The mechanism of action of oral combined contraceptives that prevents pregnancy is:
1. Estrogen prevents the luteinizing hormone surge necessary for ovulation.
2. Progestins thicken cervical mucus and slow tubal motility.
3. Estrogen thins the endometrium making implantation difficult.
4. Progestin suppresses follicle stimulating hormone release.
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