What are the dangers of taking long-term contraceptive pills?

Everyone knows that medicine is poisonous to some extent. Taking medicine for a long time will definitely harm the body. In life, many women take contraceptives for a long time, which is inevitable for women to suffer from physical harm. Many women sometimes do not understand the pros and cons, so it is necessary to pay attention to it. So, what are the dangers of taking long-term contraceptives? Let’s learn more about it through the following introduction.

1. Female amenorrhea

Contraceptive drugs also have an inhibitory effect on the function of the endometrium. Long-term use of contraceptive drugs will severely inhibit the function of the endometrium, preventing it from growing to its normal thickness and from shedding regularly and cyclically. This will lead to incomplete development of the endometrial glands and can easily cause amenorrhea.

2. Endocrine disorders

Long-term suppression of ovarian function by progesterone drugs can easily lead to a decline in ovarian function, endocrine dysfunction, and hormonal imbalance, causing amenorrhea.

3. Early pregnancy reaction

A small number of people experience mild early pregnancy-like reactions in the early stages of taking the medication, such as nausea, dizziness, weakness, loss of appetite, fatigue, vomiting, etc.

4. Increased leucorrhea

It is mostly caused by long-acting oral contraceptives. Because this type of drug has a high estrogen content, excessive estrogen affects the secretory cells of the cervical endometrium, causing them to secrete more vigorously and causing an increase in leucorrhea.

5. Breast pain

The reason is the stimulation of the breasts by estrogen.

6. Irregular menstruation

Decreased menstrual flow or amenorrhea; breakthrough bleeding. If bleeding occurs while taking medication, it usually occurs after missing a dose. A small number of people may experience vaginal bleeding even if they do not miss doses of the medicine; their menstrual flow may increase and their menstrual period may be prolonged.

7. Vaginal bleeding

Many women experience persistent spotting or breakthrough bleeding similar to menstrual volume while taking the medication. This is related to missed doses, late doses of birth control pills, or insufficient effectiveness of birth control pills.

8. Weight Gain

Some women gain weight after taking birth control pills because certain ingredients in birth control pills can cause weight gain. Especially in the first 3 months of taking oral contraceptives, the increased estrogen levels cause water and sodium retention, thus leading to weight gain in the second half of the menstrual cycle; progesterone promotes anabolism, leading to weight gain.

Through the above introduction, we know the dangers of taking long-term contraceptives. We must pay attention to it in normal times and try to take less contraceptives. We can completely use condoms to prevent pregnancy. In addition, we can also judge the complete period according to our own menstrual cycle. We must pay attention to the impact on our body in normal times.