L5.2.4.2.1.1: Hormonal Contraceptives

• These are contraceptives that act on the endocrine system, specifically on the hormones estrogen and progesterone (involved in the menstrual cycle).

  ○ They stop the ovaries from releasing eggs

  ○ Keep the cervical mucus thick and scanty

  ○ Thin the uterine lining
• MECHANISM OF ACTION

  ● Inhibition of ovulation

  ● Makes cervical mucus thick and scanty

  ● Prevention of implantation

  ● Inhibition of capacitation