Female contraceptive pills are a more commonly used method of contraception for women, and many women take them to a greater or lesser extent for contraception. However, contraceptive pills are not simply purchased at the drugstore. You can just open the pill box and take it. If you don't pay attention, not only will the contraceptive effect not be achieved, but it will also damage the body.

How to take birth control pills safely

First, we need to understand what common oral contraceptives are. They are as follows:

1. Short-acting contraceptive pills

The success rate is 99%. You need to take the medicine regularly. If you miss a pill, you need to take another pill within 12 hours.

Common products include: Mafulon, Teleju, Yasmin, compound norethindrone, compound megestrol, compound levonorgestrel tablets, etc.

How to take: The instructions will be clearly written on the day of your menstrual period and how many days you should take it. Each medicine is different, so be sure to read the instructions clearly. If you accidentally lost the instruction manual and don’t remember it, you can use the mobile TaoYi App launched by Global Hospital Network to check it and you will know.

2. Long-acting contraceptive pills

The success rate is 98%. Contraindications to taking the medicine must be strictly excluded, and regular check-ups at the hospital are required while taking the medicine.

Common products include: levonorgestrel and ethinyl estradiol tablets, compound ethinyl estradiol long-acting contraceptive tablets.

How to take: Generally, you can take 1 tablet on the 5th day and the 25th day of menstruation when you start taking it. After that, you can take 1 tablet on the 25th day of menstruation every month. Please check the manual for details. If you accidentally lost the instruction manual and don’t remember it, you can use the mobile TaoYi App launched by Global Hospital Network to check it and you will know.

3. Emergency contraception

The success rate is 97%.

Common products include: Ting, Huiting, Jinyuting, Houdingnuo, etc.

How to take: Because the methods of taking emergency contraceptive pills are different, I will not list them one by one. Please refer to the instructions for specific usage. If you find it troublesome, you might as well use the mobile Taoyi App launched by Global Hospital Network to check and you will know.

Secondly, you need to know which medicines are taken together with the contraceptive pill, which may make the contraceptive pill ineffective.

1. Rifampicin: It can accelerate the metabolism of contraceptive pills and reduce the drug concentration in the blood.

2. Sleeping pills: They will also speed up the metabolism of birth control pills.

3. Antibiotics: can inhibit the bacterial flora in the intestine, thus affecting the absorption of contraceptive pills.

4. Frequent drinking and smoking can also increase drug metabolism and reduce the effectiveness of contraceptive pills.

These groups of people should not take birth control pills

1. Women with chronic diseases, such as hepatitis, nephritis, heart disease, hypertension, and diabetes.

2. Women with hyperthyroidism.

3. Women with benign breast tumors and uterine fibroids.

4. Women who have had or currently have vasoembolic disease.

5. Women suffering from chronic headaches, especially migraines and vascular headaches.

6. Women with unexplained vaginal bleeding or scant menstruation.