Patient's question:
Patient Gender: FemalePatient Age: 28
Just got married a month ago, and my husband has taken over the responsibility of contraception. I don't want to keep taking oral contraceptives because I think they are harmful to the body. My friend told me that the safe period method is very effective, but I don't know if it is safe.
Doctor's answer:
Each woman only releases one egg per month, and the period around 72 hours before and after ovulation is the most dangerous. Due to the differences in women's menstrual cycles, there is no absolutely safe period. The method of using the safe period for contraception is not entirely safe, as calculating the safe period is often inaccurate. Clinically, it is not uncommon to encounter cases where patients become pregnant even while on the safe period and have taken the emergency contraceptive pill (Yuzhentong). This is likely due to an incorrect judgment of the safe period, multiple sexual acts during the so-called safe period, but only a single dose of emergency contraception was used. Moreover, pregnancy may have already occurred before taking the emergency contraceptive pill. Therefore, unless the menstrual cycle is extremely regular, it is not recommended to use the safe period method for contraception.