What do you know about birth control pills?
Sometimes women need to take emergency contraceptive pills after unprotected sex or after rape.
What information do you have about birth control pills?
In this article, we will introduce you to the scientific and important points about these drugs
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What are the emergency contraceptive methods?
As a woman who has sex, you should be aware of contraceptive methods
Knowing and using a safe, secure and effective method of contraception will make your relationship calm and secure.
Do not forget to consult a gynecologist to find a method of contraception that suits your situation.
The main purpose of this article is to provide you with information about emergency contraceptive pills.
Emergency contraceptive methods can be very successful, but keep in mind that they are not 100% effective.
On average, the probability of preventing an unwanted pregnancy with emergency contraception is about seventy-five percent.
A variety of emergency methods of contraception
- Emergency procedures include:
- Emergency pills
- Combination contraceptive pills
- IUD
The topic of our article in this article will be about emergency pills
Emergency contraceptive pills
One of the most common methods used by women to prevent unwanted pregnancies are emergency pills.
There are two types of emergency contraceptive pills:
- Two tablets each containing 0.75 mg of progesterone
- One tablet contains 1.5 mg of progesterone
The shorter the interval between the use of these pills and the time of suspected sexual intercourse, the higher the success rate in preventing pregnancy.
It is said that if the pill is taken on time, the probability of an unwanted pregnancy will be only 1.1%.
Taking drugs before ovulation will lead to the best success because this drug prevents ovulation.
The progesterone compound found in emergency contraceptive pills is levonorgestrel and is said to be used for up to three to five days after unprotected intercourse, but the farther away we are from sex, the less likely we are to succeed.
This is how the World Health Organization describes how to take emergency contraceptive pills:
- One pill containing 5mg of levonorgestrel within 120 hours after unprotected intercourse
- One tablet of 0/75 mg Norgestrol at the end of 72 hours after sexual intercourse and the second dose of one tablet containing 0.75 mg Norgestrol 12 hours after the first pill.
Do these pills have side effects?
It can be said that the side effects of emergency contraceptive pills are much less than combined contraceptive pills.
If these pills are approved by the World Health Organization and are taken with the approval of a doctor and not arbitrarily, there will be no side effects such as embolism and… in them.
Nausea and vomiting will be less and milder with these emergency pills
When you are taking emergency pills, your next period may be delayed, but it is also possible to have a period without changing or moving on time.
It is recommended not to use emergency pills frequently and routinely, and to use these pills only if there is a problem with conventional contraceptive methods, such as suspected condom rupture or uncertain normal contraception.
Another point is that the effectiveness of these emergency pills in preventing unwanted pregnancies is not 100%.
But if we skip these emergency pills, we will have a very brief overview of the other two emergency contraceptive methods.
Combined birth control pills
These pills have a combination of estrogen plus progesterone and are available in two forms:
- LD
- HD
LD tablets can be used as an emergency method
How to use it will be as follows:
Finally, in the first seventy-two hours after suspicious intercourse, eat four LDs together and twelve hours later, four more LDs should be consumed.
You can also use HD tablets as an emergency method
If you consume HD:
In the first seventy-two hours after suspicious and unprotected intercourse, take two HD pills and twelve hours later, take two again.
With this method, the probability of pregnancy will be 3/3
The closer the time of taking the pill to intercourse, the greater the success is.
We emphasize that not all women can take these drugs and there is a contraindication for a group of women.
Therefore, do not use these drugs arbitrarily without your doctor’s advice and prescription.
Nausea, vomiting, and the risk of LDD embolism are much higher than emergency contraceptive pills.
IUD:
The IUD prevents the embryo from implanting in the wall of the uterus
IUD insertion for this purpose should ultimately be suspected within the first five days after intercourse
The chance of getting pregnant with IUD will be only one percent and in the next five years will play an important role in your contraception.
The final word
The greatest effect of emergency pills or combination pills will be when taken before ovulation.
If you have taken the above pills and have not had a period in three weeks, you may be pregnant.
If fertilization has occurred, IUD insertion will be the only way to prevent implantation of the fetus in the uterus.
We emphasize that you must use the consultation with a gynecologist to choose the appropriate method and do not take medication arbitrarily.