Hormonal ring

About a year ago, a new innovative contraceptive means - the hormonal ring, was widely advertised in magazines and newspapers, and on women's sites.

This is a new method, which was declared a revolution in contraception, which is also convenient to use. The hormonal ring contains a very small dose of hormones, which excretes constantly and evenly, as a result excludes jumps, which are indispensable companions of tablets. The drug is applied topically, bypassing the stomach and intestines, and therefore the number of side effects is minimized, and it should only be remembered once a month.

The hormonal ring is a transparent, flexible circle. The woman independently installs it in the vagina, after which she forgets about it for twenty-one days. And the ring under the influence of the internal temperature all the time does not cease to feed into the blood low portions of hormones - progesterone and estrogen, which exclude the release of the egg from the ovary, preventing the process of ovulation and providing a reliable result.

After about three weeks, the hormone ring is taken. After the "critical days" are over, a new one is installed in the vagina, and during its absence, the effect of contraception remains.

Hormonal, as well as the uterine rings, have undoubted advantages - this is the form of their "reception": do not constantly remember the need to take pills, do not constantly wear them in a bag, lament and panic because of the missed time.

Of course, this method of contraception also has some side effects, but the headache and nausea are minimized, and the effect does not decrease even if the woman has developed a stomach upset or vomiting.

If the hormone ring is correctly inserted, it does not fall out, you can go to the gym without problems, swim in the pool, bathe in the bath, have sex. As a rule, men do not notice its presence in the vagina of the partner, and those who still feel it, say that it even favors pleasant sensations.

Soft in its consistency, the ring perfectly adapts to the contours of the female body, occupying the most optimal position.

To introduce it, you need to choose a comfortable posture and, squeezing it between your fingers, enter as far as possible deeper. If a woman ceases to feel it, then it is set correctly.

And yet a new method of protection from pregnancy raises some concerns, if only because it has not been fully explored yet. Therefore, it is still too early to talk about 100% efficiency. Moreover, some women who used vaginal rings complained of exacerbation of chronic diseases such as cystitis, thrush, or gardnerelleza. After all, a foreign body is introduced into the body of the woman, and the mucous membrane tries to tear it away, as a result, the inflammatory process begins . Some people have an increase in weight, there is swelling, because there is a fluid retention.

A woman should know that by installing a hormonal ring, she will not be protected from sexually transmitted diseases, so one of the mandatory conditions for its use is the complete absence of infection in both partners. This method is not recommended for pregnant and lactating women, as well as for those who have uterine erosion, diabetes mellitus, chronic liver disease, thrombosis, migraine, blood coagulability problems, a history of heart attack or a stroke.

Proceeding from the above, it is strongly recommended that a woman who decided to use this method of protection from pregnancy should consult a gynecologist who watches her.