Yasmin Birth Control Pill Gives Women Protection against Pregnancy

Posted by Joanna Lewis on December 2nd, 2015

For family planning and pregnancy, women often use contraception devices or medicines, the latter being commonly taken nowadays due to better efficiency rate. What Yasmin birth control pill does is protect a female against getting pregnant if the dosage is followed as recommended.

It helps as a regular contraceptive method, or used in emergency situation, within a few hours of unprotected intercourse or suspected possibility of bearing a child in womb. Why women choose to protect self from being pregnant is obvious- they do not wish to have a child at the moment.

How to Be Free of Pregnancy Possibilities?

The medication does its job by initially preventing ovulation i.e. release of mature eggs, which if mated with sperm leads to fertilization, and pregnancy. This product also makes sure the sperm cannot get to mate active eggs, if any, by thickening cervical mucus through which sperms cannot pass into uterus.

For a fertilized egg it is important to get attach to womb for receiving supplements for growth. The uterus implantation line it gets stuck to is shed by the medicine ingredients, which does not allow fertilized egg, if any to stay attached to life support, failing pregnancy chances all together.

What is the Way of Dosage?

Normally the tablets are used in emergency situation when a condom had slipped out, broken, or intercourse has been done without utilizing any protection. But, a female can also plan out in advance to prohibit pregnancy by following Yasmin contraceptive pill course for 28 days or 21 days.

The latter regimen foresees intake of 21 active hormonal tablets, while the former consists of user taking 21 active pills, followed by 7 days of non hormonal tablets. Those who find it difficult to maintain or remember 7 days interval after 21 day course to start a new course can choose 28 day regimen.

• When it comes to immediately stopping pregnancy after intercourse, the medication needs to be orally consumed with water within 120 hours or 5 days. For regular dose, take a hormonal tablet everyday as marked on the leaflet, at the same time for all days in 21 day course, and then do not consume any tablets meant for controlling birth for the next seven days.

• Regarding 28 day regimen, follow same indication as 21 day course for the first 3 weeks, and then utilize one tablet per day, which are insert and non hormonal. Then start with a new course of medicines from the 29^th day.

When Will Withdrawal Bleeding Commence?

Now, the woman will bleed vaginally when off hormonal tablets, that is the days when she is consuming inert tablets or not taking any pills at all. This bleeding is assumed as menstruation, but is ‘withdrawal bleeding’. Even if the menses does not stop at the end of the medication course, the female has to begin with new pack of Yasmin birth control pill to maintain prohibition of pregnancy.

No condom use is required during the medicine course. But, it is advisable to utilize non-hormonal contraception method like condom etc for the first 7 days of dosage regimen. The bleeding will stop as needed, and it may be either light or heavy, with shift from regular menses date for some.

What are the Side Effects?

The common side effects to such medications are headache, nausea, vomiting, and irregular periods. But, these consequences are not faced by all; moreover, such fallouts are harmless and vanish soon in time. However, doctor consultation is required certain symptoms are noticed such as terrible abdomen pain, weakness, speech slur, breast lumps, dark urine, vein thrombosis, pulmonary embolism, and stroke.

Also refer immediate visit clinic in case of blood clot issues, depression, heavy bleeding suddenly, pain in jaw/chest/groin, severe migraine, usual palpitation, rapid breathing, vision changes etc. Allergic reaction to the medicine may cause swelling/itching/rash in throat, skin, tongue, and face.

Are There any Precautions?

Breastfeeding, pregnant woman, those having liver/kidney/mental health/heart illnesses, epilepsy, in menopausal stage, over 35 years of age, had tuberculosis from use of contraception tablets, must avoid taking Yasmin contraceptive pill. It is important to talk about medical history with doctor, before starting with any medicinal course.

Also, this product should not be combined with barbiturates, medicines for seizures, Hepatitis C, HIV/AIDS, tranexamic acid, particular antibiotics, anti-infection pills, dantrolene, tizanidine, and others. Remember that the birth controlling pills are not meant for abortion and protection from sexually transmitted diseases.