Will birth control pills delay your period?

Contraceptive pills are a type of drug that can cause great harm to the bodies of many female friends, so it is best not to take them frequently, otherwise it will cause delayed menstruation. If the situation is more serious, it may even lead to amenorrhea, which will make treatment quite difficult. In addition, you will also experience very strong symptoms of dysmenorrhea, so you must pay attention.

In addition to contraceptive purposes, oral contraceptives can also be used to treat functional uterine bleeding, female infertility, habitual abortion, endometriosis, primary dysmenorrhea, irregular menstruation, etc.

In the early stages of taking birth control pills, some people will experience early pregnancy-like reactions such as dizziness, headache, fatigue, drowsiness, loss of appetite, and even nausea and vomiting. There are also gastrointestinal reactions, menstrual disorders, bleeding, pregnancy spots, weight gain, breast tenderness, increased vaginal discharge, etc.

People with acute or chronic hepatitis, nephritis, malignant tumors, heart disease, arteriovenous thrombosis, breast and genital tract tumors, endocrine diseases (such as diabetes requiring insulin treatment), and blood pressure higher than 150/100 mmHg should not use contraceptives; for patients with thrombotic diseases, congestive heart failure, blood diseases, malignant hypertension, etc., contraceptives will aggravate the condition; and some malignant tumors contain estrogen and progesterone receptors, and the hormones in contraceptives will promote the development of tumors. Women with hyperthyroidism should not use birth control pills until they are cured. It should not be used by women suffering from chronic headaches, especially migraines and vascular headaches. The drug can be secreted through breast milk and have a certain impact on the fetus. The drug itself can also reduce milk production, so it is prohibited for breastfeeding women.

It should be used with caution by those who are over 40 years old, smokers over 35 years old, those with epilepsy, depression, menstrual abnormalities, breastfeeding women, or those with mild hypertension.

Contraceptive pills generally refer to contraceptive pills for women, which are mostly made of a combination of estrogen and progesterone. There are also single progesterone and some non-steroidal drugs. Contraceptive pills can affect different parts of the reproductive process, thereby achieving the purpose of anti-fertility. There is currently no satisfactory male contraceptive drug.