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Non-Hormonal Birth Control Options: A Historical and Modern Overview



For the prevention of unwanted pregnancies and prevent abortions, at a certain stage of life, a big role plays contraception.
Different types of contraception were used by women since ancient times. For example, in ancient Africa women used intravag*inal herbal remedies in the form of a cocoon, in America women used douching with decoction of herbs, lemon juice, decoction of the bark of mahogany after sexual intercourse. Number of contraceptive methods increased over time, but effective methods and reliable products have appeared only in the XX century. New contraceptives appear almost every day. The science moves forward. New methods of contraception are easy to use, reliable, safe for health, in fact - have a healing effect in some diseases.

Currently medicine offers a variety of contraceptives, the woman can choose what contraceptive methods and medications to use. In our country women are free to choose contraception method, but she not always can independently decide that method will be more suitable for her. With the decision "what to choice", what fits best, will help the consultation with your physician. Only a qualified professional physician can assess the state of woman health and to define the indications for a particular method of contraception, to offer the best method for patient.



Non-hormonal birth control pills
Along with appeared non-hormonal birth control pills. Today is observed a surge in po[censored] rity of these drugs, which explains some of the features of their actions. The fact is that the use of non-hormonal birth control pills are not contraindicated for: - women after childbirth, - breastfeeding mums and women who can't take hormones. And another important detail: is that non-hormonal contraceptive drugs have not only the ability to destroy the sperm, but also contribute to the formation of a protective membrane on the vag*inal mucosa, and thickening the mucus in the cervix.

Moreover, the active substances - spermicides - reduce the sperm speed and the mucus form a barrier that doesn't allow sperm to penetrate into the uterus. It is a good protection against unwanted pregnancy. Non-hormonal birth control pills, which is important in our time, protect women against sexually transmitted infections, as they have, antiseptic and antimicrobial action. As result the non-hormonal contraceptives can be used by many women in different periods of life. The use of tablets is a chemical barrier method of contraception. They are easy to use and doesn't violate women hormonal background, they can be used in any reproductive age and prevent against diseases transmitted through sexual contact.