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What is it? Answer What are the types? Answer Yasmin: What is it? Answer Yasmin 28: What is it? Answer Short-term barrier methods (like condoms): What is it? Long-acting reversible contraception: What is it? Answer |
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Short-term barrier methods (like condoms) Long-acting reversible contraception (LARC) (like IUDs) |
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A Guide to Birth Control Pill Brands and Generic Names List of birth control pill brands and generic names List of examples of oral contraceptives of different brands and categories:
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Do not use Yasmin if you are pregnant or if you recently had a baby.
You may need to use back-up birth control, such as condoms with spermicide, when you first start using this medication. Conditions that prohibit the use of estrogen-progestin oral contraceptives A woman should not take estrogen-progestin oral contraceptives if any of the following conditions are present: Recently postpartum (gave birth within the last 21 days) Hereditary condition that increases risk of blood clots or current or past blood clots in the legs (deep vein thrombosis) or lungs (pulmonary embolism) Active cancer, except for nonmelanoma skin cancer Current breast cancer Prolonged immobility due to major surgery Migraines with an aura (symptoms that occur before the headache, such as seeing jagged, shimmering, or flashing lights or having unusual sensations in the skin) Smokes cigarettes and is 35 years or older High blood pressure that is severe Peripartum cardiomyopathy (heart damage that occurred during pregnancy) Risk factors for or current coronary artery disease Stroke Heart valve disorder that is causing health problems Diabetes for more than 20 years or diabetes that has damaged blood vessels, such as those in the eyes (causing loss of vision) Systemic lupus erythematosus or risk factors for developing blood clots related to lupus Organ transplant with complications Hepatitis, cirrhosis that is severe, or a liver tumor Active viral hepatitis Other considerations Other factors may pose health risks with use of estrogen-progestin oral contraceptives, and should be discussed with a doctor before starting this birth control method. These include Risk factors for forming blood clots (especially soon after pregnancy) Smoking High blood pressure Heart disease Gallbladder or liver disorders History bariatric surgery Past breast cancer Multiple sclerosis with mobility issues Use of certain antibiotics or antiseizure medications Progestin-only contraceptives have fewer risks and are often taken by women who cannot take estrogen. Some factors that may pose health risks with use of progestin-only contraceptives and should be discussed with a doctor include Current abnormal vaginal bleeding High blood pressure Heart disease Blood vessel disorders due to diabetes or lupus Liver disorders Bariatric surgery History of breast cancer Oral contraceptives cause no increase, or possibly a small increase, in the risk of breast cancer in women who are currently taking them or who took them within the past few years. For healthy women who do not smoke, taking low-dose estrogen-progestin pills with a low dose of estrogen does not increase the risk of having a stroke or heart attack. |