Patient's question:
Last night, I had sex again with my boyfriend because I didn't want to get pregnant, so I took a birth control pill. Now I'm feeling breast tenderness and pain. I want to ask the doctor if breast tenderness and pain can occur after taking birth control pills?Doctor's answer:
Contraceptive drugs have side effects because most of them are drugs that produce estrogen and progesterone. The effects of these two hormones can affect the breasts, potentially promoting breast development. Therefore, if you experience breast tenderness and pain again after taking contraceptive drugs, it could be a side effect of the medication. In most cases, this does not require treatment because contraceptive drugs are not 100% effective. So, you need to carefully observe the next menstrual cycle.