The Science of 'Plan B' - Emergency Contraception
TWEET IT - http://clicktotweet.com/he8Re What happens when the condom breaks? Find out what's behind "Plan B" - otherwise known as emergency contraception. Written and created by Mitchell...
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Contraception, with a variety of methods available many people are able to avoid unintended pregnancies. But what happens when things don't go quite as planned? Thanks to modern science a second chance is possible. So how does emergency contraception or "plan-b" work? And what exactly is happening inside the female body? During the female menstrual cycle many hormones are released beginning a chain reaction. The pituitary gland in the brain releases FSH which stimulates the growth of follicles and a premature egg in the ovaries. These follicles then release estrogen which helps prepare the uterus lining and triggers the brain to release leutinizing hormone or LH. LH then triggers ovulation in which the egg is released into the fallopian tub...
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Contraception, with a variety of methods available many people are able to avoid unintended pregnancies. But what happens when things don't go quite as planned? Thanks to modern science a second chance is possible. So how does emergency contraception or "plan-b" work? And what exactly is happening inside the female body? During the female menstrual cycle many hormones are released beginning a chain reaction. The pituitary gland in the brain releases FSH which stimulates the growth of follicles and a premature egg in the ovaries. These follicles then release estrogen which helps prepare the uterus lining and triggers the brain to release leutinizing hormone or LH. LH then triggers ovulation in which the egg is released into the fallopian tub...
