Question

The birth control pill contains

• A. Progesterone and Oestrogen
• B. LH and Oestrogen
• C. FSH and LH
• D. FSH and Oestrogen

Answer 1

The correct option is A Progesterone and Oestrogen

Birth control is a way to prevent pregnancy. There are various methods of birth control like barrier methods (condoms), natural methods (abstinence), intrauterine devices (copper- T), hormonal methods (pill, patch) and sterilization. Birth control pill contains the mixture of two female hormones, estrogen and progesterone to prevent ovulation. Due to this, no egg is released to be fertilized with sperm. The pill also thickens the mucus of cervix so that sperm cannot penetrate and reach the egg. It also thins the lining of the womb so that fertilized egg cannot get implanted.

Thus, the correct answer is option A.