In family life, there are times when spouses for some reason refrain from having children. In such cases, contraceptives should be taken to avoid an unwanted pregnancy.
The most qualified recommendations in this regard can only be given by a doctor in a antenatal clinic. It is only necessary to use drugs that protect against pregnancy, after consulting with a specialist, since their degree of safety depends on their correct use and is strictly individual for every woman. Only a doctor, knowing the particular health status of a particular patient, will be able to prescribe the most effective contraceptive for her.
They learned to protect themselves from unwanted pregnancy in ancient times. Contraceptive actions of various herbal decoctions and infusions prepared, for example, from poplar or willow leaves, are described even in Sanskrit sources. They are also mentioned in ancient Chinese medical books that date back to the third millennium BC.
There are many ways to prevent pregnancy today, and all of them for the most part have several advantages: they are effective and harmless, have long durations, are convenient to use, affordable and do not violate comfort during sexual intercourse.
Contraceptives are classified by the principle of their action. The advisability of using them depends on a lot: on age, regularity of sexual intercourse, the presence of certain diseases and inflammatory processes in the body. Based on this, contraceptives can be divided into:
- hormonal - these are birth control pills ;
- barrier - a cap, diaphragm or condom;
- intrauterine - a spiral, etc .;
- chemical - birth control swabs, ointments, suppositories, such as, for example, Farmateks, Amoteks.
Previously, the use of hormonal contraceptives in many women caused prejudice associated with the widespread opinion about their side effects that are harmful to health. I must say that in the first generation of contraceptives of such drugs there really were a lot of adverse side effects. However, today they are not only safe, but even have a therapeutic effect on the body.
Modern hormonal drugs, such as, for example, "Jazz" (birth control pills), can prevent ovarian cancer, endometrium, and many benign neoplasms. Today, such drugs improve the skin condition of women, reduce hormonal fluctuations during the menstrual cycle.
The most effective and harmless are considered contraceptive barriers, which create a septum, preventing sperm from entering the cervix. In addition to their function of preventing pregnancy, such drugs reduce the risk of the consequences of unprotected intercourse. The size of the cervical and vaginal caps should be determined by the gynecologist.
Intrauterine contraceptives have a variety of forms - “umbrella”, “loop”, “ring”, “spiral”, etc. The materials from which they are usually made are mainly copper, silver, and plastic.
The principle of chemical contraceptives is based on their spermatoxicity: they paralyze sperm, preventing the fertilization of a female egg. Today, the industry produces them in the form of tablets, pastes, vaginal balls.
In fact, like every drug, contraceptives have their own side effects. However, it is unlikely that any of us ever thought about the risk of getting sick, for example, with cancer of the stomach, taking such a commonplace medicine as aspirin. Therefore, you can not worry, but fearlessly take any of the modern contraceptives.