Understanding Birth Control Medications (Contrace (cont.)
IN THIS ARTICLE
- Birth Control Medications Introduction
- Hormone-Containing Contraceptives
- Monophasic Pills
- Biphasic Pills
- Triphasic Pills
- Ninety-One-Day Birth Control Pills
- Topical Contraceptive Patch
- Long-Acting, Injectable, Progesterone-Only Contraceptives
- Progesterone-Only Pills
- Vaginal Ring
- For More Information
- Web Links
- Synonyms and Keywords
- Authors and Editors
Authors and Editors
Author: Omnia M Samra, MD, Clinical Instructor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medical College of Pennsylvania/Hahnemann University.Coauthor(s): Mary L Windle, Pharm D, Adjunct Assistant Professor, University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Pharmacy; Pharmacy Editor, eMedicine.com, Inc.
Editors: Suzanne R Trupin, MD, Clinical Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Illinois College of Medicine at Urbana-Champaign; Francisco Talavera, PharmD, PhD, Senior Pharmacy Editor, eMedicine; Lee P Shulman, MD, Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Head, Section of Reproductive Genetics, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois.
Last Editorial Review: 9/22/2005
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