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Efek samping yang mungkin timbul dari pil KB
Obat kontrasepsi oral memang dirasa cukup efektif untuk mencegah atau menunda kehamilan, namun tahukah Anda ada berbagai efek samping yang ditimbulkan ketika mengonsumsi pil KB.
1. More blood spots or longer periods
Nearly 50% of people who use birth control pills, expel blood or blood spots from their vagina outside the usual menstrual schedule. At least this will occur in the first 3 months of using PK pills.
2. Feelings of nausea appear
Some people experience mild symptoms of nausea, but maybe some other people experience moderate levels of nausea, when taking birth control pills. These side effects usually occur for a short period of time.
3. Pain in the breast
Consumption of birth control pills can cause enlarged breasts or even pain in the breast. This effect occurs in the first weeks after taking the pill and will disappear after that. Reducing foods or drinks that contain caffeine and sugar, and using the right size bra, can relieve the symptoms of breast pain that you feel.
4. Headaches or migraines
Unbalanced levels of hormones related to the reproductive system, such as estrogen and progesterone, can cause symptoms of headaches and migraines. Therefore, taking birth control pills with different types and doses will cause different levels of headaches. Some studies suggest that birth control pills with low hormone levels reduce the risk of headache symptoms.
5. Weight gain
Until now there is no strong scientific evidence that shows consumption of birth control pills can make weight gain. Even so, some women who take birth control pills say that they have edema (swelling due to retention of fluid in the body) in the breast and hips. Estrogen contained in birth control pills can also affect fat cells. The effect is that it makes fat cells bigger than the previous size, but does not make cells multiply.
6. Mood often changes
Research conducted on 90 women conducted in 2015, found that the use of birth control pills associated with thinning of the brain part of the orbitofrontal cortex and cingulate cortex which is part of the brain associated with cognitive function, as a recipient of stimulus, and response. Researchers from the study said, moods can change due to thinning in parts of the brain.
7. Lower or increase arousal
Because it contains estrogen and progesterone, birth control pills can affect women's sexual arousal. For some people birth control pills can reduce arousal, while for some others consumption of this drug can actually increase sexual desire.
8. Leucorrhoea
For some people who experience vaginal discharge from taking birth control pills, this can increase or decrease lubrication in the vagina and affect sexual arousal. Leucorrhoea symptoms are usually not dangerous and last for a short time.