Is wearing a contraceptive ring harmful to the body? Women should pay attention to these 7 points after removing the IUD

Many women nowadays use contraception when they don't want to have children. Wearing a contraceptive ring is the safest method, do you know? Contraceptive rings have side effects in addition to their usefulness. So what are the side effects of contraceptive rings? What are the precautions for ring removal? Let's take a look.

What are the side effects of contraceptive rings?

After 3-4 days of IUD insertion, most women experience slight bleeding. This is because the contraceptive ring acts as a foreign object, stimulating the uterus to contract and causing friction between the contraceptive ring and the endometrium to cause bleeding. When wearing the ring, there are also women who have scraped the endometrium of the cervix or endometrium and caused bleeding. Most women who do not need treatment and do not cure within one week after IUD insertion have less bleeding.

The increase in menstrual flow occurs in the early stages of IUD, especially in the first three months. Some women may experience varying degrees of increase in menstrual flow, prolonged periods, or irregular bleeding. This is mainly due to friction between the contraceptive ring and the endometrium when the endometrium falls off, causing endometrial damage. Generally speaking, it will naturally improve after three months.

After lower abdominal pain or low back pain is administered, a few women may experience this feeling, mainly because some people's uterus is sensitive to the contraceptive ring and is considered an intruder, causing uterine contractions and causing mild lower abdominal pain or low back pain. After short-term adaptation, symptoms can disappear on their own.

If a contraceptive ring with a tail line is installed to increase vaginal discharge, due to the long-term contact and friction stimulation of the tail line on the cervical membrane, cervical secretions will significantly increase, leading to an increase in vaginal discharge. Similarly, a contraceptive ring without a tail line can also act as a foreign object, stimulating the endometrium and increasing secretion. After a period of time, the endometrial tissue fully adapts, and the vaginal discharge naturally decreases. If not long after the IUD is installed, not only does the number of vaginal discharge increase significantly, but also yellow purulent vaginal discharge appears, accompanied by systemic fever, lower abdominal pain, and other untimely conditions, it is likely that infection has occurred and timely medical attention is needed.

Precautions for using an intrauterine device

1. Pay attention to supplementing nutrition. After releasing the ring, it is necessary to pay attention to dietary adjustments and increase nutrition appropriately, especially by eating foods rich in iron, such as lean meat, pig liver, pork waist, eggs, etc., eating more soy products, increasing vegetables and fresh fruits.

2. Take appropriate rest and avoid excessive physical labor. Generally, after the IUD is placed, rest for 1-2 days, and do not engage in heavy physical labor for a week to avoid shedding and bleeding.