Hormonal contraceptives are combinations of estrogen and/or progesterone taken a

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Hormonal contraceptives are combinations of estrogen and/or progesterone taken at regular intervals.

a.) What effect does regular consumption of a set amount of exogenous hormone have on the plasma levels of that hormone?

b.) How does your answer to part b affect hormonal regulation by feedback?

c.) When a woman takes oral contraceptives on schedule, her cycles will usually (but not always!) be anovulatory, meaning that ovulation does not occur. How is her birth control changing the events of the menstrual cycle to prevent ovulation?

Explanation / Answer

a) There will be certain side effects for continuous consumption exogenous harmone such as-

Nausea, Vomiting, weight gain, back pain and headache, abdominal main.

b) There is always an affect when excess amount of any consumption is taken. So when excess exogenous harmone is taken it will surely affect the harmone regulation as it is not a natural harmone.

c) Until she stop taking the contraceptive there will be no ovulation and she can give birth. But if she want to give birth then she must stop the contraceptives.

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