About Birth Control Pills
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About Birth Control Pills
Birth control pills are used to regulate periods, reduce menstrual cramps, prevent pregnancy, and for hormone replacement therapy.
While using birth control pills, if you do not have vomiting or diarrhea, you don’t need another method for pregnancy prevention.
Birth control pills do not protect against sexually transmitted infections. Use condoms in doubtful situations.
Unless there is a medical reason, there is no need to take a break from birth control pills. They can be used for many years.
Long-term use of birth control pills does not affect fertility. If there were irregularities in the menstrual cycle before use, irregularities may still be observed after discontinuation.
Birth control pills do not cause birth defects in the subsequent pregnancy and do not affect your child’s future health.
Birth control pills do not cause cancer. They provide protection against ovarian and uterine cancers and do not increase the risk of breast cancer.
Reducing or quitting smoking reduces the risk of thromboembolism associated with birth control pills.
When taking birth control pills, you may sometimes not have a period. In such cases, you can take a pregnancy test and continue using them as per the normal cycle.
Emergency contraceptive pills are not a regular contraceptive method; they are for emergency use.
Emergency contraceptive pills should be taken within the first 72 hours after unprotected intercourse. The most effective protection is within the first 12 hours.
When starting birth control pills, there might be water retention and weight gain due to the body’s reaction in the first months. Some birth control pills may increase appetite in some individuals initially, but this effect diminishes with continued use.
The risk of thrombosis from birth control pills increases with age. Especially between the ages of 16-25, the likelihood of serious side effects is lower.