FRHD 2100 Chapter Notes - Chapter 11: Ejaculation, Multiple Birth, Breast Pain

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

Document Summary

Vast majority rely on male condoms and oral contraceptives: withdrawal was the 3rd most popular method. Contraceptive use among canadian teens and university students. Oral contraceptives (the pill) -> do(cid:374)"t (cid:374)eed to k(cid:374)o(cid:449) details: oral contraceptives: a contraceptive that consists of sex hormones and is swallowed, many kinds of birth control pills, falling into two major categories: combination pills and minipills. Most provide a steady dose of synthetic estrogen and progesterone. Others, called multiphasic pills, vary the dosages of these hormones across the menstrual cycle, reducing the overall dosages and possible side effects women are exposed to: minipills: contains synthetic progesterone but no estrogen. The combination pill fools the brain into thinking the woman is already pregnant, so no additional ova mature or are released. The progestin inhibits the pituitar(cid:455)"s secretion of luteinizing hormone (lh) which would otherwise lead to ovulation. Continues to have menstrual periods, but no unfertilized ova to be sloughed off in the menstrual flow.