The use of morning after pill raises the risk of an ectopic pregnancy. In such a pregnancy, the embryo gets lodged in the fallopian tubes rather than the womb. If you are using morning after pills, the pregnancy can remain undetected. This is because the symptoms of ectopic pregnancy are similar to the side effects of the pills: nausea and abdominal pain. If remain undetected for a long time, it can prove to be fatal.
Majority of women can use the morning after pill, including those, who have a past history of breast cancer, or are more than 35 years of age and were advised on not to consume birth control pills on regular basis. However, it is advisable that women who have severe liver diseases or are suffering from porphyria should refrain from taking morning after pill. In addition, the morning after pill does not work for pregnant women.
These pills were discovered in the 1980s through a steroid hormone, which was similar to progesterone, a female hormone. The steroid was named as mifepristone and its sole purpose was to abort an early chance of pregnancy. However, it faced severe criticism and wrath from several pro-life activists and organizations. Abortion pills are designed to abort pregnancy within the first seven weeks. Due to its non-surgical abortion traits, it is considered safe.
The first type of morning after pill contains a female hormone known as progestin. These pills can reduce your pregnancy risk by 87%. These progestin only pills have significantly lesser side effects than ‘combination pills’. However, they can cause some irregular bleeding and mood swings.
These emergency birth control pills have many short term and long-term side effects. If used frequently, they can take a toll on a woman’s health. The common side effects include nausea, vomiting, dizziness, diarrhea and irregular periods. It increases the risk of an ectopic pregnancy, which can even cause death.
The common side effects of morning after pills are the same as those of ectopic pregnancy. In such a pregnancy, the embryo gets stuck in the fallopian tubes rather than the womb. Women, who are not under medical supervision, may confuse the abdominal pain and nausea of ectopic pregnancy with the side effects. Moreover, studies have shown that the use of some emergency contraceptive pills increases the risk of ectopic pregnancy.
Emergency contraception (also known as the morning-after pill) is an emergency method to prevent pregnancy. It consists of a high dose of a hormone similar to that produced by women in the ovaries. It acts at various levels with the intend of prevent pregnancy.It can act by inhibiting ovulation; hampering the fertilization of an egg by the sperm; and in case that fertilization takes place, preventing the implantation of the embryo in the womb.