The principal contraceptive effect of combination oral contraceptives is
a. decreasing tubal mo-tility c. inhibiting ovulation
b. inhibiting implanta-tion d. producing thick cer-vical mucus
C
COCs block the surge of LH, thus preventing ovulation. Decreasing tubal motility is not an effect of COC. Progestins make the endometrium less receptive to implantation. COCs cause the cervical mucus to thin.
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