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Which women should not take birth control pills

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Asked on:Mar 31, 2026 09:14 AM

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  • Hope Hope

    Mar 31, 2026

      Birth control pills are over-the-counter medicines and are sold in most pharmacies. However, because it is difficult for ordinary people to judge side effects and contraindications, it is best to stop using oral contraceptive pills for at least one month after taking them for six months.

      1. Women suffering from acute or chronic hepatitis and nephritis should not take it. Because contraceptive pills that enter the body are metabolized by the liver and excreted by the kidneys, if used by women with acute or chronic hepatitis and nephritis, it will increase the burden on the liver and kidneys.

      2. People with heart disease or poor cardiac function cannot use it. The estrogen in birth control pills can retain water, sodium and other substances in the body, which will increase the burden on the heart.

      3. Women with high blood pressure should not use it. A small number of women may experience elevated blood pressure after taking the medication.

      4. Women with hyperthyroidism should not use birth control pills until they are cured.

      5. People with diabetes and family history of diabetes should not use it. Since taking birth control pills may slightly increase blood sugar, causing latent diabetes to become overt, it is important for people with diabetes to female Will have adverse effects.

      6. Benign breast tumors, uterine fibroids And patients with various malignant tumors should not use it to avoid adverse effects on the tumors.

      7. Have suffered from vasoembolic disease in the past or present disease (such as cerebral thrombosis, myocardial infarction, vasculitis, etc.) cannot be used. The estrogen in birth control pills may increase blood coagulation and worsen cardiovascular disease.

      8. Suffering from chronic headaches, especially Migraine Women with vascular headaches and vascular headaches should not use it, otherwise the symptoms will be aggravated.

      9. It is best not to use it if you have had oligomenorrhea in the past. Long-term use of birth control pills can cause the endometrium to atrophy and reduce menstrual flow.

      10. Contraceptive pills can reduce milk secretion and reduce the quality of milk. They can also enter the milk and have adverse effects on nursing infants, so they should not be used by breastfeeding women.