Birth Control Pill
The birth control pill represents one of the most efficient contraceptive methods available. It is administered by women and it consists of a combination of hormones that control the release of the eggs from the ovaries into the uterus. And it works as follows:
-It contains a combination of estrogen and progesterone, both inhibitors of the ovulation. Without ovulation there is no chance of pregnancy.
-It thickens the cervical mucus preventing the sperm from entering the uterus.
-It modifies the lining in the uterus making it unsuitable for the implantation of the egg.
You need to administrate the birth control pill daily, at the same hour, twenty-one days per month. During the seven days when there is no hormonal administration, the period appears. Depending on the manufacturer, the pills are available in 21 or 28 pill packages. The last seven pills in the 28-pill package are inactive as they contain no hormones.
As for the advantages of the birth control pill, they are pretty numerous.
-The bleeding is consistently reduced.
-The pre-menstrual discomfort is seriously alleviated.
-Fertility is preserved, and it is totally reversible when you stop taking the pill.
-Hormonal imbalances may be treated.
-It prevents some forms of cancer.
There is one special kind of birth control pill that contains active hormones for 12 weeks and then inactive pills for a week. This means that you will have a bleeding once every three months.
The mini-pill is another type of hormonal contraceptive we should mention in the category of the birth control pill. It contains progesterone only, and it requires continuous administration daily, on the same hour, without the monthly break. The efficiency of the mini-pill has been reported as inferior to the combined birth control pill.
The normal efficiency of the birth control pill is very high, with only 8 couples out of 100 reporting a pregnancy during the treatment. When taking the pill at random hours or when forgetting to use it daily, the efficiency drops. Plus, there are some individual factors at work here, and they also influence the efficiency of the medication.
For example, the birth control pill may not work properly when drugs or herbal supplements are administered in parallel. Moreover, the incidence of adverse reactions should not be overlooked. Read carefully about the possible adverse reactions to the birth control pill, as well as the health conditions that make the use of the pill very risky. Only start a hormonal birth control treatment following doctor’s orders!