Estrogen is not really used for birth control. Birth control is not really estrogen. The BCP is an estrogen like drug that tricks your brain into thinking it’s produced enough estrogen so your body shuts off it’s own estrogen production putting a woman into chemical menopause. read more
Oral contraceptives are known also as the Pill, OCs, BCs, BC tablets, or birth control pills. This medicine usually contains two types of hormones, estrogens and progestins and, when taken properly, prevents pregnancy. read more
Certain woman have a sensitivity to synthetic estrogen and as a result, may not tolerate the combination pill. In these cases, progestin-only birth control makes the most sense. The mini pill is between 87% and 99.7% effective in preventing pregnancies. read more