Medicine, like many other areas of life, does not stand still. Including in the development of new methods of contraception. Among the usual condoms and tablets in pharmacies, you can now see the contraceptive patch. This tool allows not only to protect against an unwanted pregnancy, but also to normalize the hormonal natural background of a woman.
Contraceptive patch - what is it?
In fact, the contraceptive patch is an effective analogue of the usual contraceptive pills with the same set of functions. It is often recommended for a non-stable hormonal background, with a pronounced premenstrual syndrome, painful "critical days", and for regulating the cycle. According to various studies, the reliability of such a tool is 99.4%, that is, high.
Which is better - plaster or ring?
Both the contraceptive hormonal patch and the ring belong to the group of neural contraceptives. Each of them has its advantages:
- high degree of protection;
- availability in use (no doctor's help needed);
- no preliminary preparation is required, as when using other non -oral means;
- duration in use;
- with the appearance of side effects and from the ring and from the patch can easily get rid (then, as the course of the tablets will have to go through).
And its shortcomings:
- although the producers claim the opposite, the pregnancy plaster has the property of being peeled off (it is necessary to shower with a bath, bathe in the sea with great care);
- in some women, the patch is irritating;
- when using the ring, there is a great risk of various vaginitis and allergic reactions;
- using the ring as a contraceptive, it is necessary to use alternative contraception in parallel for the first 7 days;
- the contraceptive patch can be used without insurance;
- none of these funds from the wrong time of pregnancy will not save you from sexually transmitted infections.
How does the contraceptive patch work?
The main principle of contraception is the blocking of the function of the ovaries aimed at producing eggs suitable for the onset of pregnancy. For this, the contraceptive patch daily releases the hormones norelgestromine and ethinylestradiol. In addition to affecting the ovaries, the substances contained in the patch have the ability to change the composition of mucus in the cervix. As a result, the possibility of sperm entering the uterus is completely blocked. In this case, the hormonal patch does not affect the menstrual cycle.
Contraceptive patch - how to use?
When a question arises, for what time is a hormonal patch applied, specialists and manufacturers answer unequivocally - for one week. Instructions for use of the patch include only a few items:
- The first application - in the first day of the beginning of menstruation.
- To change the same day, in a week.
- Glue on any unobtrusive place.
Contraceptive plaster - contraindications
Like any drug, this drug has several contraindications:
- Smoking if a woman smokes 15 cigarettes a day.
- Excess weight, from 90 kg.
- Thrombosis, cardiovascular pathology, severe migraine.
- Diseases of the liver.
- Severe forms of diabetes.
- Breast cancer at the moment, or in the previous 5 years.
- Taking medications that weaken the action of hormones.
In some cases, if the contraceptive patch is used, the side effects may be as follows:
- nausea and vomiting;
- migraine;
- weight gain;
- skin rashes, irritation;
- drowsiness.
The use of contraceptives is the best way to control the life and health of a woman, planning pregnancy. Choosing a method of contraception, it is necessary to take into account not only positive aspects, but also side effects, convenience in application, absence of critical contraindications.