Stop taking oral contraceptives every day and menorrhagia, why?

When menorrhagia, the amount of menstrual blood in a woman's body is more than usual (over 80ml) and usually lasts for 7 consecutive days. Menorrhagia after using oral contraceptives daily can be caused by side effects of the drug, poor health or by taking the pill at the wrong time and irregularly every day.

The daily oral contraceptive pill is a combination of two hormones, estrogen and progesterone, that inhibit the pituitary gland, causing the ovarian follicles to not develop, thereby preventing pregnancy. In other cases, birth control pills are used to regulate menstruation, make menstrual cycles more regular, reduce the risk of ovarian cysts, ovarian cancer, benign breast tumors and reduce abdominal pain. Menstruation, uterine contractions.
Women can also use oral contraceptives daily for the purpose of improving skin, reducing acne because using the drug will inhibit the secretion of some hormones in women, making the face less oily. Oral contraceptives also cause many side effects for users, for example: headache, dizziness, vomiting or nausea, breast tenderness, bleeding between menstrual periods, weight gain, increased blood pressure pressure, increased risk of heart attack or stroke...

Birth control pills prevent ovulation, so sperm cannot come in contact with the egg to fertilize it. Birth control pills inhibit the body's secretion of ovestin, thereby inhibiting the regulation of FSH and metakentrin, and also Ovarian suppression of ovulation.
Thanks to the progestin component in birth control pills, it acts on the glands in the cervix, making the mucus thicker, so it is difficult for sperm to pass.

Synthetic estrogen and progesterone hormones introduced into the body through oral contraceptives affect the normal menstrual cycle, causing the uterine lining to not be proliferated and thicken. Therefore, if the fertilized egg is not attached to the endometrium.
The period of menstruation after stopping oral contraceptives is not the same for each person. Most people get their period again the next month, but some people have to wait 2-3 months to get their period again. The return of menstruation may be somewhat delayed after stopping the pill. Due to the prolonged effect of oral contraceptives in the body, the time and amount of drugs absorbed and eliminated in the body are different for each person, so the use of oral contraceptives causes the body to reduce or stop secreting sex hormones. endogenous. At that time, the body needs time to restore balance and maintain hormonal regulation.

Taking oral contraceptives every day can cause a side effect, which is menorrhagia. It takes an average of 6 months for each person's body to adapt to the pill after using the pill every day. If the health status is weak, the body is not good, it will cause menorrhagia. Not taking the medicine on time and taking the pill irregularly every day are also causes of menorrhagia. However, menorrhagia after stopping the drug is considered normal if it only occurs for a short time. . If you stop taking birth control pills, you have menorrhagia for many days and become heavier, it is best to go to a medical facility to be examined and find out the cause.

After stopping using oral contraceptives, pregnancy is possible. Survey results demonstrate that more than 96% of women who have used oral contraceptives can become pregnant within 1 year of stopping taking the pill. In which, more than 50% of women became pregnant within 6 months after using the drug. If you use the injectable method of birth control, pregnancy will happen more slowly.
Because the effects of hormones are altered by taking the pill, your menstrual cycle can be very stable before taking birth control pills, but it will take a few months for your cycle to return to normal after stopping this method. If the cycle used to be irregular, it may now repeat or the cycle may become longer. After stopping the drug, women may face a temporary loss of menstrual periods, when the body has adapted to the change, it will reappear.

Daily contraceptive pills help the body balance hormones, reduce symptoms such as depression, anxiety or irritability of the premenstrual period. When stopping taking the drug will upset the balance of hormones, premenstrual syndrome will return. This syndrome makes the body tired every time menstruation comes.
Birth control pills control ovulation, so after stopping the pill, the time to start ovulating, women may feel a cramping pain on one side of the pelvis, vaginal discharge more than usual. Birth control methods can help correct hormonal imbalances that cause bad skin and hair to grow in unwanted places. When you stop taking the drug, the hormone will go back to causing acne and hair growth out of control. Some women experience a decrease in sex drive while taking oral contraceptives. According to research results, about 15% of women, when they stop taking the daily oral contraceptive midway through, their sex drive changes positively again.
Birth control pills have also been evaluated to reduce the risk of ovarian cancer and endometrial cancer. This effect usually persists for some time after the oral contraceptive is stopped.
Bleeding from stopping oral contraceptives is bleeding after stopping birth control pills suddenly. When you do not take the pill, the blood is no longer supplied with the same hormone as usual, at this time the uterine lining will shed, causing menstruation later. Normally, this amount of blood will last for a few days, without affecting health. However, if the amount of bleeding is large, lasting for more than 7 days, it is called hemorrhagic. In that case, it is necessary to visit a gynecologist and receive treatment as prescribed by a doctor.

In fact, menorrhagia is not only affected by oral contraceptives, but also a common sign of gynecological diseases. Therefore, women should not be subjective and need to make an examination to have timely intervention when menorrhagia.
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