Hormonal birth control pills

Hormonal birth control pills are perhaps the most common means of preventing unwanted pregnancies. Their popularity is due, first of all, to availability and ease of use. However, each drug should be selected individually. That is why today there are so many drugs related to this group. Let's take a closer look at these medicines and list the names of the most common hormonal birth control pills.

What contraceptive pills are used most often?

Even before taking hormonal birth control pills, you need to see a doctor - he will help you choose the right medicine, which is suitable for the woman most. This takes into account such parameters of the female reproductive system as the duration of the cycle , the timeliness of menstruation, their abundance and duration.

If we talk specifically about hormonal contraceptive pills, the list of their names may look like this:

1. Jesse is a relatively new drug that has gained great popularity. It contains large doses of the hormone estrogen, progestogen, and drospirenone. This combination not only excludes the possibility of conception, but also prevents the development of complications of a vascular nature. The medicine belongs to the 4th generation of hormonal contraceptives. The reception starts from the first day of the cycle and is drunk continuously.
2. Novinet - affects the female reproductive system in such a way that the ovulation process is blocked. In this case, the synthesis of luteinizing hormone also ceases. As a result, there is an increase in the secretion of cervical mucus, which prevents the penetration of spermatozoa into the uterine cavity. Take usually 1 tablet every day for 3 weeks, then take a break in 7 days.
3. Zhanin is a monophasic, contraceptive, low-dose agent. The effect of the drug is due to a combination of three factors at once: oppression of ovulation, increased viscosity of cervical mucus, changes in endometrial tissue. Take also 1 tablet per day for 3 weeks.

In fact, there are a lot of such preparations for today. The principle of their operation is one-type.

Separately it is necessary to tell about hormonal contraceptive tablets appointed after 40 years. Among them are:

• Silestus;
• Femoden;
• Exluent;
• Regulon;
• Continulin;
• Marvelon.

What are harmful hormonal pills?

Long-term use or the use of improperly selected hormonal contraceptives, can turn for a woman:

• violation of the menstrual cycle;
• development of tumor processes;
• violation of the work of other organs and systems (cardiovascular, endocrine).

Having learned about this, women often ask a question, whether all the contraceptive pills are hormonal. Today, the so-called non-hormonal contraceptives are also produced:

• Pharmatex;
• Gynecotheque;
• Patentex Oval;
• Traceptin.

These drugs have a somewhat less effective, but can also be used for contraception.