What are the dangers of oral contraceptives

Nowadays, in daily life, when people do not take some measures during sexual intercourse, they always take some contraceptive pills afterwards to prevent pregnancy. Everyone knows that although oral contraceptives have the purpose of contraception, they are toxic after all, so there will always be some side effects that can cause harm to your body. So, what are the dangers of oral contraceptives?

1. Taking short-acting contraceptives will cause weight gain, mainly because these drugs contain a large amount of hormones, which can easily make people fat. Although this is not a particularly big problem, it is enough to make women upset for a while.

2. A very small number of women have facial pigmentation, which causes many yellowish brown or black spots to appear on their faces. In this case, they can generally take vitamin B complex or vitamin C, and use other contraceptive measures if necessary.

3. Early pregnancy reactions, such as nausea, vomiting, dizziness, fatigue, drowsiness, etc., do not require treatment for mild cases, and generally disappear on their own after 3 months. If you want to avoid the occurrence of these symptoms, you can change the time of taking the medicine, such as taking it before going to bed; for those with more severe reactions, you can take vitamin B6 or antiemetics as well as strong tea, pickled ginger, etc.

4. Irregular vaginal bleeding or uterine bleeding during medication, which will lead to changes in ovulation period: Taking emergency contraceptive pills will affect the menstrual cycle, and thus there will be obstacles in calculating the safe period in the following months.

5. Decreased menstrual flow or amenorrhea. If menstruation still does not occur after stopping the medication for 7 days, after excluding amenorrhea caused by pregnancy and other diseases, the next cycle of contraceptive pills should be taken from the 8th day. If amenorrhea continues for more than 3 months, it may lead to serious consequences of infertility, and the medication should be stopped and other contraceptive measures should be used.

6. Lack of menstruation or even amenorrhea after taking long-term contraceptives: This situation is usually temporary and does not have much impact on physical health. If amenorrhea occurs for 3 consecutive months, the medication should be discontinued. Wait until your menstrual period resumes before continuing to take the medicine. If menstruation still does not occur within one month after stopping the medication, you should go to the hospital for examination and receive treatment under the guidance of a doctor.

7. Intermittent vaginal bleeding: It often occurs after missing long-term contraceptive pills. Generally, as long as you continue to take the pills on time, the bleeding will stop and the menstrual period will return to normal. Of course, you can also ask your doctor to adjust the medication, or you can change to other contraceptives. For example, if you bleed after taking No. 2 contraceptive, you can switch to No. 1 contraceptive.

The above is an introduction to the dangers of oral contraceptives. I hope it can attract everyone’s attention. At the same time, we would like to remind everyone that it is better to take less contraceptive pills, because long-term use can cause great physiological harm. If you are not careful, there will be serious consequences, so it is recommended to take some contraceptive measures that are harmless to the body.