How to take birth control pills, but a university asked, and before using birth control pills to prevent problems, you may also want to consider whether taking birth control pills is suitable for you? You should pay attention to the following points when taking birth control:

(1) When taking various contraceptive pills, you must develop a good habit of taking them accurately, on time, and in the right amount. Do not change or extend the medication time at will. Do not miss a dose or take it late. If you find that you have missed a dose, you should take it the next day. Otherwise, it may easily cause irregular bleeding or contraceptive failure.

(2) Contraceptive pills should be properly stored to prevent children from accidentally taking them. Do not take the tablets if they are damp or melted, or if the sugar coating is worn or crushed, as this may affect the contraceptive effect or cause vaginal bleeding.

(3) Long-term contraceptive users should take it under the guidance of a doctor. The medication period is usually 6-7 years for short-acting drugs and 3-4 years for long-acting drugs. Explore new birth control pills no more than twice a year. Can be used interchangeably with other contraceptive methods.

(4) Patients suffering from acute or chronic hepatitis, nephritis, tumors, diabetes, thrombotic diseases, heart disease, and severe hypertension should not take it.

(5) It should not be taken within six months after delivery, by women who are breastfeeding or over the age of 49.

(6) If you become pregnant while taking the medicine, the pregnancy should be terminated. If you want to give birth, you should stop taking the medicine for half a year before getting pregnant again to prevent the birth of a deformed fetus.

Will taking too many birth control pills cause infertility in the future?

Although the contraceptive effect of oral contraceptives is good, after long-term use of oral contraceptives, if you want to get pregnant, you may temporarily not ovulate. Therefore, you can stop taking the pills about half a year before you expect to become pregnant, but don't worry. Oral contraceptives do not cause permanent infertility or affect future pregnancies. (P.S. Even if you take oral contraceptives because you don’t know you are pregnant, it will not affect the fetus)

In addition, those who take oral contraceptive pills for a long time have an increased chance of developing breast cancer and cervical cancer. Therefore, women who take oral contraceptive pills for a long time should pay attention to doing breast self-examination after each menstrual period, and perform breast self-examination every month. Get a Pap smear every year.