Methods of emergency contraception: hormonal and intrauterine devices

Methods of emergency contraception: hormonal and intrauterine devices
 The problem of unwanted pregnancy applies to all women, regardless of age and nationality. Despite the availability of information, a lot of girls do not know anything about the methods of emergency contraception. Today, there are several ways: douching, hormone pills, insertion of intrauterine devices.

Douching can be called the most popular method. He is well-known women and reduced to vaginal lavage to remove sperm. However, experts say that this method in most cases can not prevent an unwanted pregnancy because sperm trapped in the fallopian tubes, no longer will "remove" with a jet of water. Gynecologists offer women use more modern and efficient ways.

Hormonal emergency contraceptive pills are a large number of hormones that just do not give a foothold to the fetus in the uterus and develop. These drugs are desirable to use within 72 hours after sexual intercourse, but it should be noted that some drugs can prevent pregnancy and during five days. Use of such drugs should be cautious, not more often than once or twice a month.

All hormones have contraindications and side effects of varying degrees of manifestation, so apply such funds necessary after consultation with the doctor, he will advise the drug that is most optimal for each individual woman. The most common means of emergency contraception in this country are: eskapel, Postinor, mifepristone, danazol, and combined oral contraceptives: Mersilon, Femoden, Mersilon and Silest.

Intrauterine emergency contraception is a method of introducing a spiral within a week after unprotected intercourse. Applied this method in the case where a woman contraindicated any hormonal agents. However, this method has a number of contraindications - for example, a spiral can not be put nulliparous girls or women who have a history of inflammatory diseases of the genital organs.

Every woman, think about their health should be in the medicine cabinet hormone pills for emergency contraception prescribed by the doctor after a thorough medical examination. It should be remembered that an unwanted pregnancy prevention is better though emergency way than to apply to the medical facility in order to have an abortion, which, incidentally, can completely deprive the girl to become pregnant in the future.

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