Before Using Birth Control Pills to Prevent Pregnancy, Let's Know the Minus Plus

Contents:

• Medical Video: Birth Control Pills
  
• The advantages and disadvantages of birth control pills
  
• The advantages of birth control pills
  
• Lack of birth control pills
  

Medical Video: Birth Control Pills

Birth control pills are one of the contraceptives that are in great demand by women to prevent pregnancy. This pill works by preventing fertilization. The artificial hormones contained in birth control pills help stop ovulation.

With no ovulation, no eggs are released to be fertilized by sperm cells so that pregnancy can be prevented. In addition, hormones in birth control pills will also thicken mucus in the cervix which makes sperm difficult to move and swim close to the egg. Before trying it, let's find out the advantages and disadvantages of the birth control pill first.

The advantages and disadvantages of birth control pills

The following are the advantages and disadvantages of birth control pills that are important for you to know:

The advantages of birth control pills

According to Planned Parenthood, a nonprofit organization that provides reproductive health services in the United States, 99 percent of birth control pills are effective in preventing pregnancy if taken correctly. Taking pills every day at the same time can increase the effectiveness of pills in preventing pregnancy. Conversely, if you miss even just one day the risk of failure increases. In order not to be confused, here are various advantages of birth control pills if consumed as recommended.

1. Able to reduce PMS symptoms (premenstrual syndrome).
2. Protect you from pelvic inflammatory disease.
3. Reducing the risk of fibrosis, ovarian cysts, and non-cancerous breast disease.
4. It does not interfere with sex because it is consumed by drinking.
5. The menstrual period is more regular, mild, and not too painful.
6. Reducing the risk of ovarian, uterine and colon cancer.
7. You can get pregnant immediately after stopping taking birth control pills.

Lack of birth control pills

In addition to its advantages, birth control pills also have various disadvantages and side effects that need to be considered, such as:

• Does not protect you from venereal disease.
• Must be taken every day at the same hour and should not be missed if you want to get full protection.
• Can increase blood pressure.
• Causes various side effects such as headaches, nausea, breast pain, and changes mood drastic at the beginning of use.
• Sometimes it results in bleeding outside menstruation in the first months of use.
• In some cases it can increase the risk of blood clots and breast cancer.

The advantages and disadvantages of this birth control pill can be used as a reference to compare it with other contraceptives. Choose contraception that makes you most comfortable and calm.