The desire to increase the menstrual cycle often occurs in summer, when will the next vacation, especially if it is carried out at sea. Women who take hormonal contraceptives, can afford it and push the next menstrual period for 21 days.

How to increase the menstrual cycle: hormonal contraceptives

The mechanism of action of hormonal contraceptives is that they inhibit the first and second phase of the menstrual cycle The phases of the menstrual cycle failures unacceptable . During the first phase of ovarian oocyte maturation occurs under the action of pituitary follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH). At the same time, and FSH stimulates the production of female sex hormones in the maturing egg follicles. Between FSH and estrogen there is a complex interaction (feedback): FSH stimulates the production of estrogen, but estrogen (if they are getting too much) suppress the production of FSH. This mechanism of action and built hormonal contraceptives that include synthetic analogs of female sex hormones estrogen and progesterone.

During the first phase of the menstrual cycle under the influence of synthetic estrogens decreases FSH, resulting ovum not matures and is not released from the ovary. Exit egg from the ovary is also hampered by the fact that a synthetic analogue of progesterone reduces the pituitary luteinizing hormone (LH). It LH, the amount of which in the normal menstrual cycle The normal menstrual cycle: the main feature of women's health   increases the day before ovulation, promotes that breaks the egg follicle and released from the ovary. The absence of the egg makes pregnancy impossible.

In addition, under the influence of a large amount of hormone thickens and becomes impervious to sperm mucus of the cervical canal and lining of the uterus acquires properties that do not allow the embryo to attach to it.

While taking synthetic analogues of female sex hormones normally occur regularly menstrualnopodobnye bleeding that mimic normal menstrual period.

Effect of extension of the menstrual cycle contraceptive effect

All together it creates a very high contraceptive effect. Thus with the help of synthetic hormonal contraceptives own suppressed hormonal women, the egg does not mature and menstruation can occur only after the termination of their admission. In fact it is not menstruating and menstrualnopodobnoe bleeding associated with the fact that the mucous membrane of the uterus stopped receiving hormonal support, it decreased the number of blood vessels, and its rejection occurred, accompanied by bleeding. All modern contraceptives are available for 21 or 28 tablets. If the tablet 21, then take them every day at the same time, and as soon as the package is complete, make a seven-day break. If the tablet 28, then break for menstrualnopodobnoe bleeding do not need to, since the last 7 pills contain hormones do not.

Combinations of contraceptive hormones in modern characterized minimum side effects and good tolerability due to the high selectivity of analogues of progesterone.

Preparations in this series also help to reduce the greasiness of the skin and seborrhea Seborrhea - treatment is not complicated, but mandatory , Reduction in the blood levels of male sex hormones and have a positive effect on lipid metabolism.

Mersilon and prolongation of the menstrual cycle

Most modern hormonal contraceptives have instructions detailed explanation of how to prolong the menstrual cycle if necessary. This stipulates that to extend it without harm to health only once. An example of a hormonal contraceptive, which can delay the onset of menstruation is Mersilon.

The instructions to Mersilon said that in order to delay the onset of menstruation, women are encouraged to continue hormonal contraceptives from a new package, do not break. At the request deadline may be extended until the end of the reception of the second package, and then make a mandatory seven-day break. At the same time during the second year of taking the pills, you may receive a sudden heavy bleeding or spotting. Regular use of a contraceptive is resumed after the usual week break.

Sometimes women need to move the start of menstruation to another day of the week. And provided such an opportunity: you just need to reduce the regular tablet-free interval to the desired number of days. But at the same time, the shorter the interval, the higher the risk that a woman will not have menstrualnopodobnoe secretions, and appeared suddenly heavy bleeding or spotting while taking the pills.

Excessive use of this method of increasing the menstrual cycle is not necessary, but if it is not carried out so often, it is considered safe enough.

Galina Romanenko

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