четверг, 26 мая 2011 г.

About an Unwanted Pregnancy

Women who have unprotected sex with your partner, or having multiple sexual partners are at increased risk of becoming pregnant against their will. Married women can also tackle this problem, sometimes, when the contraceptive method chosen by them does not work and prevent pregnancy. For these cases, you can always use emergency contraception available in the market and avoid an unwanted pregnancy. As such it has two options to prevent pregnancy after unprotected intercourse. One is using the morning-after pill, while the other is to use an IUD, a small T-shaped piece of plastic or copper instead of the opening of her uterus to prevent sperm from entering it. However, oral contraception is the most popular among women to prevent pregnancy and may be effective up to 3-5 days after having unprotected sex.

Emergency contraceptive pills

Emergency contraceptive pills most popular contraceptive methods available in the market are and ellaOne Postinor, Postinor which is effective up to 3 days after having unprotected sex while ellaOne is effective up to 5 days. ellaOne, due to its effectivenes, is becoming a preference among women.

Both pills pills work by releasing the female hormone progesterone, which in natural conditions, when a woman is pregnant, it prevents the fertilized egg to get, and if an egg gets fertilized, then it prevents it gets implanted in uterus.
 
Postinor - the morning after pill

Postinor is more commonly known as the 'morning after pill', which has shown that 95% effective in preventing pregnancy in women, but is most effective when taken within 24 hours. This pill can be taken by women who are over the age of 18, but should be avoided by women who are pregnant and those with severe liver dysfunction. This pill, with the help of its active ingredient levonorgestrel you, tricks the body into believing that ovulation has already occurred so that an egg does not occur. It also thickens the mucus in her womb natural for a sperm can not enter and fertilize an egg. You can take this pill with or without food. If in case of vomiting in two or three hours after taking the pill, you should take another as soon as possible and contact your doctor or nurse. Some of the commonly reported side effects of Postinor are headaches, stomach pain, diarrhea and fatigue.

ellaOne - The latest development

ellaOne is an emergency contraception pill, which can be used to prevent unwanted pregnancy up to 5 days or 120 hours after having unprotected sex. This pill has shown that almost 98% effective in preventing pregnancy in women, but is considered to be most effective when taken in the initial period of 3 days. Women who are over the age of 18 can take this pill. It is also safer for you if you are breastfeeding, but should be avoided for 36 hours after taking the pill. The pill should not be taken if you are taking medications for diseases such as HIV, bacterial infections and natural remedies such as St. John's wort as effective pills may decrease. The most commonly observed side effects are irregular bleeding, diarrhea, vomiting, headache, lower abdominal pain, dizziness and a period of delay.

Women who are concerned about weight gain can now avoid that situation with the help of emergency contraceptive pills.