CONTRACEPTIVE DRUGS
ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE DRUGS
CLASSIFICATION
MECHANISM OF EFFECT
APPLICATION METHODS
PREPARATIONS FOUND IN Türkiye
INDICATIONS
SIDE EFFECTS
CONTRAINDICATIONS
BENEFITS OTHER THAN
CONTRACEPTION
DRUG INTERACTIONS
GENERAL SUMMARY
CASE DISCUSSIONS
CASE DISCUSSIONS
ORAL CONTRACEPTIVES: GROUPING BY
MECHANISM OF ACTION & GUIDELINE-
BASED APPROACH
1. OVULATION SUPPRESSORS
2. CERVICAL MUCUUS THICKENERS
3. ENDOMETRIAL PROLIFERATION
INHIBITORS
4. THOSE THAT DECREASE
TUBAL MOTILITY
5. THOSE THAT AFFECT WITH
COMPLEX/MULTIPLE MECHANISMS (THE
MOST CURRENT PREPARATIONS)
SUMMARY TABLE: ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE GROUPS &
EXAMPLES
Guideline Recommendations
(ACOG 2023, CDC US MEC
2023, WHO):