Reference no: EM131836918

1) Let's say a woman named Lisa takes a birth control pill that supplies a consistent, moderate level of both estrogen and progesterone for 23 days of the 28-day cycle, and on the remaining 5 days she takes nothing at all. Will she ovulate and be at risk of pregnancy?

AYes, ovulation will still occur

BNo, ovulation will not occur

2) Let's say a woman named Lisa takes a birth control pill that supplies a consistent, moderate level of both estrogen and progesterone for 23 days of the 28-day cycle, and on the remaining 5 days she takes nothing at all. Will she ovulate and be at risk of pregnancy?

AYes, ovulation will still occur

BNo, ovulation will not occur

3) Will Lisa mature follicles in her ovaries? Or will all her follicles remain in the primordial state?

APrimordial state only until she stops taking this pill

BShe will mature the same average number of follicles regardless of the pill

4) Let's say that Lisa takes this option 4 birth control for 10 years. Lillian, her friend, has never taken birth control. When Lisa and Lillian celebrate their 35 birthdays, will Lillian have more primordial follicles left to ovulate, fewer left to ovulate, or roughly the same number?

ALisa and Lillian will have roughly the same number of follicles

BLisa will have more follicles left to ovulate than Lillian

CLillian will have more follicles left to ovulate than Lisa