How to use short-acting and long-term oral contraceptives?

Contraception has always been a problem that adult men and women often have to face, especially young couples. If contraceptive measures are not taken in time, unwanted pregnancy is very likely to occur. Many couples already have their own children, and if they get pregnant again, they can only choose abortion. Whether it is medical abortion or artificial abortion, it will cause great harm to women's bodies. The following editor will introduce to you how to use short-acting and long-term oral contraceptives!

Short-acting oral contraceptives are combination drugs made of estrogen and progesterone. They achieve the purpose of contraception by inhibiting ovulation, changing the endometrial environment, changing the properties of cervical mucus, preventing sperm penetration, and resisting implantation. The contraceptive effectiveness rate is over 99%, and it is a conventional contraceptive method suitable for healthy women of childbearing age.

Conventional short-acting oral contraceptives and emergency contraceptives are two types of contraceptives with very different mechanisms of action and applicable populations. Conventional short-acting oral contraceptives are safe, effective and comfortable. They are suitable for all healthy women of childbearing age who need contraception and are one of the most reliable conventional contraceptive methods. Emergency contraceptives are a contraceptive measure used as a remedy after non-contraception or contraceptive failure.

Conventional short-acting oral contraceptives are a long-term contraceptive method. If used correctly, one pill a day for 21 consecutive days during each menstrual cycle can maintain a reliable contraceptive effect and easily avoid the trouble of unplanned pregnancy. Suitable for daily contraceptive use by healthy women of childbearing age.

Emergency contraceptive pills are a type of remedial contraceptive drug that is suitable for situations where women suffer accidental injuries, have unprotected sex, or other contraceptive methods fail (such as accidental condom breakage). They can be taken within 72 hours afterwards to avoid unwanted pregnancy, but are not suitable as a daily contraceptive method.

Mechanism of action Conventional short-acting oral contraceptives work together with progestin and estrogen. As a safe and reliable means of contraception, conventional short-acting oral contraceptives have been continuously improved, with estrogen content gradually decreasing and progesterone constantly being updated. The progestin component in the new oral contraceptive is very close to human progesterone, and can provide women with more additional benefits besides contraception, such as relieving edema and preventing ovarian cancer, endometrial cancer and other diseases.

The most common emergency contraceptive pills on the market generally have a large amount of progestin as their main ingredient. The amount of hormone taken in once is equivalent to the content in an 8-day regular short-acting oral contraceptive. Large doses of hormones can easily cause endocrine disorders and changes in menstrual cycles in women. Therefore, it is recommended that emergency contraceptive pills should not be used more than three times a year and at most once a month.

Most women take short-acting contraceptives as a way of contraception. The side effects of short-acting contraceptives are relatively few and small. If you encounter an emergency, you need to take some emergency contraceptives, but emergency contraceptives have relatively large side effects and can only be taken once a month, and generally not more than 3 times a year. Of course, other contraceptive methods can also be used, such as intrauterine contraceptive rings.