Dangerous misconceptions about contraception

What they will not tell you about how to protect themselves from unwanted pregnancies: drink a concentrated broth of bay leaves, get stuck with a cola or jump after an intimate affinity. Now we will learn the list of the most dangerous and common myths!


1. When taking hormonal tablets you can get well.

Modern combined oral contraceptives have nothing to do with weight, because the dose of estrogens has been reduced in them, which means that the microdosed combined oral contraceptives and the vaginal ring contain a very small amount of hormones.

1. Oral contraceptives are not compatible with alcohol.

The alcoholic is not able to influence the effect that combined oral contraceptives give, but this is only in a situation where alcohol does not cause a vomiting effect. If an overdose of a drink has caused vomiting, then it is necessary to take additional doses of contraceptives.

2. The intake of hormonal contraceptives is approaching the onset of menopause .

Here all the drain on the contrary! Hormonal contraceptives soften the manifestation of menopause and even can delay its appearance a little. This is due to zafollikulyarnogo reserve, if a woman began to take oral protection before, tomenstruatsii last longer, because hormonal pills do not give the egg.

3. Taking hormonal contraceptives can cause and develop cancer.

There is no evidence that there is any connection between liver cancer and hormonal contraceptives. If we are talking about cervical cancer, then there is a link, but indirect, because the young woman, who is protected by contraceptives in the form of tablets, does not use barrier methods of contraception. A cancer of the cervix appears due to infection, because it is caused by highly-cancerous strains of papillomavirus.

4. The combination of oral contraceptives may reduce libido.

Libido changes due to the use of combined oral contraceptives very often. If this happens, it is often at the very beginning of taking the tablets, and this is due solely to the adaptation of the body. However, this can not only reduce, but also increase the libido. On the contrary, due to a number of studies it was found that a third of women because of hormonal oral medications taken as a vaginal ring observed an increase in the frequency of intimate relationships and sexual desire.

5. Combined oral contraceptives lead to infertility.

Statistics show that infertility is less likely to affect women taking hormonal drugs than their peers who have already given birth or have made abortions without using contraception.

6. To minimize or avoid side effects, you need to take breaks in hormone tablets.

Now there is no scientifically grounded evidence that would indicate the need for interruptions in taking combined oral contraceptives every few years. From the point of view of medicine, there is no benefit to the organism in the interruptions of the similar city, besides, after you take a break and start taking the tablets again, side effects (here m intermenstrual cortexes) can only become higher during the first three months, because the body will wean and he will need to re-adapt to the use of combined oral contraceptives. Moreover, because of such interruption, the fourth woman suffers from an unintended pregnancy, so there are doubts uzhny voobschekakie whether any interruptions; can also decrease and the positive effects that are not related to contraceptive, necessarily associated with taking hormonal tablets.

7. Combined hormonal contraceptives can only be used for girls older than 20 years.

In reality, modern oral contraceptives are suitable for use at a young age, but only after you visit the gynecological office. Because there are such tablets that not only reliably protect against unwanted pregnancy, but also reduce the amount of acne on the face, as well as the greasiness of the skin. And young girls are most intensely struggling with this problem.

8. A girl can not become pregnant while she is breastfeeding.

This delusion is so dangerous that about ten percent of women come to medical institutions to interrupt pregnancy in the first year after the birth of the child. The female reproductive system is very well developed, therefore, even months later, even after three weeks, it is ready to become pregnant again, it returns to normal life, therefore it is necessary to be protected.

9. If a woman does not have regular sex, then it is better to use an emergency contraceptive method.

Women who think that if they have an irregular sex life, it is better if they drink the drug only a couple of times a month than drinking them daily, on the contrary, put themselves at great risk. One tablet of postcoital contraceptive has six times more hormones than usual, so one such pill causes a great harm to the body in the form of a "shake". Why is emergency contraception so called? Because it can be used only in certain cases intended for this purpose.

If you will regularly consult emergency contraception, you can disrupt your hormonal background. If you at least twice a month need protection, then we talk about the regular sexual life of ortraceptives should be selected appropriate, and this is either barrier or hormonal.

10. With intimate intimacy during menses, it is impossible to conceive.

Of course, most women are more likely to be pregnant in the middle of the cycle, but not looking at it, the possibility to become pregnant is on any day of the cycle and even on time in the menstrual cycle. Another thing that every woman should understand for herself - spermatozoa are stored in the body of a woman about five to six days.

11. Such a method as interrupted sexual intercourse, provides absolute protection against unwanted pregnancy.

It is also a common misconception that women very much believe in. Certainly, conception can occur if your partner uses a precautionary measure. Because before ejaculation there is an ejection of a small amount of lubricant, which also contains spermatozoa.

12. Women who are 45 years of age can not become pregnant.

Age after 45 years is already a rather late reproductive period of a woman. Often at this time the woman already has a child and not even one, brings them up and takes care, but late childbirth is not ruled out, so anything can happen.

13. Oral contraceptives retain their effect only if they are regularly taken.

Hormonal contraceptives can not be taken in combination with ascorbic acid, because it is vitamin C. Large doses (1 g per day) kill estrogen. Moreover, the same action has paracetamol. Therefore, take them two hours at a time, no less. In addition, the contraceptive effect and absorption of the drug affects the reception of some anticonvulsants and antibiotics because they can reduce contraceptive protection of tablets. If you need to take any medications, then consult a gynecologist with a doctor. And when buying tablets, carefully read the leaflet, pay special attention to the section "Interaction with other medications".