combination pill
Merged medication dose
A combination pill is an oral contraceptive containing both estrogen and progestin, the two hormones that prevent ovulation.
Distinguished from the progestin-only "minipill," the combination pill is what most people mean by "the pill" or "birth control pills": She's been on the combination pill for years.
- oral contraceptiveIngested birth control medication
- birth controlPreventing conception intentionally
- estrogenFemale reproductive hormone
- progestinSynthetic reproductive hormone
- hormoneBody's chemical messenger
hormone therapy · prescription · pharmacy · doctor visit · daily dose · ovulation · period · cycle · blister pack · tablet · gynecologist · prevention · pregnancy · menstrual · regulate · spotting · side effects · nausea
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