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Estrogen-Free Delivery Management Tablets

Can’t take estrogen or choose to not? No worries. Right here’s what you might want to find out about estrogen-free contraception capsules.

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Mixture Delivery Management Tablets

Mixture contraception capsules have estrogen and progestin. However not everybody can take estrogen. This consists of individuals who smoke or have/have had:

• A blood-clotting dysfunction
• Breast most cancers
• Coronary heart illness or stroke
• Migraine illness with aura
• Uncontrolled hypertension
• Liver illness

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Estrogen-Free Delivery Management Tablets

When you can’t take estrogen, or choose to not, one choice could also be an estrogen-free tablet that solely accommodates progestin, a type of progesterone. These contraception capsules are taken every day.

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Estrogen-Free Tablets Have Fewer Facet Results

Many of the negative effects of mixture capsules are attributable to estrogen. So, capsules with out it trigger fewer issues. Even girls who’re nursing could possibly take estrogen-free capsules. (When you’re breastfeeding , you must keep away from estrogen, as a result of it may possibly lower your milk provide .)

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Progestin Helps Stop Being pregnant

Progestin could cease your ovaries from releasing eggs. However the principle method progestin works is by thickening the cervical mucus to maintain sperm from reaching an egg and by thinning the uterine lining.

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Age Issues with Oral Contraceptives

Though many older girls can take mixture capsules, estrogen-free capsules could also be safer if you’re over 35 years previous and also you smoke or have medical points that make taking estrogen dangerous, similar to coronary heart illness.

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Consistency Is Key

It’s essential to take estrogen-free contraception capsules on the identical time each day. When you ought to attempt your greatest to take your estrogen-free contraception tablet each day, some capsules have a 3-hour window, and one newer choice has a 24-hour window when you overlook.

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Greater than Simply Delivery Management

Estrogen-free contraception capsules may also help ease a number of well being points. Many ladies take them to assist handle:

• Heavy intervals
• Endometriosis
• Premenstrual syndrome
• Anemia

Estrogen-free capsules may additionally scale back the danger of endometrial most cancers (most cancers of the uterine lining), ovarian most cancers and colorectal most cancers.

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Delivery Management Tablets Do Not Shield Towards STIs

Oral contraceptives, like estrogen-free contraception capsules, don’t shield in opposition to sexually transmitted infections (STIs) , together with HIV . Utilizing condoms is one of the best ways to cut back your possibilities of getting STIs.

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Discuss to your healthcare supplier in case you have questions on your contraception wants and what’s greatest for you.

This useful resource was created with funding assist from Exeltis, USA.