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- The first period after stopping oral contraception is often late.
- If a woman has had an oestrogen dependent tumour (e.g., breast cancer) pills
containing oestrogens are contraindicated. - Vaginal candidiasis––whitish, chalky discharge; not foul smelling.
- Chloasma––facial pigmentation like that sometimes seen in pregnancy, ie.
darkening of the face. - Migraine headaches may occur.
- Psychological effects are difficult to assess. Depression is sometimes attributed to
the pill, but seldom with much evidence. Fear of the pill is common because of
unbalanced newspaper reports of its risks.
Despite this long list of possible side effects it should be realized that millions of women
throughout the world are using the pill without any trouble.
(b) InjectablesThis is similar to the pill. The woman is given an injection once in two or three months.- The Intrauterine Contraceptive Device (IUCD)
The IUCD, also called the loop, is a soft flexible plastic loop which may be inserted by a
physician. Attached to the IUCD is a firm nylon thread which protrudes from the cervix into the
vagina about one inch. The woman can touch this thread to be certain that the IUCD is in the
proper place. Later this thread is used to remove the IUCD.
There is some uncertainty as to how the IUCD works. It is generally recognized to be
dependent upon the foreign body reaction which is produced by its presence in the uterus.^6
NB: This form of contraceptive is not recommended by the church as we believe it causes the
abortion of a two or three-day-old pregnancy.