The Advantages of Using Birth Control Pills
Birth control pills can not only help you to avoid becoming pregnant, they can also provide numerous other health benefits. However, you need to also discuss the possible risks of taking any medication with your doctor. As with any other type of drug, birth control pills can cause various side effects, and they may interact with other drugs you are taking. You also need to decide which type of birth control pill is best suited for you, depending on your health history.
Most women choose to take birth control pills to prevent unwanted conception. As long as you take any oral contraceptives according to your prescribed schedule, they can be very effective. Using the medication properly will increase its effectiveness, and vice versa.
However, certain women take oral contraceptives to help them manage their menstrual cycles. For example, they may experience less bleeding, fewer mood swings and less pelvic pain during menstruation and improved regularity of their menstrual cycles. Birth control pills have even been taken to treat problems with acne or to protect individuals from cancer such as uterine, colorectal and ovarian.
Although studies reveal that birth control pills don’t increase your chances of suffering a heart attack, they can increase your risk of blood clots. You also have a much higher chance of an ischemic stroke if you take oral contraceptives. This is especially true if you take an earlier version that contains very high estrogen doses. Fortunately, the newer products contain much lower levels of estrogen, which lowers your risk of suffering an ischemic stroke.
Many women who take oral contraceptives also suffer from headaches or migraines. In rare cases, some women suffer a condition called venous thromboembolism. This causes clots in the blood and has symptoms of varicose veins, swelling and pain. The type of progestin used in the contraceptive pills has been linked to this rare condition. Furthermore, if you already suffer from a severe form of diabetes, the condition may worsen by taking oral contraceptives. The reason is that the estrogen in birth control pills raises your levels of blood glucose.
Certain birth control pills like Yasmin have caused serious side effects. Therefore, if you are having any problems after taking any form of oral contraceptive, be sure to talk to your doctor. Lawsuits are being filed against manufacturers of the birth control pill, Ocella and its generic version, Yasmin.