Whats the difference between the pill and the morning-after pill?
freakoutxx asks: I’m 16 and thinking about having sex with my boyfriend for the first time. If I do choose to have sex with him I want to be as safe as possible. Of course we’ll use a condom, but as I said I want to be as safe as possible so I was wondering about birth control pills. I’ve heard of the “morning after pill” and of “the pill.” What’s the difference? I found this info. on ‘the pill’ but I’m not sure it’s accurate: Combination Pill This pill contains estrogen and progestin. The combination pill works in two important ways. First, it prevents the ovaries from releasing an egg each month. Second, it causes the cervical mucus near the opening of the uterus to thicken, making it close to impossible for sperm to enter. Progestin Pill Unlike the Combination pill, the Progestin pill contains no estrogen. This absence of estrogen means that the ovaries will still release an egg each month. But because the progestin causes a thickening of the cervical mucus (liquid near the opening
