What is Hormonal Birth Control?

Question: What is Hormonal Birth Control?

There are many types of effective contraception methods. Hormonal birth control, the category under which the pill falls, is one of the options available for a woman to use. This type of birth control contains either progestin, estrogen or both. So what exactly is hormonal birth control?

Answer: Hormonal birth control tends to be enormously popular due to its ease of use and effectiveness. These types of contraceptives must be prescribed by a doctor (as they do require some degree of medical supervision), so you will have to make an appointment with your healthcare provider to discuss your medical history and have your blood pressure checked. Many women prefer hormonal birth control methods because they are reversible; therefore, a woman can regain her fertility and become pregnant after stopping them.

These methods include:

• The Pill
  
  
• The Depo Provera Shot or Depo-subQ Provera 104 Injection
  
  
• The Ortho Evra Patch
  
  
• The NuvaRing
  
  
• Implanon
  
  
• Mirena IUD

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