FRHD 2100 Chapter Notes - Chapter 11: Combined Oral Contraceptive Pill, Pelvic Inflammatory Disease, Yuzpe Regimen

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Family Relations and Human Development
• Course: FRHD 2100
• Professor: Cindy Clarke

Document Summary

14. 9% women in the amanda black study didn"t use contraception: table on page 272, the vast majority of canadian women rely on male condoms and oral contraceptives for birth control. 54. 3% used condoms and 43. 7% used oral contraceptives withdrawal was third most popular method used by 11. 6% of women. Oral contraceptives (the pill) an oral contraceptive is commonly referred to as a birth control pill or simply the pill there are many kinds of birth control pills varying in hormone types and dosages. Birth control pills fall into two major categories: combination pills nad minipills combination pulls contain a combo of synthetic forms of the hormones estrogen and progesterone. 0. 5% or less depending on type of pill under typical use, failure rate increases to 3% a woman who misses a pill should take one as soon as possible, and then continue taking one each day.