Chem Paper On Birth Control. Should I Combine Progestin And Estrogen In My Formula?

i have to a paper on birth control explaining it’s chemical make-up. i have the formulas for both progestin and estrogen the two chemicals that make birth control. should i combine them to make one formula and balance it? i just dont know.

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3 Responses to “Chem Paper On Birth Control. Should I Combine Progestin And Estrogen In My Formula?”

  1. Most birth control pills contain both estrogen and progestin. They are slightly antagonistic in their effects, but this is needed because unbalanced estrogen is implicated in breat cancer. There exists a progetin only pill (called the “mini pill”) that is less effective and requires more precise timing as to when it is taken.
    From Wikipedia:
    Hormonal methods
    Ortho Tri-cyclen, a brand of oral contraceptive, in a dial dispenser.
    There are variety of delivery methods for hormonal contraception.
    Combinations of synthetic estrogens and progestins (synthetic progestogens) are commonly used. These include the combined oral contraceptive pill (“The Pill”), the Patch, and the contraceptive vaginal ring (“NuvaRing”). Not currently available for sale in the United States is Lunelle, a monthly injection.
    Other methods contain only a progestin (a synthetic progestogen). These include the progestin only pill (the POP or ‘minipill’), the injectables Depo Provera (a depot formulation of medroxyprogesterone acetate given as an intramuscular injection every three months) and Noristerat (norethisterone acetate given as an intramuscular injection every 8 weeks), and contraceptive implants. The progestin-only pill must be taken at more precisely remembered times each day than combined pills. The first contraceptive implant, the original 6-capsule Norplant, was removed from the market in the United States in 1999, though a newer single-rod implant called Implanon was approved for sale in the United States on July 17, 2006. The various progestin-only methods may cause irregular bleeding while being used.

  2. Estradiol and progestin are two different steroids. You don’t “combine” formulas. They are distinct, so you list them separately.

  3. yeah, then test it on your boyfriend