How to choose the right contraception for family planning

Defining the distance between pregnancy and contraceptive choice may be the most difficult thing for couples who want to start family planning. Many myths circulate from the dry uterus, pain, fat, uneven effects to the discomfort that forces a couple to back away by trying a suitable contraceptive. In fact, there are many types of contraception that can be used as alternatives for family planning.

Family planning is an important point that needs to be prepared after marriage.

With careful family planning, couples can develop and grow. It is also thought that the ability to plan for pregnancy, including the choice of contraception, can improve women's mental health and happiness. On the other hand, the affection and the financial needs of the children can be maximized.

The obstetrician and midwife Tirsa Verani classify contraceptive methods according to the period of protection into three types. The first is hormonal contraception consisting of a hormonal IUD, implants, contraceptive pills, emergency contraception and KB injections. Next, non-hormonal contraception includes IUDs, condoms, and non-hormonal sterilization (tubectomy and vasectomy). The last natural contraception is based on the calendar method, interrupted intercourse and breastfeeding methods.

But, in general, women continue to dominate contraception worldwide. This is why women continue to complain about this method, even though procreation capacity and choice of contraception are also available. The myth of the dry uterus is one of the most common concerns that women have about choosing contraception.

"Once women stop using contraception, the rules and their fertility will soon become normal," Tirsa told Tirto in the FE Mainstay pill in Bogor (25/3) clarifying the myth.

When you take birth control pills, the reduction in menstrual blood does not result from a dry uterus, but from a change in the thickness of the uterine wall as a result of the effects of progesterone, a hormone in the pill. Fertility will soon return in a few days or weeks, after stopping the birth control pill. This type of contraception, associated with the injection of KB, also contains estrogen, a hormone that can reduce androgen hormone levels in the body, so that oil production decreases and decreases acne.

"There are also birth control pills with low estrogen levels that do not make you fat."

Still, many women still believe that prolonged use of contraceptives can make pregnancy difficult later. This opinion is not totally false. Better health pagesay some contraceptive methods have such effects, like the method of contraceptive injection that takes 12 to 18 months for the hormone injections to really disappear from the body. Or a sterilization method that prevents chances of pregnancy later.

The page summarizes several other myths about contraception, including the prevention of pregnancy in case of interrupted intercourse, which involves removing the penis before ejaculation. In fact, this method is less effective because the sperm can stay on the tip of the penis before ejaculation and cause fertilization.

Then, questioning the myths reduces the risk of pregnancy during sex during menstruation. In fact, ovulation (the period when the egg is released) may occur sooner. In addition, sperm has a life span of several days in the body that allows fertilization several days after unprotected intercourse.

"That's why it's important to consult to find the information and choose the right family planning," said Tirsa.

Choosing the right KB

"Initially, I wanted to have two children, but it turned out that I could not add it, so it was temporary."

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