The joke goes: ““Just say no” prevents teenage pregnancy the way “Have a nice day” cures chronic depression.” But every joke is half truth; therefore, we have to find some other, more effective means to avoid pregnancy. Moreover, a number of them are well known worldwide and not that new. So, some contraceptive methods are going to be mentioned in brief only, while others will be scrupulously described below.

Age, health, frequency of sexual intercourse, the desire to have or not to have children in the future and even religious beliefs must be taken into account while choosing a contraceptive method.

The most popular way of preventing the pregnancy in the developing countries is an old good condom; strong Catholic believers prefer mathematic method, denying and even fighting against physics and chemistry; people in the industrial countries think of the Pill as of the most reliable and comfortable contraceptive method. Let us talk about the choice of the latter. If you are older than 15, has achieved menstruation, plan to have children in the future, lead active and regular sexual life, the usage of the Pill may be considered.

One of the most popular brands in many countries is Ortho Tri-Cyclen – FDA (Food and Drug Administration) approved prescription contraceptive pill. It is a hormonal combination drug containing norgestimate (a kind of progestogen – an artificially produced hormone) and ethinyl estradiol (an estrogenic compound). Therefore, unlike mini-Pill, this one contains oestrogen, which makes the medication more effective (almost 100% pregnancy prevention guarantee in the comparison to 98% of the mini-Pill effectiveness; the predominance over the mathematic method goes without saying).

On the other hand, the estrogenic compound is to blame in the side effects, accompanying the usage of Ortho Tri-Cyclen, namely blood clots, stroke and heart attacks, which occur quite seldom, though. These side effects are practically absent if a woman takes a mini-Pill, but the one and only for the time being contraceptive patch Ortho-Evra produces even more unpleasant feelings than the drug under description.

It is also worthy to note that smokers are at the greater risk of experiencing side effects, therefore, the pill is better to be used by women, who do not smoke. Those, who have history of cardiovascular diseases, may also be not advised to use Ortho Tri-Cyclen, in order not to worsen the state of their health.

The important information we must not miss is about the mechanism of action of the drug. It works by entering the bloodstream and preventing the release of the eggs from the ovaries. Therefore, it has nothing to do with the so-called abortion pills as it averts the pregnancy, thus humanists should not worry about the moral consequences of the usage of Ortho Tri-Cyclen.

On the contrary, the pill actually has advantages, since along with the main purpose it reduces menstrual cramps, makes the cycles more regular and also helps get rid of acne, thus improving the state of the skin. Ortho Tri-Cyclen is probably the only contraceptive method, which has such benefits.

The pros and contras are obvious. It is time to decide and you have a clue!

Ivanna

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External resources
http://www.orthotri-cyclen.com/index.html
http://www.thepill.com/about/birth-control-pills.html
http://www.drugs.com/Ortho_Tri-Cyclen/

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