Patient's question:
Last month, I went to a hotel with my boyfriend and took many emergency contraceptive pills temporarily. This month, I noticed that after taking the emergency contraceptive pills, my menstrual flow has increased significantly, much more than usual. I'm a bit worried that this might lead to another gynecological problem. What's going on with me?Doctor's answer:
Because birth control pills are a hormone medication, containing estrogen and progesterone, and menstruation is caused by changes in these hormones. The estrogen and progesterone in the birth control pills you take will interfere with the amount of menstruation. How much? So, the condition of increasing menstrual flow has reappeared. It is recommended that you adopt other breastfeeding methods, such as condoms, which can effectively breastfeed and achieve the purpose of breastfeeding.