What are long-acting contraceptives?

Some girls may think that short-acting contraceptives are troublesome and cause inconvenience to themselves, or some people want to enhance the contraceptive effect, so they will choose long-acting contraceptives. Long-acting contraceptives are more convenient than short-acting contraceptives and are more popular among married women. However, long-acting contraceptives also have their disadvantages. Many people will experience side effects after taking them, and there are many things to pay attention to when taking long-acting contraceptives.

Long-acting contraceptive pills

Contraceptive principle: mainly inhibit ovulation and anti-implantation effect. Advantages: highly effective, long-acting, reversible, no need to take medication every day, easy to use and distribute, does not affect sexual life. Disadvantages: For some women, taking long-acting contraceptives will increase menstrual flow, prolong menstrual period, and may also cause amenorrhea.

How to use long-acting oral contraceptives;

Two tablets must be taken for the first time, that is, one tablet each on the 5th and 25th day of menstruation, and then one tablet each month on the same day of the second dose, at noon. In order to enhance the contraceptive effect and reduce side effects, you can take anti-adverse reaction tablets (inhibitory tablets) 1-2 times a day in the first four months, 1 tablet each time, for 1-2 days. If you change from short-acting contraceptives to long-acting contraceptives, you can take one tablet of long-acting contraceptive after lunch on the second day after taking 22 tablets of short-acting contraceptives, and then take one tablet every month thereafter.

Long-acting contraceptives cannot be stopped suddenly. You must switch to short-acting contraceptives and wait for three months before stopping. This will allow the hormone levels in the body to slowly decrease and avoid heavy bleeding.

Side effects: While taking long-acting contraceptives, you may experience nausea, vomiting and other reactions similar to early pregnancy, and your vaginal discharge may also increase.

In terms of chemical composition, long-acting contraceptives are similar to short-acting contraceptives and can be divided into three types: estrogen, progestin and estrogen-progestin combination. If any women are sensitive to its side effects, then its side effects should be the same as those of short-acting contraceptives with the same ingredients. It should be noted that since long-acting drugs need to be put into the body at one time and the amount is relatively large, there may be a certain amount of accumulation after stopping the drug. So in general, it is recommended that women who have not given birth should not take long-acting contraceptives. If you want to have a baby after taking the medicine, you should stop taking it for 3 months to half a year.

Whether it is long-acting or short-acting contraceptives, contraceptives are very harmful to women's bodies, so unless it is absolutely necessary, it is recommended that you do not take contraceptives. The above is the editor’s summary of the methods and precautions for taking long-acting contraceptives. Friends in need can take a look. I hope you can pay attention to and avoid the side effects of contraceptives.