Note: 10 types of women should not take birth control pills

Contraceptive pills are over-the-counter medicines and are available in most pharmacies. However, because it is difficult for ordinary people to judge side effects and contraindications, it is best to stop taking oral contraceptives for at least one month after taking them for six months.

1. Women with acute or chronic hepatitis and nephritis should not take it. Because contraceptives that enter the body are metabolized in the liver and excreted through the kidneys, if women with acute or chronic hepatitis and nephritis use them, it will increase the burden on the liver and kidneys.

2. People with heart disease or poor heart function should not use it. The estrogen in birth control pills can cause water, sodium and other substances to be retained in the body, which will increase the burden on the heart.

3. Women with high blood pressure should not use it. A small number of women may experience increased blood pressure after taking the medication.

4. People with diabetes or family history of diabetes should not use it. Since taking birth control pills may cause a slight increase in blood sugar and turn latent diabetes into overt diabetes, it will have adverse effects on women with diabetes.

5. Women with hyperthyroidism should not use contraceptives until they are cured.

6. Patients with benign breast tumors, uterine fibroids and various malignant tumors should not use it to avoid adverse effects on the tumor.

7. People who have suffered from vascular embolic diseases (such as cerebral thrombosis, myocardial infarction, vasculitis, etc.) in the past or currently should not use it. The estrogen in birth control pills may increase blood coagulation and aggravate cardiovascular disease.

8. Women suffering from chronic headaches, especially migraine and vascular headaches, should not use it, otherwise it will aggravate the symptoms.

9. If you have had scanty menstruation in the past, it is best not to use it. Long-term use of birth control pills can cause the endometrium to atrophy and reduce menstrual volume.

10. Contraceptive pills can reduce milk secretion and lower the quality of milk. They can also enter the breast milk and have adverse effects on breastfeeding infants. Therefore, they should not be used by breastfeeding women.