Question

Birth control pills, contraceptive implants and contraceptive injections are similar in that they all use ________.

a.

female sex hormones to prevent contraception

b.

testosterone to prevent ovulation

c.

a spermacide to destroy sperm entering the uterus

d.

FSH and LH to prevent development of the endometrium

Answer 1

Answer is A) female sex hormones to prevent contraception.

Oral contraceptives (birth-control pills) are used to prevent pregnancy.

Estrogen and progestin are two female sex hormones. Combinations of estrogen and progestin work by preventing ovulation (the release of eggs from the ovaries)

The contraceptive implant (Nexplanon) is a small flexible plastic rod that's placed under the skin

It releases the hormone progestogen into your bloodstream to prevent pregnancy.

contraceptive injections:

The contraceptive injection releases the hormone progestogen into the bloodstream to prevent pregnancy.