Can You Really Trust Contraceptive Pill

Couples in today’s society have taken the concept of contraception more seriously than it was taken in earlier times. Until recently most couples used condoms as a method of contraception for preventing unplanned pregnancy. On using this method of contraception, the control was completely in the male partner’s hands. However, with the introduction of hormonal contraceptive methods, a form of daily contraception, women were able to gain a better control over their sex life. The three hormonal contraceptive methods are oral contraceptive pills, contraceptive patch and contraceptive ring. Oral contraceptive pills have been the most popular method, although other methods are gaining popularity at a faster pace.

The oral contraceptive pills consist of synthetic female hormones with the help of which they imitate the natural environment in your womb and prevent pregnancy. You are required to take the pills on a daily basis and at the same time as the previous day. An oral pill can be either a combination pill or a mini-pill, based on the synthetic female hormone present in it. A combination pill consists, two synthetic female hormones, oestrogen and progestogen, as its active ingredients. A combination pill is also known as ‘the pill’, which can protect you against pregnancy in three different ways.

Yasmin is the most popular and commonly used combination pill used by women across the globe. This pill consists of ethinylestradiol, synthetic oestrogen, and drospirenone, synthetic progestogen, as its active ingredients. It has been proven to be almost 100% effective in preventing women from getting pregnancy. You are required to take this pill for 21 days of your 28 days menstrual cycle. You are then required to take a break of seven days before starting a new pack. During this break, you are most likely to experience withdrawal bleeding. Yasmin can protect you against pregnancy in three different ways.

Another popular combination pill that is used by women is Microgynon. This pill consists of ethinylestradiol, synthetic oestrogen, and levonorgestrel, synthetic progestogen, as its active ingredients. This pill has been proven to be almost 99% effective in protecting women against pregnancy. Microgynon prevents ovulation from occurring by tricking your body into believing that ovulation has already occurred. It then thickens the cervical mucus in your womb, which prevents entry of a sperm and fertilisation of an egg if produced. Lastly, this contraceptive pill alters the womb lining so as to prevent an egg, produced and fertilised, from attaching and growing further.

Qlaira is also a popular combination pill that has been proven to be an effective pill for preventing unplanned pregnancy. This pill has been proven to be almost 100% effective in preventing pregnancy. It consists of estradiol valerate, synthetic oestrogen, and dienogest, synthetic progestogen, as its active ingredients. Qlaira is the first combination pill which consists, synthetic oestrogen estradiol valerate as its active ingredient. It is a multiphasic pill, which means that the dosage strength of oestrogen will remain the same throughout the menstrual cycle. However, the dosage strength of synthetic progestogen will change multiple times over the period of 21 days that you take the pill.