How safe is the birth control pill: What's Right for You?

Birth control pills are believed to be one of the most effective birth control methods. Wikipedia states that over 100 million women worldwide, nearly 12 million women in the United States alone use birth control pills.

So what happens when taking oral contraceptives?

Will pills have any negative effect on your developing baby?

It is best to stop your birth control pill immediately after finding out that you are pregnant?

Birth control pills are combination pills and progestin-only pills (the minipill).

Combination pills contain two kinds of hormones: Estrogen and progestin. These pills makes cervical mucus to thicken and the uterus lining to thin which keeps sperm from meeting with and fertilizing an egg.

Progestin-only pills work the same way as combination pills keeping sperm from reaching an egg.

Is it safe to take the pill while breastfeeding?

Combination pills may reduce the amount and quality of your breast milk in the first 3 weeks of breastfeeding.

Progestin-only pills are safe to use while you're breastfeeding. Because they don’t effect on how much milk you produce.

Effective birth control methods:

Condoms

Diaphragm, Cervical Cap

Hormonal Methods

Oral Contraceptives

The Intrauterine Device (IUD)

Fertility Awareness Method

Lactational Amenorrhea Method

Vasectomy

After reading this blog on the birth control pill and its affects you may want to rethink taking it. Get the facts on common concerns and questions about taking the pill.

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