that help in preventing pregnancy in women. A contraceptive pill can either be combination pill or a mini-pill, based on the synthetic female hormone present in it. A mini-pill is the one which consists of a single female hormone, synthetic progestogen, because of which it is often referred to as ‘progestogen only pill’. A combination pill, on the other hand consists of two synthetic female hormones, oestrogen and progestogen. These pills, with the help of two female hormones can prevent pregnancy in three different ways.

Cilest pill is one of the most commonly and popular combination pill used by women. This pill consists of ethinylestradiol, synthetic oestrogen, and norgestimate, synthetic progestogen as its active ingredients. This pill has been proven to be almost 99% effective in preventing unplanned pregnancy in women. You are required to take this pill for 21 days of your 28 day menstrual cycle. Then, a break of seven days is to be taken before starting a new pack, during which you can have your periods. Cilest pill can be bought on prescription or online, through any of the registered online clinics.

One of the other popular combination pills used by women for prevention of unplanned pregnancy is Dianette pill. This pill consists of ethinylestradiol, synthetic oestrogen, and cyproterone acetate, synthetic progestogen, as its active ingredients. This pill has been proven to be almost 100% effective in preventing women from getting pregnant. This pill works in three different ways; firstly, by tricking your body into believing that ovulation has already occurred so as to prevent production of an egg. Secondly, it thickens the cervical mucus to prevent a sperm from entering and fertilising an egg. And lastly, Dianette pill alters the womb lining so as to prevent an egg from growing.

Loestrin pill is another popular combination pill used by women. This pill is available in two different dosage strengths of 20mg and 30mg. As a result the pill is often known as Loestrin 20 or Loestrin 30. Although the pill comes in different dosage strengths, the effect of the pill is similar. This pill consists of ethinylestradiol, synthetic oestrogen and norethisterone acetate, synthetic progestogen as its active ingredients. You are required to take one Loestrin pill on a daily basis for 21 days of your 28 day menstrual cycle. A break of seven days is to be taken before starting a new pack, during which you can have your periods.