Birth control pills: Effectiveness, side effects, and alternatives
Key takeaways:
- Birth control pills contain hormones that change how your body works to prevent pregnancy
- There are two main types of birth control pills: the combined pill and the progestin-only pill
- Some people may experience side effects from using hormonal birth control such as the pill, but serious risks to health are rare
When it first became available, the birth control pill changed the landscape of contraception, making it accessible to many women. Now, more than 60 years after its FDA approval, the pill still remains a popular method in the US and worldwide. In this article, we’re going to take a closer look at the pill as we uncover its effectiveness, explain birth control side effects, and offer some alternatives to this long-used method.
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