contraceptives

• What is the main aim of contraception?

  To prevent pregnancy
• How does understanding the process of pregnancy help in understanding contraception?

  It helps to understand how contraception interrupts the pregnancy process
• What hormone stimulates an egg to develop in the ovaries?

  FSH (Follicle Stimulating Hormone)
• What triggers ovulation in the female reproductive system?

  LH (Luteinizing Hormone)
• What is the role of the fallopian tube in reproduction?

  It allows the fertilized egg to travel to the uterus
• What happens to a fertilized egg after it travels through the fallopian tube?

  It implants into the wall of the uterus and develops into a fetus
• What is the cervix's role in the female reproductive system?

  It is the entrance to the uterus
• How do hormonal contraceptives work?

  They release hormones that inhibit egg development and prevent sperm from reaching the egg
• What hormones are commonly involved in hormonal contraceptives?

  Estrogen and progesterone
• What is the effect of estrogen in hormonal contraceptives?

  It inhibits the production of FSH, preventing egg development
• What does progesterone do in hormonal contraceptives?

  It stimulates the production of thick mucus in the cervix
• What is the combined oral contraceptive pill commonly referred to as?

  The pill
• How effective is the combined oral contraceptive pill at preventing pregnancy?

  Over 99% effective when taken properly