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Results 1 - 3 of 3 for Ovulation
  1. Birth control pill - series (image) 
    ... ready for fertilization by sperm during a normal ovulation cycle. ... pituitary gland into thinking a woman is pregnant. Ovulation will then not occur, which prevents pregnancy.
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/presentations/100108_1.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  2. Hormone-based contraceptives (image) 
    ... several ways to prevent pregnancy. The pill suppresses ovulation so that an egg is not released from ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/17101.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  3. Birth control methods (image) 
    ... hormone implants fool the ovaries into refraining from ovulation, and without a fertile egg, pregnancy will not ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/19068.htm - Medical Encyclopedia