Can contraceptive pills treat menstrual abnormalities? How to use contraceptive pills correctly

1. The hazards of long-term oral contraceptives

After taking long-term contraceptive pills, there may be oligomenorrhea or even amenorrhea. This situation is usually temporary, and if amenorrhea occurs for three consecutive months, the impact on health is not significant., Medication should be suspended. Continue taking medication after menstruation resumes. Within one month after discontinuing the medication, there will still be future menstrual periods., You should go to the hospital for examination and receive treatment under the guidance of a doctor.

Intermittent vaginal bleeding: It often occurs after long-term contraceptive pill leakage. Generally, as long as the medication is continued on time, the bleeding can stop and menstruation will also be normal. Of course, you can also ask a doctor to adjust your medication, or you can take other birth control pills, such as the 2nd contraceptive pill for bleeding, and the 1st contraceptive pill for switching.

Excessive weight gain: If there is edema, it is also a side effect of long-term contraceptives. Diuretics and low salt foods should be adapted; If there is a significant increase in weight, other contraceptive methods should be discontinued.

Breast pain: Generally, it can be reduced. If it is severe, it should be considered to stop taking medication and choose other contraceptive measures.

After taking long-term contraceptive pills, there is often an increase and thinning of vaginal discharge, which generally does not require treatment. If there is too much vaginal discharge or if there is too much, place a traditional Chinese medicine tourniquet in the vagina every night.

2. Basic introduction to oral contraceptives

Prophylactic contraceptives generally refer to oral contraceptives, female oral contraceptives, male oral contraceptives, and topical contraceptives. In real life, there are many situations where women use oral contraceptives for contraception. With over 20 years of experience in using them, different women have different feelings. Some women are willing to use this method of contraception, while others do not want to use it.

3. Main characteristics of oral contraceptives

Oral contraceptives are a compound formulation composed of estrogen and progesterone. The estrogen component is ethinylestradiol, and the progesterone component varies depending on the formula and preparation. The commonly used dosage form is film coated tablets. Composite short acting oral contraceptive pills include single photo, dual photo, and triple photo. Currently, there is no dual photo available in China. Fixing estrogen and progesterone doses throughout the entire cycle with a single photo; The doses of estrogen and progesterone in the first phase of the dual photo are lower, while the doses of estrogen, progesterone, and progesterone increase; The first stage contains low-dose estrogen and progesterone, the second phase estrogen and progesterone doses increase, the third phase progesterone dose increases, and estrogen decreases to the first stage.