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Posted: Fri Feb 05, 2010 9:01 am Post subject: Emergency Ñontraception with the help of Pharmaceuticals |
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The use of emergency contraception should be made to the regulations and under the supervision of a physician, a gynecologist! Doctor's recommendation are more important than the information contained on this page.
In our time no longer has to passively wait for days and weeks after unprotected sexual act, until it turns out, there came an unwanted pregnancy or this time it managed to escape. Today we have a possibility to prevent it.
The method of preventing unwanted pregnancy is emergency contraception, for which the application of special pill.
Specificity of emergency contraception requires a knowledge of the necessary information on drugs used for this purpose.
The purpose of this booklet - to help you with this. If you find an information that you find interesting or useful, tell your friends. If you have any more questions, please contact a gynecologist, who owns the information on emergency contraception.
What is emergency contraception?
Emergency contraception - it is an opportunity to prevent unintended pregnancy within a few days after intercourse, in which no contraceptive measures were not applied or have failed (eg condom breakage), or after the commission of violence. The physiological basis of this method is to delay ovulation or prevent the fertilized egg attaching to the uterine wall.
What is a pill for contraception, used in emergency situations?
This drugs with experimentally selected dosage of active ingredient, helps prevent unwanted pregnancies. If pills are used after unprotected sexual intercourse in accordance with the instruction, in most cases it is possible to prevent unwanted pregnancies.
What's in a pill for emergency contraception?
Tablets contain the synthetic analogue of the hormone of the corpus luteum (eg, levonorgestrel), which is also part of preparations for routine contraception. However, due to the specific application (for fast and effective relief after unprotected intercourse) tablets for emergency contraception, this hormone is contained in a larger dose than in conventional modern contraceptive pills. Instructions for use of emergency contraceptive pills also specific. The doctor will tell you the correct dosage.
Within what time it is possible to use emergency contraception?
The tablets used in cases of emergency, provides an opportunity for the prevention of unwanted pregnancies within 72 hours of "unprotected" sexual intercourse. Therefore, in emergency situations in cases of unprotected sex or inappropriately use the chosen method of contraception available to women is 3 days for treatment to the doctor and get help. It is undesirable to postpone the visit to the doctor and pills for emergency contraception, as it may reduce its effectiveness.
How can I get a pill for emergency contraception?
Such tablets are given by prescription in pharmacies. If necessary, the use of emergency contraceptive pills should be made to a gynecologist. Antenatal, family planning centers can get professional advice. There you can get advice on the use of regular contraceptive methods, so that later there was no need of emergency assistance.
To reduce the likelihood of vomiting, it is recommended to take tablets after meals. You can enter important information on the Effects of tablets in a diary menstruation. For example, you can specify the time of the last menstrual period prior to unprotected sex, and then menstruation, occurring after pill. You can enter the time of unprotected intercourse, receiving doses of tablets, the presence or absence of vomiting, and bleeding, if it appeared in the interval between two menstrual periods.
In addition, in the next month you can enter the control gynecological examination, where you can consult about the use of regular birth control method in the future. Under the diary can specify address and telephone number of the nearest medical institution, where you can get professional advice on planning and emergency contraception.
How is effective pill for emergency contraception?
Depending on whether, in what phase of the menstrual cycle of pill use, it has a different effect: slows down or prevents the egg output, prevents fertilization, and / or implantation of a fertilized egg. The drug has no effect on the already implanted, fertilized egg. Thus, this implies two things: on the one hand, this means that such pills do not cause abortion, but on the other, that if the pill made later, and the pregnancy yet developed, then there is no fear of harmful effects on the fetus, and pregnancy can save.
How effective are the pills for emergency contraception?
They have a very effective assistance in an emergency. But to say one hundred percent protection, like a regularly used contraceptive pills can not. After a single act of unprotected sex, even when properly used pills for emergency contraception from one of the 100 women there is a pregnancy. With frequent use of the effectiveness of such tablets is lower than those that apply to regular, routine contraception, although there is a hormone present in a larger dose. Therefore, the drug can be used only if there is a need of immediate assistance to prevent unwanted pregnancy.
What undesirable effects may occur when using medications for emergency contraception?
Most nausea or vomiting.
In the days after taking the pill may show bleeding between menstrual periods, which in most cases is spotty in nature and will soon be terminated.
More rarely observed headaches, dizziness, feeling of weakness, fatigue or tension mammary glands. Typically, these complaints disappear within 24 hours.
Does the action of the drug for emergency contraception at the time of appearance of menstruation?
The majority of women following menstruation there on time or a few days earlier or later. If menstruation is not there a week after the expected date, there is a suspicion of pregnancy, so you need to reapply to the doctor.
When not to use emergency contraception?
Because the tablet, used in cases of emergency, is intended to avoid the threat of abortion, is the only contraindication is practically established pregnancy, since in this case, this method has no effect.
If you suffer from chronic illness and / or receive an extended course of treatment, should so inform the physician who provides emergency assistance. In most cases, even in such conditions you can use a pill for emergency contraception, but is absolutely necessary to comply with doctor's instructions regarding a particular situation.
Warning
Birth control pills used in emergency cases, not preventable diseases, sexually transmitted diseases. If you suspect that infection with AIDS or other venereal disease during sexual intercourse, immediately contact a doctor.
Important
If after application of emergency contraceptive pills are intercourse without contraceptive measures, the protective effect of pills on him no longer applies.
Contraceptive pills used in emergency, not a drug of regular contraception, so the reception of such a tablet is allowed only in very rare, exclusive cases.
Not permitted to use pills for emergency contraception each month. Therefore, their application, of course, you should consult with your doctor which method of contraception most suited to you. This can help doctors prenatal clinics, as well as offices and family planning centers.
Pill for emergency cases can be used only when necessary for emergency contraception!
In urgent cases, is the surest and safest way to prevent unwanted pregnancies. |
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