How Ortho-Cept Birth Control Pill works?
Being the combination birth control pill (Desogestrel, Ethinyl Estradiol) works by preventing ovulation i.e releasing of mature eggs to be fertilized. It also thickens the cervical mucus thus stopping sperm to swim into uterus and the endometrium (suppresses the chances of implantation). Each Ortho-Cept birth control pill contains 0.15 mg desogestrel (13-ethyl-11-methylene-18, 19-dinor-17 alpha-pregn4-en- 20-yn-17-ol) and 0.03 mg ethinyl estradiol (19-nor-17 alpha-pregna-1,3,5 (10)-trien-20-yne-3, 17, diol). Inactive ingredients include vitamin E, pregelatinized starch, stearic acid, lactose, hydroxypropyl methylcellulose, polyethylene glycol, titanium dioxide, talc and ferric oxide. ORTHO-CEPT 28 also contains 7 green tablets containing the following inactive ingredients: lactose, pregelatinized starch, magnesium stearate, FD&C Blue No. 1 Aluminum Lake, ferric oxide, hydroxypropyl methylcellulose, polyethylene glycol, titanium dioxide and talc. How to take Ortho-Cept birth control pil
