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Nutrition Through The Life Cycle

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Author:Brown, Judith E.

Publisher:Brown, Judith E.

Chapter2: Preconception Nutrition

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Use the following information to answer the next two questions.

Birth control pills are oral contraceptives taken by women to prevent pregnancies. The most effective forms of birth control pills contain estrogen and a small amount of progestin (a synthetic hormone that mimics the effects of progesterone).

The role of estrogen in the birth control pill is to

Select one:

a. prevent a rise in the FSH and LH levels, thereby preventing follicle maturation

b. reduce the progesterone levels in the blood to limit the endometrium buildup

c. suppress the shedding of endometrium, thus preventing menstruation

d. negatively feedback to the anterior pituitary to suppress the production of GnRH

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