Advantages And Drawbacks Of Using Morning After Pills

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Date: Sun, 6 Mar 2011 Time: 10:58 AM
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This case of unwanted pregnancy can become a great crisis for them. So to avoid such situations, there are emergency contraceptive pills which are available in market easily. In case of contraceptive failures or when the couple had intercourse in absence of any contraception or when intercourse is forced these pills are used.

Morning After Pill is one such type of emergency contraceptive pill. This has to be taken within 72 hours of unprotected intercourse. One of the safest method for avoiding unwanted pregnancy is by using Morning After Pill.

The ingredients of Morning After Pills and OCP i.e. Oral Contraceptive Pills are the same. The main composition of these is hormones like levonorgestrel or Progesterone or Estrogen. Each hormone present in the pills functions differently.Progesterone thwarts the sperms from reaching the eggs whereas estrogen helps by preventing the ovaries from releasing eggs. So, both of these functions, prevents the occurrence of pregnancy.

The method of action of morning after pills is divided into three steps. All this steps forms an important part of its action. To begin with, the morning after pill thwarts the ovulation i.e. averts the production of eggs from ovaries which consecutively prevents the fertilization process. Secondly, it also adjusts the regular menstrual cycle i.e. it interrupts ovulation and thus, pregnancy is not possible. Thirdly, it aggravates the lining of the endometrium of uterus and makes it unfit for implantation of fertilized egg there. This also further averts pregnancy.

Certain advantages as well as disadvantages are noticed while using this. Given below is a list of them. The advantages of morning after pills are that it is accessible readily in the market and if you are over 17 years of age, recommendation of doctor is also not compulsory. It operates as a final way out to evade the unwanted and unplanned pregnancy. Even if the pills are not able to avoid the pregnancy, they do not cause any harm to the fetus. The pills don't have any effect on the fertility of the women. Their fertility continues to be the same as previously and returns to normal with the beginning of next menstrual cycle. Furthermore Morning after pills have lesser peril of endometrial and ovarian cancer.

Morning after pills also has various disadvantages. They can cause some side effects like nausea, dizziness, vomiting, vertigo, diarrhea, irregular periods, abdominal pain etc. Occasionally, serious complications like hypertension, liver disorders, blood clots in lungs, intestine, heart etc. can also happen. Ladies, who are more than 35 years of age and have syndromes like heart problems, liver diseases, cancer etc, are advised not to take this. Chances of having ectopic pregnancy i.e. deposition of fertilized egg in places other than uterus i.e. in fallopian tubes, are more in women who take Morning after pills. Occasionally, ladies become allergen to this and develops skin rash and breathing problems. Morning After Pills may cause somber problems in women who have diabetes, migraine or heart diseases.

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