There are many claims about birth control and hormones. You don’t have to search long on the web, Instagram or TikTok to find them. Some are further from the truth than others. – It makes people insecure, and can cause some to make decisions on the wrong basis, says gynecologist Kristin Offerdal. Here are seven statements, and answers to whether they are true, false or somewhere in between. You shouldn’t “skip” your period when you’re on the pill Questions from the followers of @nrknyheter on Instagram. – When the birth control pill came out, it had to resemble a normal cycle as much as possible, says gynecologist Offerdal. She is one of those who will now answer what is true and not about contraception. According to her, the American authorities would never have approved the birth control pill in the 60s if it meant that women would no longer have periods. Birth control pills come with both 21 and 28 pills. The seven extra pills on some of the trays are often called sugar pills, but now they are actually sugar-free. Graphics: Susanne Stubberud Rom Birth control pill trays come with both 21 and 28 pills. The seven extra pills on some of the trays are often called sugar pills, but now they are actually sugar-free. Graphics: Susanne Stubberud Rom Pill trays were once made with a row of sugar pills at the end. That is, pills without hormones. This is still the case. With these, the woman can take a break from contraception to bleed. It is not a period, but a bleeding due to the hormonal break. Offerdal emphasizes that there is no evidence that it is harmful to take the hormone pills constantly and thus avoid bleeding. Mette Haase Moen says it even more clearly. She is professor emerita in gynecology. – The myth about the necessity of a pill break must be eradicated. Birth control pills contain the combination of the hormones estrogen and progestogen. You can take a week off from these and still be protected. There is also another type of birth control pill that only contains progestin. Hello! Welcome to dialogue at news. Since you are logged in to other news services, you don’t have to log in again here, but we need your consent to our terms of use for online dialogue Many people on hormonal contraception will struggle to get pregnant when they stop – It’s just nonsense, says Sacrifice valley. Research shows that it takes from seven to 21 days from when a woman stops using contraception until they ovulate. – If women do not get their periods back, the contraceptive has hidden an underlying problem, says Offerdal. Kristin Offerdal Has a doctorate in gynecology Runs a gynecology clinic in Trondheim Is a former senior physician at St. Olav’s hospital Mette Haase Moen agrees: – Birth control pills in particular can hide changes in the body that have occurred during hormone use. Birth control pills cause regular bleeding regardless of what else may have happened. She has several examples of what contraception can hide: The disorder PCOS, pituitary tumor, intense exercise, eating disorders and premature menopause. – And many years of birth control pills have made the woman older. It takes twice as long for a 35-year-old to get pregnant compared to a 25-year-old, says Moen. Mette Haase MoenIs professor emerita in gynecologyIs former senior physician at St. Olav’s hospital According to gynecologist Siri Kløkstad, it takes healthy women about seven days from the time they start contraception until the egg “lays down to sleep”. – This means that there will be no ovulation. And then you have to be without the pills for around seven days for the egg to be “awakened from sleep”. Most people get their periods back fairly quickly. But there is one exception, she adds: – It is well-founded in the research that the only contraceptive that can make it take time to get ovulation back is the birth control shot. It can take up to 18 months. Contraception causes reduced sex drive In the medical encyclopedia used by doctors, it is stated that reduced sex drive can be a side effect of using certain contraceptives. But it also says that it is difficult to establish that this is true. Moen explains that some types of birth control pills may have a greater risk of reduced sex drive. – The types of pills that help with acne. They are antiandrogenic, and male hormones can have an effect on sex drive. Switching to another type can be a solution, she explains. Kristin Offerdal believes that it is more common for many to blame hormonal contraception when there are actually other things in life that affect sex drive. – Some can probably experience it – but it is rare that it is really real, she believes. Adding hormones to the body is bad for health Offerdal explains that we have sex hormones naturally in the body from puberty to menopause. She says that hormonal contraception does not give you double the amount of hormones, but that it is more correct to say that you replace your natural hormones with artificial ones. – The body gets a steady dose of the same hormones, so that we don’t get the cycle that normal hormones create. Are contraceptive sticks and other contraceptives with hormones undeservedly blamed for someone having problems getting pregnant? Graphics: Susanne Stubberud Rom / NRKF Are contraceptive sticks and other contraceptives with hormones undeservedly blamed for someone having problems getting pregnant? Graphics: Susanne Stubberud Rom / news Siri Kløkstad regularly hears claims that hormonal contraception is dangerous. – The simple answer is no. Siri KløkstadIs a gynecologist specialistWorks in Sex and Society – The slightly more complicated answer is that it depends on the hormone and on the body it is administered to. We know that some people can get blood clots from using an oestrogen-containing contraceptive. It applies to few. And for those concerned, it is rarely life-threatening, she explains. Hormone specialist and senior doctor Elisabeth Qvigstad says it is so dangerous to get pregnant unwanted. – A pregnancy has a higher risk of blood clots than using the pill. Women who are considered to have an increased risk of blood clots are therefore advised to use hormonal contraception without oestrogen. Such as progestagen pills or hormonal IUDs. Elisabeth Qvigstad Has a doctorate in endocrinology Is a senior physician at Oslo University Hospital Head of the research and development section in the endocrinology department Hormonal contraception puts a lot of weight on Offerdal has heard women in their late teens and early 20s say that hormonal contraception has led to them gaining weight. She believes this is wrong, and rather points to something else that happens around the same time that it is common for young women to start hormonal contraception. – At the end of adolescence, we like to have a slightly different life. We become students, no longer get the healthy dinner at mum and dad’s, often have oval weekends with more sofa sitting and junk food and end the regular handball training. Rather, this is what often makes you put on weight. Here too, the contraceptive injection can be an exception. It has a high content of the hormone progestin. Progestagen is the artificially produced version of the hormone progesterone.Graphic: Susanne Stubberud Rom / NRKGgestagen is the artificially produced version of the hormone progesterone. Graphics: Susanne Stubberud Rom / news – We know that the hormone can attract fluid so that we store more fluid in the body. This does not apply to the other contraceptives, explains the gynecologist. Hormonal contraception can make you choose the wrong lover Perhaps you have seen the videos on TikTok and Instagram that tell you that women on hormonal contraception choose more feminine men, or that their taste changes completely when the woman stops taking the pill or takes out the IUD. – I think that is a poor excuse, says Mette Haase Moen. – It’s good to have something to blame when you want to break up with your girlfriend, laughs Offerdal. Qvigstad says the research in this area is not very good. – There are probably many other factors that are just as important as the estrogen level. With a hormonal IUD you have contraception for three to eight years, depending on the type you choose.Graphic: Susanne Stubberud Rom / news With a hormonal IUD you have contraception for three to eight years, depending on the type you choose. Graphics: Susanne Stubberud Room / news Jumping off in the turn is safe No, the experts conclude. Because it can be very difficult for the man to pull out in time. And if he is too late, the conditions are ideal for making the woman pregnant. – The mucus in the cervix is so well developed that sperm cells can “crawl upwards” into the vagina, says Moen. Therefore, the risk of getting pregnant is between 18 and 28 percent if you try to jump off the swing. – You mustn’t rely on it, states Kristin Offerdal.
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