Effect of Prolonged/wrong use of Postinor - 2

Postinor - 2 contains 750 micrograms of Levonorgestrel and other ingredients like Gelatin, Talc and Potato Starch. Although Postinor-2 is effective, it is an emergency contraceptive.

 When used within 72 hours of unprotected sex, it helps reduce the chances of being pregnant. Many young ladies make it arbitrary to use Postinor-2 anytime they feel like; making it an everyday pill. This drug isn’t made as a regular method of contraception contrary to the way it’s been abused. Postinor-2 is estimated to be about 80% effective. The effectiveness of this drug is dependent on the time of usage. It is believed that Postinor-2 will prevent about 95% of expected pregnancies when taken within the first 24 hours of having unprotected sex. The percentage reduces when this contraceptive is taken between 48-72 hours of unprotected intercourse. There are lots of risks associated with the constant use of this drug; just like the abuse of any other drug. Most ladies are naïve; consuming the pills in clinically unsafe ways. They use these drugs without knowing the way it interacts with the body system forgetting people react to drugs in different ways.

Read below some dangers attached to the use and abuse of Postinor-2

Contracting Diseases

For Postinor-2 to have been used in the first instance, it means the intercourse was without protection; putting the lady as well as the man at risk of contracting sexually transmitted diseases. Postinor-2 is only a contraceptive; an immediate preventive measure of reducing the chances of getting pregnant. As effective as this pill is, it doesn’t prevent one from being infected with viral diseases. While a condom may look like a major inconvenience and a fun killer for many, it would do two things; protect one from sexually transmitted diseases and prevent pregnancy.

Spotting and Bleeding

 Most medicines have side effects. Some may not be serious while others may be severe. Postinor-2 could cause spotting and bleeding when used excessively. Some ladies bleed for days upon use of the contraceptive while some simply see blood stains. This bleeding is quite different from the normal monthly flow; some ladies still see their period at the normal time or a date later than normal. When this happens, medical attention should be sought.

Drug Interaction

 Certain drugs inhibit the effectiveness of Postinor-2 as a contraceptive. This drug should be carefully used in people who have certain health conditions. The contraceptive’s effectiveness could be reduced when patients on medications for asthma, epilepsy, renal impairment, diabetes mellitus, heart failure, depression, hypertension, thromboembolic diseases use this pill. The use of this drug with other medications treating these conditions could lead to serious complications. The use of this pill has been reported to have caused weight gain in some women.

 High Risk Of Infertility

Ladies often use Postinor-2 wrongly; using more than a tablet at once, combining the pills with other drugs, and consuming more than twelve pills in a month. Prolonged use of this emergency contraceptive could cause a woman’s monthly period to seize indefinitely or become irregular. The chance of becoming pregnant with an irregular or non-flowing period is slim or close to zero. It also could cause a shift in the ovulation cycle, destroy the womb and cause infertility at the long run.