Daily
contraception or contraceptive pill, a hormonal contraception, has
gained popularity amongst women wanting to prevent unwanted
pregnancy. Popularised as birth control pills as well, they have been
proven to be very effective in preventing a woman from becoming
pregnant. A pill can either be a combined pill or a mini-pill, the
bifurcation of which is carried out on the basis of the synthetic
hormones present in a pill. A combined pill consists of both the
synthetic female hormones of oestrogen and progestogen.
Microgynon
is a popular combined pill which has been proven to be almost 100%
effective in preventing a woman from being pregnant. This pill is
composed of ethinylestradiol and levonorgestrel – synthetic
versions of oestrogen and progestogen respectively. Being a combined
contraceptive pill, this pill also gives you the benefit of having
more regular periods. It also reduces the pain and discomfort that
you experience during menstruation. This pill has also been
prescribed to women who are suffering from symptoms of endometriosis
– abnormal growth of cells on organs outside your womb.
Microgynon,
being a combined pill, can protect you against pregnancy in three
different ways. First, it prevents ovulation, which stops the release
of an egg from your ovaries. Second, it thickens the cervical mucus
which makes entry of a sperm difficult. Finally, it alters womb
lining, to prevent attachment and growing of an egg, if produced and
fertilised. You are to take this pill for 21 days of your menstrual
cycle, with a break of seven days. You can buy Microgynon online or
on prescription after consulting a doctor.