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Ipill understanding

2018-04-02 17:43:09
Hi, I want to know the hormonal composition of regular and the emergency contraceptive pill. Which one is higher and by how much?
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Regular pills contain estrogen and progesterone. Generally the amount is in micrograms. Emergency pills contain only progesterone in dose equal to 8-10 regular pills. Regular pills have hardly any side effect and almost 100% efficacy. Emergency pills have may side effects with around 75% efficacy

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