What is the most effective way to prevent pregnancy

Preventing pregnancy is also called contraception. For couples who do not want to have children, they should usually adopt good contraceptive methods, and there are many contraceptive methods. For temporary use, you can use oral contraceptives. Oral contraceptives cannot be used for a long time because they are rich in estrogen, which will have a certain impact on health. In addition, you can also use condoms for contraception and sterilization for contraception, which are relatively common methods.

What are the contraceptive methods?

1. Oral contraceptives

One of the most comfortable contraceptive methods, short-acting contraceptive pills can be taken one tablet daily, or for 22 consecutive days from the end of menstruation. It can regulate menstruation and help with symptoms such as premenstrual abdominal pain and irritability.

2. Safe period contraception method

Comfort is also one of the highest contraceptive methods and is the most popular among men, but the safe period contraceptive method is not very safe. Irregular menstruation, changes in living environment, sudden increase in work pressure or reunion with a partner after a short separation can cause the safe period to be disrupted, thus causing the safe period contraceptive method to fail.

3. Male condoms

For women, this is the most comfortable contraceptive method after oral contraceptives and safe period contraception, and its safety rate is as high as 99.6%.

4. Vasectomy

Vasectomy will not affect the level of sex hormones in the body. It only blocks the channel where sperm and egg meet. Therefore, there is no need to worry that it will eliminate a person's secondary sexual characteristics or cause the person who has had a vasectomy to enter menopause early.

The only disadvantage of sterilization is that if you change your mind and want to have a baby again, it is very difficult to restore normal ejaculation or ovulation.

5. Intrauterine contraceptive device

A small number of women will have an immune response to the inserted "metal ring", which manifests as heavy menstrual flow, longer menstrual periods, and increased abdominal pain during menstruation.

How to choose the contraceptive method that suits you

A very important aspect when choosing a contraceptive method is to consider the woman's physiological stage and her fertility plan, because women's physiological conditions and sexual habits and experiences are different at different physiological stages.

1. For women before childbirth, they should choose a contraceptive method that is reliable and will not affect future fertility, mainly short-term contraceptive methods. The preferred method is combined short-acting oral contraceptives. Condoms, topical spermicides, etc. can also be used, but the contraceptive effect is slightly inferior to oral contraceptives.

2. For women after giving birth, the contraceptive period is as long as 25 years. It is recommended to use a more convenient long-term contraceptive method: it is usually placed by professionals and the contraceptive effect can last for 5-10 years. The main options are the progestin-releasing intrauterine system (Mirena), the intrauterine device, and the subdermal implant.

3. Women in menopause are advised to use an intrauterine contraceptive system (Mirena) or external medications, and avoid using contraceptive methods that increase menstrual bleeding, such as copper intrauterine devices.