Contraceptives/Birth

Control
Jonathan Kopel
 ACOG Definition of Birth Control

• “Hormonal methods of birth control contain hormones that

prevent pregnancy. Hormones are made by the body to control
its functions. The hormones in birth control keep a woman's
body from releasing an egg each month. If your body does not
release an egg, you cannot get pregnant”
Indications for Birth Control
Contraindications for Oral Birth Control
Birth Control Mechanisms
Most Effective Birth Control
Least Effective Birth Control
Effects of Hormonal Contraceptives on Lipid
Levels

Source: AAFP; https://www.aafp.org/afp/2007/0415/p1252

PATH Birth Control Approach