The safest method of postpartum contraception

For women who have just given birth, they can have sex with their husbands. At this time, due to the lack of sex for a long time, both men and women may have more passion. But at this time, if both parties do not plan to have another child immediately, they should pay attention to contraception during sex. There are many safer methods of contraception. According to different people's preferences, you can try to choose the safest contraceptive method.

Pregnancy refers to the process in which the male's sperm and the female's egg combine and the fertilized egg is implanted in the endometrium and develops and grows. It requires four conditions: good seeds, fertile land, unobstructed pipes and a suitable environment. The principle of contraception is simply to use scientific methods to temporarily affect one or several of the necessary conditions for conception mentioned above in order to prevent the sperm and egg from combining to achieve conception. These methods include:

1. Mechanical barrier: prevent sperm and egg from meeting each other. Contraceptive tools such as intrauterine devices, condoms, cervical caps, and fallopian tube plugs all have a blocking effect.

2. Inhibit ovulation: Use female hormone drugs to inhibit the development of follicles, so that the eggs do not develop or do not develop properly and cannot be discharged. The sperm cannot wait for the egg in the ampulla of the fallopian tube and cannot combine to conceive. Like birth control pills, birth control injections, etc.

3. Change the environment for the implantation of the fertilized egg: Using drugs to limit the growth of the endometrium can prevent the fertilized egg from implanting in the uterus. Contraceptive pills can play this role.

Common methods of contraception

1. Surgery

Tubal ligation in women

Advantages: This surgery removes part of a woman's fallopian tube and ties it, preventing the egg from meeting the sperm. The operation can be performed the day after the birth of the baby. If the mother gives birth by caesarean section, it can be done at the same time as delivery.

Disadvantages: Tubal ligation is a permanent method of contraception. If the mother still wants to maintain her fertility, this method should not be chosen. Advantages of male vasectomy: This surgery removes the section of the vas deferens that runs from the testicles to the penis. For couples who are willing to choose sterilization. This is a less invasive procedure than a tubal ligation. It requires only local anesthesia and can be performed in a general outpatient department. And the risk of complications is lower. Disadvantages: It is difficult to restore male reproductive ability. Generally, the contraceptive effect can only be achieved 6 weeks after the operation. If you have sexual intercourse during this period, you still need to take other contraceptive methods.

2. Condoms

Contraceptive mechanism: Prevents contraception by preventing sperm from meeting egg, with a success rate of 80%-90%.

Advantages: It is easy to use, can prevent sexually transmitted diseases, and does not affect menstruation, so it has become the choice of many postpartum mothers.

Disadvantages: Men may feel like there is something foreign in the body and may not be willing to accept it. A small number of women may be allergic to latex.

3. Contraceptive ring

(Intrauterine contraceptive device) placement time: For normal delivery, it can be placed after 42 days of postpartum period, while for women who have a cesarean section, they need to wait 3 to 6 months. There is also a progesterone contraceptive device that can release progesterone slowly and steadily to produce a long-term contraceptive effect. Each IUD can be used for 1 year and can relieve menstrual pain and reduce menstrual blood volume.

Contraceptive mechanism: Prevents pregnancy by preventing the fertilized egg from implanting in the uterus, with a success rate of over 95%.

advantage:

1. Safe, with an effectiveness rate of about 95%; reversible, and fertility can be restored after removal.

2. The current third-generation copper and indomethacin active contraceptive devices have the advantages of reducing failure rates and reducing the problem of heavy menstrual bleeding caused by the use of contraceptive devices.

3. It is simple and effective for a long time (5-20 years) after one placement. It does not interfere with endocrine system and does not affect the sexual life of couples.

shortcoming:

1. For a small number of people, insertion may cause menorrhagia or prolonged menstruation, as well as irregular small amounts of bleeding.

2. It is not suitable for patients with uterine malformation, uterine fibroids, or ovarian tumors.

3. Do not insert the device if you have pelvic inflammatory disease, vaginitis or sexually transmitted diseases.

4. Professional medical personnel and facilities are required for placement or removal.

4. Contraceptive pills use ingredients similar to female hormones to inhibit ovulation

The latest research shows that oral contraceptives can also reduce the risk of ovarian cancer. The success rate is 99.9%.

Advantages: Oral contraceptives are the most popular contraceptive method among women in the West. Not only is it a contraceptive method that can restore fertility at any time, but it also has a stable effect. It can also help women relieve the discomfort caused by heavy blood loss and menstrual pain during menstruation.

Disadvantages: This method requires daily consumption. And it cannot prevent sexually transmitted diseases and AIDS. Moreover, women who like to smoke, have high blood pressure or poor heart function should not use this method, because birth control pills increase the risk of blood clotting and heart attack. Oral contraceptives for breastfeeding mothers will inhibit the secretion of breast milk. Some people experience nausea, vomiting, dizziness, drowsiness, fatigue and other discomforts after taking the medicine.

5. Contraceptive mechanism of the rhythmic period contraceptive method

To avoid ovulation and conception time for contraception, generally start from the first day of the next menstrual period, count down 14 days or subtract 14 days to get the ovulation day, the ovulation day and the 5 days before and 4 days after the ovulation day. Except for the menstrual period and ovulation period, the rest of the time is the safe period. The success rate is 70% to 80%.

Advantages: Very convenient and does not affect sexual feelings during sex. Key points: Only suitable for women with very regular menstrual cycles. In this way, women ovulate approximately 14-16 days before the next menstruation. It is unsafe within 2-4 days before and after this date, but it is safe on other dates. It is best used occasionally, as long-term use is very unsafe.

6. If a breastfeeding woman does not breastfeed 4 weeks after giving birth, she may become pregnant again.

Even breastfeeding will only delay the resumption of menstruation, but will not necessarily prevent ovulation. Therefore, breastfeeding cannot be used as a reliable method of postpartum contraception. Moreover, some of the contraceptive methods you used before may no longer be suitable for you after having a baby.