What do your eyes reveal?
April 2024
Hypertension and diabetes are among the main causes of death, due to chronic degenerative diseases, in the female and male population of the country; However, this situation is complicated for women of childbearing age because they are unaware that some contraceptive methods can complicate their health status.
In accordance with Rivas López, gynecologist-obstetrician and reproductive biologist at the Hospital Angeles del Pedregal, Patients with hypertension or diabetes should avoid the use of estrogen-based contraceptives because they can cause the following damage:
1. Increases the risk of thrombosis or clots.
2. Lesion in capillaries
3. Blood circulation problems.
4. Progress in kidney damage or increase in blood pressure.
The specialist Rivas, indicates that the contraceptive methods recommended for women suffering from these diseases are the following:
1. Implant.
2. Copper device
3. Barrier preservatives: condom.
Figures of the National Survey of Health and Nutrition They indicate that 66% of the female population did not use any contraceptive method in the first sexual intercourse. In addition to this age to start sexual life has decreased, currently is 15 to 17 years.
Rivas recommends that before the first intimate encounter and throughout the childbearing age, studies should be conducted, this in order to detect diseases such as diabetes or hypertension and thus be able to prescribe the most appropriate contraceptive. What are you waiting for, take care and love yourself!