At all times, women worried about preventing unwanted pregnancies. This issue worries and modern women today. Therefore, people are in search of various methods, drugs, ways that could be used for contraception. One of the most popular such methods is oral contraception.
What are oral contraceptives today, what oral contraceptives to choose, what benefit or harm do they do to the female body? Many believe that oral contraceptives are quite convenient for a modern woman and give 100% protection against unwanted conception.
Features of the use of oral contraceptives
This type of contraception is freely sold in pharmacies, in addition, they are quite a lot. However, before choosing such contraceptives, it is necessary to consult a doctor. With a doctor, you can discuss all the issues, weigh all the "minuses" and "pluses", choose the best option for you.
To appoint the optimal variant of contraception can only the attending physician-gynecologist, taking into account all the features of your body. Women who take oral contraceptives significantly reduce the risk of cancer maturation, inflammatory processes of the genital organs, development of ectopic pregnancy.
The mechanism of exposure to oral contraceptives
The hormones of the drug, artificially created by affecting the body of a woman, depress the process of ovulation. After such exposure, the egg cell does not have the ability to fully ripen, and without complete maturation of the egg, conception is impossible.
Existing types of oral contraceptives
Oral contraceptives are conventionally divided into three main groups:
The first is postcoital preparations. This type of drug is able to protect against unwanted pregnancy, it is taken immediately after sex. Such drugs in their composition have a large number of hormones, because only so they will be effective. But after using such drugs, side effects may occur, which usually manifest in nausea, even vomiting is possible, dizziness and other similar symptoms may occur. This type of contraception is recommended to use as little or as possible to combine them with other methods (everything depends on how much time passed after sex). This drug can be taken if after sex has not passed 75 hours, if later, there will be no effect.
The second group is gestagenic drugs. These contraceptives are not considered effective enough because of their combination. However, in comparison with other possible oral contraceptives, they have quite a lot of advantages. Gestagenic preparations are called mini-pili. This group of drugs can be taken even during breastfeeding, in addition to the amount of breast milk and its quality this will not affect. From gestagenic drugs does not raise the pressure, which is often observed when you start taking birth control pills. These drugs are prescribed to absolutely all women, both young and aged. However, like all drugs, gestagenic preparations have a disadvantage, although not essential. To take such contraceptive pills is necessary every day, moreover, you need to do it at the same time, you will drink later or earlier - there will be no effect.
The third group consists of combined oral contraceptives. These contraceptive pills are considered the most effective, since they contain several hormones at once. Combined contraceptives are multiphase, so most women prefer to take this kind of tablets.
Now, knowing what are oral contraceptives and how much each of them are effective, you can more easily choose the ones you need.