Patient's question:
China Experts Defend Oral Contraceptives: Highly Safe, Benefits Outweigh RisksXinhua News Agency, Beijing, September 8 (Reporter Zeng Liming) In response to a report by the International Agency for Research on Cancer suggesting that oral contraceptives may cause cancer in humans, Wu Shangchun, a researcher at the China Family Planning Research Institute, and Zheng Shurong, a professor at Peking University Hospital, have come forward today to defend the drug. Excluding contraindications, oral contraceptives are a highly safe medication.
The two experts spoke at a symposium on "Oral Contraceptives and Women's Health," organized by Nanjing Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
Doctor's answer:
Emergency contraception pills should not be used frequently for contraceptive purposes; they are only intended for emergency use. It is recommended that emergency contraception pills be used no more than three times a year. Overuse and frequent use of emergency contraception pills can cause menstrual disorders and may affect health. Therefore, using emergency contraception pills should only be considered as an emergency measure in cases where regular contraceptive methods have failed, and not as a non-routine measure.