How long does it take to get your period after taking oral contraceptive pills

Having sex without contraceptive methods is something that many women need to pay attention to. They must take emergency medicine to avoid the possibility of pregnancy. So how long does it take for menstruation to come after taking oral contraceptive pills? How many times should emergency contraception be taken during the fertile period?

How long does it take for menstruation to come after taking contraceptive pills?

Many women want to know whether taking emergency contraception while taking contraceptive measures will affect their menstrual period, or whether taking birth control pills will affect the arrival of their menstrual period. Long-term use of birth control pills by women will indeed cause great harm to the human body, and will also cause certain damage to various parts of the human body. So how long will it take for menstruation to come after taking birth control pills for 72 hours?

In fact, how long it takes for your period to come after taking birth control pills depends a lot on whether you take it in the first ten days or the last ten days of your menstrual cycle. If you take it within the first ten days, your menstrual period may come earlier than usual, because taking it within the first ten days will have a greater impact on your menstrual period. Generally, bleeding will occur one week after taking it. At this time, the female hormone in the blood temporarily rises due to the one-time increase in the contraceptive pill, and then decreases to produce withdrawal bleeding. In fact, this is not a menstrual period. It is just that sometimes the bleeding is similar to the normal menstrual flow, so it is treated as a menstrual period. The menstrual cycle is then created again. If there is only bleeding, this may not be a problem. If you take it a dozen days after your menstrual period, it will not have a big impact on your menstrual period and generally will not easily affect your normal cycle time. All emergency contraceptives have their side effects, and the 72-hour contraceptive pill is no exception. Common side effects include:

1. Nausea and vomiting: The incidence rate of different drugs is different, among which mifepristone has the lowest incidence rate, which is 6%-7%. Nausea and vomiting usually last no more than 24 hours.

2. Vomiting: The incidence rate varies with different drugs, about 5% for levonorgestrel and about 1% for mifepristone. It is generally believed that taking medicine with food or before going to bed can reduce the incidence of nausea and vomiting, but there is no accurate clinical data.

3. Irregular uterine bleeding: Some women may experience vaginal spotting after taking the medicine, which generally does not need to be addressed.

4. Changes in menstrual period: Most women have their menstrual period on time, but some women have their menstrual period earlier or later. If your period is delayed for a week, you should do a urine pregnancy test to determine if the contraceptive pill is unsuccessful.

How to take birth control pills?

Contraceptive pills are generally not recommended, but in emergency situations, you have no choice but to take them. When taking them, you must pay attention to the method and take them properly. How should contraceptive pills be taken?

There are two types of emergency contraceptive measures: taking birth control pills and inserting an IUD. If you have the following situations, you should choose the former one first: one is that the couple did not take any contraceptive measures during sexual intercourse within 72 hours (note that it will become ineffective after 72 hours); the other is that despite taking contraceptive measures, you accidentally got pregnant, such as the condom was damaged, dislocated or operated incorrectly. If it has been more than 72 hours but less than 5 days, you can use the second method --- inserting an IUD to effectively prevent pregnancy. However, this method must be performed in a regular hospital and under the guidance of a doctor. It is generally not suitable for women with reproductive system inflammation, menstrual disorders, or who have never been pregnant.

Although there are various contraceptive methods nowadays, many people still feel very inconvenient when dealing with them. Therefore, most women choose contraceptives that are easy to use and have good effects, but everyone knows that contraceptives have certain side effects. Let's learn about them below.

1. Nausea and vomiting: After taking birth control pills, nausea and vomiting symptoms usually last no more than 24 hours.

2. Vomiting: Taking medicine together with food or before going to bed can reduce the incidence of nausea and vomiting. If you vomit within 1 hour after taking the oral contraceptive pill, you should take another dose as soon as possible.

3. Irregular uterine bleeding: Some women will experience spotting after taking the medicine. Generally, there is no need to solve this problem, but the user should be aware of this situation and receive consultation, publicity and education before and after taking the medicine.

4. Changes in menstrual period: Most women have their menstrual period on time, but some women have their menstrual period earlier or later. If your period is delayed by a week, you should do a urine pregnancy test to confirm whether the birth control pill is unsuccessful.

5. Changes in ovulation period: Taking birth control pills will affect the menstrual cycle. Women should use efficient contraceptive measures as much as possible, and never take risks in using birth control pills or unreasonable contraceptive measures such as safe menstrual period and ejaculation outside the body, as serious cases may cause infertility.