Birth Control Patches:
Birth Control Patches: Patches are essentially birth control pills in a different
form. Patches must be changed weekly. Patches work best if you
are under 160 pounds.
Different Birth Control Patches
ORTHO
EVRA is a birth control patch that delivers a steady flow of
hormones through the skin and into your bloodstream over a
period of 7 days. ORTHO EVRA contains the same hormones found in
the Pill—progestin and estrogen.
Like the birth control pill, ORTHO EVRA works in several ways to
help prevent pregnancy:
- It helps prevent ovulation, which means that an egg is not released by one of your ovaries for fertilization.
- It thickens cervical mucus so that sperm are less likely to enter your uterus.
- It causes changes in the endometrium to reduce the likelihood of implantation.