New Type Of Birth Control Flagged By FDA & Other Issues
All types of birth controls increase the risk of blood clots, and the risk goes up immensely with age and lifestyle habits such as smoking, however the new pills on the market that have Drospirenone in them has the FDA concerned. Drospirenone which is a type of female sex hormone called a progestin, is used in some birth control pills that are marketed by Bayer, such as YAZ, and Yasmin. The FDA did an agency funded study of 800 thousand women which suggests that there was a risk with a 1.5-fold increase of blood clots for the women who use the birth control methods that contain Drospirenone.
How about progestin? Progestin is a synthetic hormone of progestogen. Progestins are used in birth controls by itself or with estrogens in order to suppress the ability to ovulate. Some popular forms of birth control with progestins are Depo-Provera, YAZ, and Ortho-Novum. There are eight kinds of progestin today which are usually classified by generation and the effects it has on a woman's body.
The progestins are: Norethindrone, Norethindrone Acetate, Norgestrel, Ethynodiol Diacetate, Norgestimate, Drospirenone, Desogestrel, and Levonorgestrel.
When it comes to women reproductive health rights, they have a plethora of different kinds of birth control and contraceptives to opt from. From sponges, IUD's, pills, and the latest being an ova ring. The problem with the medicated contraceptives is their long term use and the effects it may have after usage ceases for long periods of time. As well, there have been many instances where young women cease the use of medicated contraceptives in order to start a family only to have experienced initial miscarriages, horrible depression and mood swings, and changes in their weight.
When choosing a hormone based method of controlling pregnancy, it is important to get as much information as possible. Depo-Provera, for example, causes immense bone loss and almost 70% of women gain weight while using it. Other brands are known to prevent pregnancy well over a year after ceasing usage. Hormone controlled birth controls come in the forms of implants and monthly injections as well. When taking these, a woman must be committed to the fact that they typically last 3 to 6 months per injection or implant. With pill forms or vaginal insertions, a woman must be just as committed or else she can forget about taking them. Regardless of the type of reproductive control a woman opts for, she should be very healthy and weigh all of the risks before using methods that contain synthetic hormones.
