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It is best for women over 40 not to take birth control pills

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  The Second Affiliated School of Xi'an Jiaotong University Hospital Professor Xing Lanying from the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology explained that people after the age of 40 female Menopause is about to begin. At this time, the estrogen level in the body is unstable, and the main components of contraceptive pills are progesterone and estrogen. If you still rely on pills for contraception, it will increase the estrogen content and easily cause estrogen levels in the body to be disordered. Its main manifestations are increased menstrual flow and abnormal menstrual cycle. In severe cases, it may also cause Uterus Intimal epithelial cell proliferation, etc. Gynecology disease . Especially emergency contraceptive pills, women over 40 years old cannot take them. Because one dose of emergency contraceptive pills is equivalent to 6 doses of short-acting contraceptive pills, it is more likely to cause estrogen level disorders.

  The reason why women who smoke reach the age of 35 earlier is because smoking can induce thrombosis, and contraceptive pills are hormonal drugs that can cause problems with fat and sugar metabolism in the body. Smoking and taking contraceptive pills will undoubtedly accelerate the occurrence of thrombosis. It is recommended that women who smoke use condoms or an IUD to prevent pregnancy.

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