Contents:
- Medical Video: Birth Control Pills
- How long does contraception work to really prevent pregnancy?
- 1. Birth control pills
- 2. IUD
- 3. Implants
- 4. KB patch
- 5. Vaginal ring
- 6. KB injections
Medical Video: Birth Control Pills
Contraception is the tool used for prevent pregnancy. There are various types of contraception, each with its benefits and drawbacks. Some contraceptives such as condoms can prevent pregnancy directly but some contraceptives such as birth control pills need some time to work. Find out which effective contraception works the longest and the fastest below.
How long does contraception work to really prevent pregnancy?
There are two ways for you to know whether the contraception you are using is effective or not. The first is whether you have used contraception correctly? How to use this contraception will affect the results. So make sure you use contraception properly.
The second way as reported by Medical News Today,is knowing how effective this contraception is if there is an error in its use. If you use it wrongly with a level that is certainly not severe, whether it can still prevent pregnancy or not. If still, your contraception is truly effective. However, this cannot be a sure benchmark. Compared to just guessing, the following time needed contraception to work effectively.
1. Birth control pills
If used correctly (for example, taken regularly), this contraceptive can prevent pregnancy up to 99 percent. If an error occurs, for example, spending one day drinking, its efficacy prevents the pregnancy from falling to 91 percent.
Family planning pills usually contains the hormone progestin and estrogen to prevent ovulation. This pill is known in two main types, birth control pills that only contain progestin; and birth control pills containing estrogen and progestin or combination pills.
The progestin hormone in birth control pills serves to thicken the cervical mucus so that it is difficult for sperm to travel to the egg cell. If you take birth control pills on the first day of menstruation or the first five days of menstruation, the birth control pill will work immediately.
However, if you have a shorter menstrual cycle such as 21 or 23 days, it is usually necessary to wait two days for the birth control pill to work effectively. This also applies if you take birth control pills more than the first five days of menstruation.
2. IUD
IUD stands for intrauterine device. An IUD is a T-shaped plastic that is placed in the womb and is useful for blocking sperm from fertilizing an egg. There are two main types of IUDs. IUDs made of copper that can last up to 10 years and will work effectively to prevent pregnancy when inserted.
The second IUD, an IUD that contains the hormone progestin and needs to be replaced every 5 years. This IUD will be effective immediately when inserted within the first seven days of menstruation. If not included in this period, it will take seven daysso that effective contraception works.
3. Implants
Contraception is a small object that is shaped and shaped like a matchstick that is inserted into the lower part of the skin, generally in the upper arm. This implant slowly secretes the progestin hormone which functions to prevent pregnancy for 3 years.
This contraception can prevent pregnancy by 99 percent. If it is inserted for the first five days of menstruation, the implant can work immediately immediately, if not included in this period, it takes seven days to be able to effectively prevent pregnancy.
4. KB patch
Do you know that there is a patchy contraception? This KB patch is attached to the skin and replaced once a week for three weeks. KB patches must be released in the fourth week. KB patches work by releasing hormones that are as effective as those found in birth control pills that can prevent pregnancy by almost 99 percent.
If this patch is attached to five menstrual days, it can work effectively immediately, if it is not used during this period, it will take seven days for effective contraception to work.
5. Vaginal ring
Vaginal ring is a contraceptive in the form of a plastic ring used in the vagina. This plastic ring serves to release the same hormones as birth control pills.
The vaginal ring itself works effectively when inserted on the first day of menstruation. if not included in this period it will take seven days to work effectively.
6. KB injections
KB injections is hormonal contraception that is injected into certain parts of the body such as the upper arm, thigh, or buttocks. After being injected, hormone levels will increase and then gradually decrease until the next injection.
In Indonesia, based on the period of time, there are two types of family planning injections that are most commonly used, namely one-month birth control injections and three-month contraceptive injections. Three-month birth control injections contain progestin hormone, while one-month contraceptive injections contain a combination of progestin hormone and estrogen hormone, with lower progestin levels.
