Taking emergency contraception sometimes causes some minor side effects, such as nausea, vomiting, headache, dizziness, abdominal pain and breast pain. These side effects usually disappear within 24 hours.
The listing of emergency contraceptives undoubtedly gave these people a sigh of relief. According to the drug instructions, emergency contraception can only be used once a month, but some newlyweds often use emergency contraception twice or more a month. In this regard, medical experts remind everyone that family planning is a "systematic and long-term project" between husband and wife, and don't expect to use emergency contraceptives frequently. Excessive and frequent use may do harm to our health.
Moderator: Emergency contraception is a contraceptive measure taken in an emergency. Under what circumstances can I bring it?
Wu Shuying: Emergency contraception is one of the latest contraceptive methods, but it is not always available. Under normal circumstances, when using tools (condoms), it is found that condoms are broken and can be made up by oral contraceptives.
However, emergency contraception cannot be used as a routine contraceptive method, and it is usually taken orally once a month.
Moderator: Will it have some side effects on the body?
Wu Shuying: In principle, it is not too harmful, but the side effects will cause irregular menstruation and delayed menstruation.
Moderator: What is the contraceptive mechanism of emergency contraceptives?
Wu Shuying: In order to inhibit ovulation or prevent implantation, implantation is performed on the endometrium.
Moderator: Some netizens asked, how long does it take for general emergency contraception after sexual intercourse?
Wu Shuying: I'm just saying that the sooner the contraceptive is broken, the better, but the longest time should not exceed 72 hours.
Wu Shuying: There are also different ways of understanding. Usually take two tablets, one at a time. When found, you can take another pill after the contraceptive is broken, and take the second pill after 12 hours. It should be emphasized that some patients will not be able to take oral contraceptives. There is something wrong with the method of taking. For example, after eating it, I felt particularly sick and vomited it. After vomiting, they should take supplements immediately.
Moderator: Is it effective?
Wu Shuying: After you take the emergency pill, give an example. You menstruated on 1, and you had sexual history on 10 and1. You should take oral contraceptives. You had sex around the 7th and 8th. Are you using contraception? If you don't have contraception, you may be pregnant by then, and it's no use eating again.
Moderator: Some netizens asked, is it better to eat two tablets generally, or to eat them separately, or to eat them all at once?
Wu Shuying: It must be good to separate, because the medicine has the problem of maintaining the concentration, and taking medicine at once can't achieve that effect.
Moderator: Just now, you also mentioned that emergency contraceptives cannot be taken for a long time. How often can you eat?
Wu Shuying: There is no absolute limit to our clinical observation, but at first we suggested that patients take it two or three times a year, but now I find that many young people take it as a contraceptive measure, several times a month or once a month for a year. This is not good.
Moderator: Mainly because it has some adverse reactions to the human body.
Wu Shuying: It's irregular menstruation.
Moderator: Some netizens asked what side effects will it cause besides irregular menstruation?
Wu Shuying: It won't affect others very much. The metabolism of birth control pills is very fast, so it won't have much influence.
Compere: Will taking emergency contraception have an effect on menstruation, just like deepening the color or increasing the amount?
Wu Shuying: 70% of women menstruate on time, and 80% of women menstruate for the same number of days. For example, some patients menstruate back and forth, for example, this person menstruated on the 28th, until about 2 1. Some patients are of course delayed, and some are delayed 10. This is a personal reaction.
Moderator: Emergency contraceptives have side effects. You should eat these things in your life. What measures can minimize the side effects?
Wu Shuying: Oral emergency contraception. We don't recommend taking it continuously. In general, emergency contraception is a remedial measure, not a routine measure. Another note about taking medicine, don't take it during suspicious pregnancy. Some people are at a loss to take emergency contraceptive measures. When they feel that they are going to have their period and have sex, they take emergency contraception. This is not right. Second, cardiovascular diseases, migraine with caution, as well as liver and renal insufficiency, lactation milk, have an impact on the baby. There are also women over 40 who try not to take it orally.
Moderator: Can long-term use of contraceptives cause gynecological inflammation?
Wu Shuying: It can cause vaginitis.
Moderator: Will it cause abdominal pain?
Wu Shuying: The adverse reactions of oral contraceptives are decreased menstrual flow, nausea and dizziness. This is a negative reaction. The advantage is that one is to treat dysmenorrhea. Many patients have severe dysmenorrhea, severe stomachache and acne. Acne on the face can be treated, and menstruation can also be adjusted. Although menstruation is not allowed, it can be adjusted after taking birth control pills, which has its advantages!