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Oral Contraceptives
Women who use Progestin-only Oral Contraceptives
should swallow a pill every day to prevent pregnancy. It contains very
small amounts of only one kind of hormone, a progestin. Again, they
contain only one-half to one tenth as much progestin as combined oral
contraceptives. They do not contain estrogen. These are known as
progestin-only pills (POPs), POCs and mini pills. Progestin-only contraceptives are also best recommended for breast-feeding women. They do not reduce milk production. How do they work? Progestin works in a manner similar to breast-feeding. It thickens the cervical mucus, making it difficult for sperm to pass through. It reduces ovulation (release of eggs from ovaries) to half of that of menstrual cycle. Progestin-only oral contraceptives do not disrupt existing pregnancy. How effective are they?
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A woman can be given progestin only oral contraceptives at any time and told when to start taking them. A breast-feeding woman can start as early as 6 weeks after childbirth. Fully or nearly fully breast-feeding effectively prevents pregnancy for at least 6 months or until she has menstrual period. A woman if not breast-feeding after childbirth, can take them immediately or at anytime in the first 4 weeks after childbirth. She need not wait for her menstrual period to return. A woman who has had a miscarriage or abortion can take progestin-only contraceptives immediately or on the first 7 days after either first or second trimester miscarriage or abortion. A woman having menstrual cycles may take these contraceptives in the first 5 days of her menstrual bleeding. The first day of the menstrual bleeding is the best. No back up method is needed for extra protection. Suggested Reading - Oral Contraceptive Pills - A fact sheet on the instruction of use/benefit/cautions of use of the 'pill' Female Sterlization | Combined Oral Contraception | Injectible Contraception | Vaginal Methods Emergency Oral Contraception| Vasectomy | Norplant implants | Intrauterine Devices | Condoms |
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