The oral contraceptive pill, informally called "the pill" contains an estrogen and progesterone or a synthetic mimic of this hormone. The combination of these two hormones taken in the pill and circulating in the blood works becauseSelect one:

a. The hormones cause the woman's body to mimic the activities of a pregnancy and disrupt the ovarian cycle, preventing ovulation. b. The hormones cause a thickening of the mucus plug at the cervix that prevents sperm from penetrating the womb and reaching the ovulated egg. c. The hormones create an acid condition in the vagina that acts as a spermicide. d. The hormones prevent the proliferative or secretory phase of the menstrual cycle and the embryo will have no place to implant.

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Elaina Richard

Biology

16 December, 02:26

The oral contraceptive pill, informally called "the pill" contains an estrogen and progesterone or a synthetic mimic of this hormone. The combination of these two hormones taken in the pill and circulating in the blood works becauseSelect one:

a. The hormones cause the woman's body to mimic the activities of a pregnancy and disrupt the ovarian cycle, preventing ovulation. b. The hormones cause a thickening of the mucus plug at the cervix that prevents sperm from penetrating the womb and reaching the ovulated egg. c. The hormones create an acid condition in the vagina that acts as a spermicide. d. The hormones prevent the proliferative or secretory phase of the menstrual cycle and the embryo will have no place to implant.

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Dana Perry · Answer 1

Answer:a. The hormones cause the woman's body to mimic the activities of a pregnancy and disrupt the ovarian cycle, preventing ovulation

Explanation:

Pills either as real subtance or synthetic form (Placebo) exhibit effect on ovulation, by suppressing it thereby mimicking pregnancy.

Since ovulation is suppressed fertilization can not take place, no egg/ovum is released to be fertilized by the sperms.