Different hormonal contraceptive methods are available: the pill, ring, patch, implant and IUD. Such methods may include a combination of two female hormones (estrogen-progestin, combined or COC methods) or just the hormone progestin (methods without estrogen).
The estrogen and progestin contained in contraceptives are the same female sex hormones that your body produces, administered according to specific schemes and in certain quantities. These quantities are always very low compared to the first pills of the past, and are formulated to achieve the maximum contraceptive efficacy possible with a minimum dosage that is better tolerated.
Starting to use a hormonal contraceptive is an opportunity for every woman like you to adopt, in case you haven’t already, a healthy way of life (balanced diet, no smoking, little alcohol, regular exercise, weight control, etc.).
