A woman can get pregnant if a man's sperm reaches one of her eggs (ova). Contraception tries to stop this happening by: keeping the egg and sperm apart. stopping egg production
The birth control pill (also called "the Pill") is a daily pill that contains hormones to change the way the body works and prevent pregnancy. Hormones are chemical substances that control the functioning of the body's organs. In this case, the hormones in the Pill control the ovaries and the uterus.
