Contraception with injections and implants under the skin

In the world, sterilization is applied to contraception, the highest rate is 44%. Next is intrauterine contraception 26%, 14% use pills, 9% use condoms . However, currently there are still about 350 million women do not know how to prevent pregnancy. Each contraceptive method depends on a number of criteria such as: age, health, number of children available, time of contraception, living conditions .

3-month contraception with injections

According to Dr. Duong Phuong Mai, Head of Family Planning Hospital (BV) Tu Du Ho Chi Minh City, using injections is a safe way to prevent pregnancy. Each injection has a contraceptive effect of 3 months because it contains a high level of progestin hormone. The drug has a high contraceptive effect, which is very convenient for women who have no conditions to take birth control pills daily. The effectiveness of the drug among the users can be up to 97%, meaning that 100 women who take the medicine in a year have 3 pregnant women.

Contraception using a ring placement procedure (Pictures are for illustrative purposes only)

When using the contraceptive injection, the menstrual cycle can be changed like an irregular menstrual period, or not at all. This problem is not harmful and menstruation will return to normal after stopping the drug. The recovery of normal menstruation after stopping the drug may be slow, sometimes a few months later the menstrual period may return, so fertility is also delayed. In addition, women who use contraception in this way can gain weight, breast pain and depression but do not increase the risk of blood clots and cardiovascular disease. If you want to use long term for 2 years or more, you should measure bone density before taking medicine and check periodically.

Contraceptive injections are highly effective but not everyone is suitable. Therefore, before intending to use injectable contraceptives, consult a physician for adequate advice on the benefits and possible side effects of the drug. The medicine will be injected into the upper area of ​​the arm or into the buttocks once every 3 months. The first injection will be given for the first 5 days of menstruation to be effective immediately.

Subcutaneous implant 3 years contraception

Most modern, most effective is the implantation of a contraceptive rod under the female's unacceptable skin. After transplanting, the stick will work after 24 hours and is effective for 3 years. In the implant contains hormones, so the time of implantation is not needed to use any other contraceptive method. Through the recording of Tu Du Hospital, there has been no case of 'plan breakage' during the period of using the contraceptive implant.

Doctor Hoang Thi Diem Tuyet, Department of Family Planning of Tu Du Hospital, said that about 12% of cases of amenorrhea, 24% of menorrhagia, more than 3% of cases of using contraceptive implants felt headache, about 4% have acne . In addition, there are other side effects such as mild weight gain, chest tightness, vaginal dryness. The reason is because the first time to use drugs, endocrine changes suddenly, imbalance in the body should produce the above reactions. But more and more, the body becomes more stable because it has adapted to the new active ingredients in the body.

Any time a woman wants to become pregnant, she can stop using pregnancy. However, this contraceptive should be discontinued for 3 months or more before becoming pregnant to return to a stable state. The implant procedure is done quickly and there are almost no complications. Because the cost of one rod transplant in Vietnam is still high, about 2 million VND, this method is still less popular.

Uterine ring and complications

In Vietnam, the most widely used contraceptive method is to use the intrauterine device (bypass), especially in rural areas, accounting for about 50%.According to doctor Duong Phuong Mai, placing an IUD may lead to ovarian obstruction, uterine perforation or may be mistaken for pregnant women if the physician does not do the previous tests.

Cases that cannot be placed such as: people with multiple acute vaginal infections, women who have miscarriage, puerperal infection, suspected pregnancy, abnormal uterine chamber, and endometrial fibroids , double womb.For cases of infection, the woman must treat all illnesses to be able to place the round.