What are the side effects of long-term oral contraceptives?

There are many women in life who take birth control pills to achieve the purpose of contraception, and some even take such drugs all year round. Although this can basically prevent pregnancy successfully every time, the harm caused to the body over a long period of time will definitely be very great. So what are the main adverse effects? I will list them one by one for you below.

1. Leucorrhea increases and becomes thinner. It often occurs after taking long-acting contraceptives. Generally, no treatment is required. If there is too much leucorrhea, you can put a Chinese medicine tablet in the vagina every night.

2. Intermittent vaginal bleeding. It often occurs after missing a dose of birth control pills. Generally, as long as you continue to take the pills on time, the bleeding will stop and your menstrual period will return to normal. Of course, you can also ask your doctor to adjust the medication, or you can change to other contraceptives. For example, if you bleed after taking No. 2 contraceptive, you can switch to No. 1 contraceptive.

3. Lack of menstruation or even amenorrhea. This condition does not have much impact on physical health and is often temporary. If you have amenorrhea for three consecutive months, you should stop taking the medication, take other contraceptive measures, and resume taking the medication after menstruation resumes on its own. If menstruation still does not occur within one month after stopping the medication, you should ask your doctor to use drugs such as medroxyprogesterone acetate, combined progesterone or menstrual induction tablets to induce menstruation based on the examination results. After that, you should switch to other contraceptives.

4. Weight gain too rapid. If there is edema, diuretics and low-salt food should be used; if the weight continues to increase significantly, the medication should be stopped and other contraceptive methods should be used instead.

5. Yellow-brown spots appear on the face. It will generally disappear gradually after stopping the medication. If you take vitamin B or vitamin C, the effect will be better.

6. Breast pain. Generally, the dosage can be reduced. If the condition is serious, you should consider stopping the medication and choosing other contraceptive measures.

In short, the harm caused by long-term oral contraceptives to oneself can be said to be extremely great, and in severe cases it can even cause infertility, so the editor would like to strongly remind everyone not to rely on this contraceptive method. It is best to control the number of times taken to once a year. In addition, you can also try using contraceptive measures such as IUDs.