This post is the first of a 2 part series on the birth control pill (“the pill”). I’ll explain how the pill works in your body to prevent you from becoming pregnant and what types of other effects come along with that. Next week, in part 2 , we’ll dive into why and how to come off of the pill. Most birth control pills are a combination of estrogen-like and progesterone -like artificial hormones, called Endocrine Disrupters, that are not human identical. A few (sometimes calle