Editorial Kolobok.ua rashozhie collected statements about contraception, to figure out which ones are true and which are false.
There are days of the cycle, when you can not protect
There is an opinion that can not be protected in the first week of the menstrual cycle and for 7-10 days before menstruation. This method of contraception called the calendar. He is not reliable, as the risk of getting pregnant these days is indeed lower than in the middle of the cycle, usually when a woman is ovulating. Nevertheless, the risk of unintended pregnancy still exists, since the maturation of the egg sometimes under the influence of various factors (nervous and physical overload, changes in lifestyle, stress, hormonal disruption and t. d. It can be shifted. Therefore, if the children are not in your immediate plans, to give up contraception is not necessary in any day of the cycle.
After birth, it is impossible to get pregnant
It is believed that a woman can not get pregnant immediately after birth, while she not adjust the menstrual cycle and during breastfeeding. Then, attention is the question of where families come from the same age? A woman's body is recovering from childbirth at different speeds, someone needed for this month, someone up to six months and predict when it begins to ripen after the first pregnancy the egg, impossible. As for breast-feeding, become pregnant during this period you can. Since lactation does not exclude the oocyte maturation although this slows down the process.
Douching - a good method of contraception
Injection in the vagina of a weak solution of vinegar is not a means of contraception. This method as prevention of unwanted pregnancy and prevention sexually transmitted diseases We used by our mothers and grandmothers, but its effectiveness is negligible. In fact, the sperm penetrates quickly into the uterus and wash it out is no longer possible, but to get the burn reproductive organs, without calculating a dosage of acetic acid and disrupt the mucosal microflora can be quite simply.
Condoms provide 100% protectionReally, condomsToday is the most reliable means of protection against unwanted pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases, but, alas, 100% protection does not give one a means of contraception. Unfortunately, sometimes the condom can fail due to its improper use, storage, or for the reason that instead of the quality of the product you have purchased counterfeit. Therefore, do not store rubber products in direct sunlight, in the glove compartment of the car or the pocket, where they can be damaged. And they need to buy only tested the points of sale, at the pharmacy.
Postcoital pill you need to drink every time after sex
Postcoital contraceptives - is an extra protection method, for example, if the condom breaks. Use them after each sexual intercourse is dangerous to health, as this is a massive blow for female hormonal system. Even after a single dose of such contraceptives can result in serious disruptions in the menstrual cycle. In addition, they can harm the kidneys and liver. Doctors say that the use of postcoital contraception is best to try to avoid, take them only in extreme cases and not more often than once in half a year.
Also you will be interested to know from the how to protect themselves from unwanted pregnancy in antiquity.
