For women, pregnancy is a joyful thing, but when you don't want the baby to arrive so early, an unexpected pregnancy becomes "painful". Abortion is very harmful to women, so if you want to "love" but are afraid of being "hurt", you must take complete contraceptive measures. There are many long-acting contraceptive methods on the market. How should women choose? Let’s first take a look at what long-acting contraceptive methods are available.
1. Long-acting oral contraceptives: These drugs are mainly made of synthetic progesterone and long-acting estrogen. They can inhibit ovulation. One dose can prevent pregnancy for one month. However, long-acting contraceptive pills have serious side effects and can easily cause menstrual disorders and menorrhagia, which have a certain impact on physical health. They have been gradually eliminated from the market.
2. Long-acting injection of simple progesterone: Progesterone can change the properties of cervical mucus and endometrium, which is detrimental to the implantation of sperm through the cervical canal and the fertilized egg. One injection can prevent pregnancy for 2 months. However, due to the slightly larger dosage, it can cause women to have reactions similar to early pregnancy, and a few people may also develop rashes and other conditions.
3. Topical application of progesterone:
(1) Skin burial: Put the progesterone in a silicone capsule, and then implant the silicone capsule under the skin of the arm or buttocks and release it slowly. The contraceptive period can last up to 1 year. However, subcutaneous implantation can easily cause irregular bleeding and irregular menstruation in women, so few people choose it.
(2) Progesterone-containing intrauterine device: It can release progesterone into the uterine cavity in trace amounts for a long time.
Looking at the long-acting contraceptive methods on the market, most of them have side effects and have adverse effects on women’s bodies. Mirena, on the other hand, only works locally, has low systemic blood concentration, and has minimal side effects. It has been on the market for 40 years in Europe and 20 years in China, and has good safety. However, wearing Mirena will also cause a few side effects, the main one being spotting, but spotting does not require intervention, will not affect normal life, and will gradually disappear over time, so there is no need to worry too much. Another point worth knowing is that although spotting is the most common side effect of Mirena, spotting can occur in women using any intrauterine device or medical contraception, so this is not exclusive to Mirena.
Not only that, many women have experienced increased bleeding after using long-acting contraceptive methods such as progesterone long-acting injections or subcutaneous implants. Mirena acts locally inside the uterus, has a low blood concentration, and has relatively few systemic side effects. Mirena can inhibit the growth of the endometrium, reduce menstrual flow and relieve menstrual pain. In addition, Mirena is often used clinically to treat gynecological diseases such as adenomyosis, endometrial polyps, hyperplasia, and fibroids. Long-term wear of Mirena can also reduce the risk of endometrial and ovarian cancer. Precisely because it has relatively minimal side effects and more additional benefits, Mirena has become the most commonly used contraceptive method by medical staff around the world.
In summary, there are currently many long-acting contraceptive measures on the market, and only by choosing the one that is truly suitable for you can you provide more effective contraceptive protection and avoid detours. Among them, Mirena not only has a high contraceptive success rate and few side effects, but can also assist in the treatment of gynecological diseases and reduce the incidence of two cancers, which is enough to be called an "all-round ring".