Contraceptive ring

A woman has a time when for some reason she can not or does not want to become a mother. At this time, she needs to protect herself from the onset of pregnancy.

There are many methods of contraception, among them the contraceptive ring, which today is one of the new and unique hormonal means, with the use of one piece of which for a whole month a woman will be provided with its contraceptive effect.

What is this new method?

The contraceptive ring is a transparent, elastic ring intended for intrauterine use. It contains in small doses two different female hormones. As a consequence, this contraceptive relates to combined contraceptive medications.

The principle of action is very simple: the hormones by which the ring is processed are released from it, and through the vaginal mucosa are absorbed into the body. Every day, in equal proportions, hormones enter the bloodstream, not allowing the egg to be ripened and released from the ovary, so that pregnancy can not occur.

The contraceptive ring suppresses the process of ovulation, while the female body functions as before, menstruation occurs as usual, but now they are similar to menstrual bleeding.

The contraceptive ring is suitable for any woman of childbearing age, she can install and remove it. The most important thing in its use is the correct time of its application.

The contraceptive ring can be used if, in the previous month, no contraceptives have been taken, after the birth of the child during the first normal menstrual cycle or medical abortion in the second trimester - in the fourth week.

As a rule, if this contraception is chosen, the ring should be installed on the first "critical day".

To install it, you must first thoroughly wash your hands, then take the most comfortable position, individual for each woman, remove the ring from the package, squeeze it between the index finger and thumb and try to insert it into the vagina as deeply as the tampon.

The ring should not be felt in the body, which means only one thing: it is entered correctly, otherwise it is necessary to push it as deeply as possible. From now on, it must remain in the vagina continuously for twenty-one days.

After use, it should be removed, stretching out of the vagina, and it is desirable to do this at the same time as it was installed. The ring can not be thrown into the toilet, it is thrown into a regular garbage bag.

Then, for a week, a break is arranged, during which menstrual blood-like discharge should begin, beginning already on the second or third day after removal. And then, regardless of their complete end, exactly one week after the removal, at about the same time of day, a new one is installed.

Advantages of this contraceptive method are: ease of use - once a month, ease of installation and removal, minimal risk, low portions of hormones, high efficiency - 94 percent, discreteness, non-influence on body weight.

However, you need to know that the continued use of the contraceptive ring can cause a violation of the vaginal microflora, resulting in irritation.

Experts believe that the contraceptive ring for today is one of the most advanced methods of prevention, in which the dose of hormones is minimized, and they get into the blood, bypassing the liver, thereby protecting it. After all, this organ in humans is most susceptible to hormones.