Q43 of 290 Page 169

What substances are contained (i) in oral pills, and (ii) in vaginal pills, used as contraceptives? How do they work?

(i) The oral pills contain hormones which stop the ovaries from releasing ovum into the oviduct.

(ii) The vaginal pills contain the chemicals called spermicides which kill the sperm.


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