Contraceptive pills for breastfeeding

Quite often in women during lactation there are difficulties with the choice of method of contraception. Despite the fact that the hormone prolactin suppresses the process of ovulation, it is recommended to protect almost all physicians during breastfeeding. Let's take a closer look at this issue and try to find out which contraceptive pills are acceptable for breastfeeding, listed from the name.

Which group of oral contraceptives is allowed for lactation?

When appointing such contraceptive drugs, doctors always draw the attention of women to the fact that they should contain only progestogens. The presence of other hormonal components may adversely affect the very process of lactation. Therefore, an independent selection of such drugs is unacceptable.

What contraceptive pills are prescribed during breastfeeding?

Among the drugs that contain only progestogens in their composition, it is necessary to distinguish:

  1. Charozette. Contraceptive agent, which is based on suppression of the ovulation process, i.e. speaking in simple words - when taking such pills, the release of the matured egg into the abdominal cavity does not occur. According to clinical studies, the effectiveness of Charosette reaches 96%, i.e. in 96 women out of 100, using it, pregnancy does not occur. However, a strict adherence to the admission scheme is a prerequisite. Use the contraceptive tablets Charozetta when breastfeeding begins with the 1 day of the menstrual cycle, 1 tablet a day. Duration of admission is 28 days. When one package is finished without taking a break, the woman should start the second one. Assign the drug no sooner than from the time of delivery will be 6 weeks. Before this, if in this time interval the woman had unprotected sexual acts, it would not be superfluous to make a pregnancy test.
  2. Birth control pills Lactitone is also often prescribed for breastfeeding. It operates similarly to the above-discussed preparation of Charosette. When it is used in the ovaries, there is no so-called dominant follicle, from which the ripened egg usually leaves. In addition, the effectiveness of the drug is achieved by increasing the viscosity of mucus in the cervical canal, which significantly prevents the penetration of male sex cells into the reproductive system of women. It is also worth noting that this drug is often prescribed for mastopathy, in particular, its fibrous-cystic form, endometriosis, painful menstrual discharge. Assign the drug after 1.5 months from the time of delivery. The reception of the first tablet should always coincide with the beginning of the cycle. At a time take 1 tablet of the drug. A break between 2 consecutive drug doses should be less than 24 hours. If a woman suddenly forgot in one of the days to take Laktineth, then during sexual intercourse it is necessary at this time to use additional means of protection.
  3. Femulen also refers to oral contraceptives, which are allowed for use during lactation. The active substance of the drug is a synthetic analogue of progesterone, - ethynodiol. This substance by its action on the body, blocks the production of the pituitary gonadotropin, which is in fact the precursor of sex hormones. This drug belongs to the group of systemic contraceptives, i.e. take it constantly. Begin from the first day of the cycle and drink all the time. The break between the two methods should not be more than 24 hours. Every day, a woman drinks 1 tablet.

Due to the fact that in most cases it is impossible to determine the first day of the cycle with lactation, besides, it can change from month to month (due to the restoration of the hormonal system after pregnancy), the doctors recommend the use of barrier contraceptives for the first 7 days after the onset of admission (a condom, a cervical cap).

Thus, it is necessary to say that all these contraceptive pills are prescribed for breastfeeding, but which of them is better - it all depends on the specific situation. That is why these drugs are strictly prescribed by a doctor.