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Health Encyclopedia: Birth Control Options For Women Oral Contraception

Oral Contraception


Oral contraceptives (OCs) are available only by prescription and come in either a combination of estrogen and progestin or progestin alone. Many brands of each form are available. Although both are equally effective with typical use, the combined pill is more effective with perfect use, and most women choose this form.

Some women, however, experience severe headaches or high blood pressure from the estrogen in the combined pill and must take the progestin-only pill. Not all comb...

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