Birth Control
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- The Patch
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- By: Tiara Long
- The patch is a patch that you wear on your skin on your upper arm, buttocks', lower abdomen, or your upper back.
- You get three patches for each month. You change your patch once a week for 3 weeks and on 4th week you take off your last patch and have your menstrual cycle.
- The patch releases the hormones' progestin and estrogen into your body to stop the ovaries from releasing eggs.
- Pros of The Patch
- If you forget to change your patch the day you typically do. You don't have to worry about it messing up your cycle or chances to prevent conception. This is because you still have a patch on from the previous week. You should change it as soon as possible if this does happen .
- Using the patch is very simple and only requires you to change it once a week which is easier than remember to take it every day at the same time.
- Cons of The Patch
- If you already have frequent headache often this birth control method is not recommended. A side affect of using the patch is that it can cause migraines.
- The protentional risk are higher in older adults.
- There is also the potentially risk of liver cancer, blood clots, heart attack, stroke, gallbladder disease, high blood pressure, and skin irritation.
- How to Obtain The Patch
- The patch requires a prescription from a doctor. You can make an appointment with your doctor of OBGYN and discus getting the patch as your birth control method.
- Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research. (2021, August 6). Birth control patch. Mayo Clinic. Retrieved February 13, 2022, from https://www.mayoclinic.org/tests-procedures/birth-control-patch/about/pac-20384553
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