The birth control ring that was forgotten in the mother's body, it was time to take it out

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Recently, a blogger shared his experience of using a birth control ring on the online platform and then taking it out due to pregnancy, which triggered a heated discussion among netizens.

On the one hand, many netizens said, "Now there are still people who use birth control rings" and "Stop promoting birth control rings, next time pick up condom ads."

On the other hand, the reporter also found that many netizens did not know that the birth control ring also had a "service" period.

Nowadays, with the advent of various contraceptive methods, birth control ring has become a term with a sense of age. However, the birth control ring has not completely disappeared, but has only been forgotten in some women's bodies. These overuse of birth control rings pose a potential threat to women's physical health. What are the risks of placing birth control rings? To this end, the reporter interviewed relevant experts.

The birth control ring that is forgotten in the body has not disappeared

The reporter's random interview on the street found that many young women believe that "the birth control ring is very harmful to women's bodies." "That's an outdated contraceptive method of the older generation, isn't it obsolete now?" "The sheung Wan is too painful, I dare not go up." Older women said that they "forgot that there is a birth control ring in the body", or think that "it is already menopausal, and it is okay not to take it" and "afraid that taking the ring will harm the body".

In the era of family planning, women of childbearing age in China generally achieved the purpose of contraception by placing birth control rings. With the change of fertility policy and contraceptive concept, more and more young people have begun to choose more flexible contraceptives such as contraceptives and condoms, and the birth control ring seems to have been forgotten by everyone and has become a term with a sense of age.

However, the birth control rings of that year did not disappear, they still remain in some women. In the past, due to problems such as medical level limitations, many women did not know that the birth control ring also had a service life, and even did not know that the birth control ring still needed to be taken out.

In recent years, after holding a series of themed exhibitions related to birth control rings and popular science, the issue of birth control rings has entered the public domain. Young women suddenly realized that the metal ring that they thought was distant might still remain in their mother's body, in the womb where they had conceived them.

The reporter saw that a topic of "taking the mother to the ring" was launched on the Internet, and the number of views reached 24.452 million. Many people shared the experience of taking the ring with their mothers here, and a netizen said that her mother has been menopausal for four or five years, but she has not done the ring removal surgery. After accompanying her mother to the hospital for relevant examinations, she found that the birth control ring was not displaced or embedded, and after about 10 minutes of surgery, the birth control ring left in the mother's body was smoothly removed.

But at the same time, some netizens mentioned that many mothers are reluctant to take the initiative to mention this matter, even if their children ask, they will use a "don't worry" to cover it up.

Birth control rings that have exceeded the "service" period should be removed in time

Zhou Yanyan, deputy director of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology of Henan Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, told reporters that the effective placement period of different types of birth control rings is also different, mostly between 5 and 10 years. The use of birth control rings for overtime not only greatly reduces the contraceptive effect, but also some material birth control rings are placed in the uterine cavity for a long time, which may cause problems such as aging and fracture of the material. Many postmenopausal women actually have no need for contraception, but they still do not have a ring, and long-term delay will only increase the difficulty and safety risks of ring retrieval.

"Most women will have menopause when they are 45 to 55 years old, slowly stop ovulating, the probability of pregnancy is greatly reduced, and the birth control ring will not play much use." At the same time, the uterus also began to shrink slowly, and the birth control ring could easily shift to the uterine muscle layer, and even floated in the pelvic abdominal cavity outside the uterus, causing damage to the female body. Zhou Yanyan said.

After menopause, the secretion of estrogen in the body decreases, the uterus atrophises, and the cervical orifice shrinks. A properly sized birth control ring may be embedded in the uterine wall, which can make it relatively difficult to get the ring and may increase pain and bleeding when the ring is taken. "If a woman has not removed the birth control ring after menopause, it is recommended to remove it within 1 year. However, if menopause has been more than 1 year, it is recommended to go to the hospital as soon as possible to check the situation. Don't skip it because you're afraid, the sooner you take it, the simpler it is, and the fewer complications it may cause. If the birth control ring is not removed on time, in addition to causing pain to the body, it may also affect the diagnosis and treatment of the disease. Zhou Yanyan reminded.

Wang Yingfang, director of the gynecological family planning sub-specialty of Henan Provincial People's Hospital, introduced that ring extraction surgery belongs to gynecological minor surgery, and under the smooth operation, the general local anesthesia can be completed in about 5 minutes, and there will be no obvious pain.

"After taking the ring, you need to rest appropriately, and some special circumstances can take a proper rest for 2 to 3 days, eat less spicy, raw and cold and other irritating foods, and can eat more foods with blood tonic effects, such as guiyuan, red dates, etc." Do not start too early on for heavy physical labor or strenuous exercise. Zhou Yanyan reminded.

In addition, after taking the ring, the secretion will increase, you can rinse the private parts with water every day, wear cotton breathable underwear, and pay attention to the hygiene of the private parts. If the amount of bleeding is excessive or the bleeding time is long, please go to a regular hospital in time.

Contraceptive modalities are not the best but only the most appropriate

Wang Yingfang introduced that the scientific name of the birth control ring is "intrauterine device", and the current use is mainly copper-containing IUD and medicine-containing intrauterine device. Copper-containing IUD in the body to continuously release copper ions with strong anti-fertility ability, there are T-shaped, V-shaped, uterine-shaped and other forms, drug-containing IUD is mainly divided into progestin-containing IUD and indomethacin-containing intrauterine IUD.

"The contraceptive mechanism of IUD is very complex, mainly the tissue response of local tissues to foreign bodies, affecting the implantation of fertilized eggs, so as to achieve the purpose of contraception." Wang Yingfang preached.

Women without contraindications in the reproductive period can use IUD, which does not inhibit ovulation, does not affect the female endocrine system, and thus avoids the adverse effects of general drug contraception. Not surprisingly, through a single insertion, effective contraception can be used for 5 to 10 years.

Although the contraceptive effect of the birth control ring is more than 90%, it can not be taken lightly, and there have been cases of pregnancy after the birth control ring is placed.

"If you want to restore fertility, removing the birth control ring does not require tubal or vasectomy reversal surgery compared to ligation." Wang Yingfang told reporters.

Wang Yingfang reminded that a small number of people will have side effects such as drip bleeding, increased vaginal discharge, waist pain and abdominal pain after placing the birth control ring, which generally do not need to be treated, and will gradually recover from 3 months to 6 months after the upper ring surgery. If there are complications that have a greater impact on daily life after the upper ring and have not improved, they should be removed in time.

Nowadays, there are more and more contraceptive options available, and there is no best contraceptive method, only the most appropriate. It should be known that contraception is not a one-man affair and needs to be borne by both men and women.