Volume 29, Issue 155, January 2025

Adverse effects of contraception: A general overview

Piotr Wasński^1♦, Natalia Dąbrowska¹, Dawid Kulczyński¹, Karolina Krzywicka², Aleksandra Litwin¹, Martyna Koszyk³, Paweł Nowocin¹, Zuzanna Kudas¹, Nikola Perchel¹, Paulina Kumięga¹

¹Medical University of Warsaw, Żwirki i Wigury 61, 02-091 Warsaw, Poland
²SPKSO Ophthalmic University Hospital in Warsaw, Józefa Sierakowskiego 13, 03-709 Warsaw, Poland
³Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University in Warsaw, Kazimierza Wóycickiego 1/3, 01-938 Warsaw, Poland

^♦Corresponding Author
Medical University of Warsaw, Żwirki i Wigury 61, 02-091 Warsaw, Poland

ABSTRACT

The following is a brief overview of the potential adverse effects related to hormonal, mechanical, and natural methods of contraception have been summarized from the findings of recent peer-reviewed studies. Hormonal contraceptive is the most effective methods of birth control, but they can also have side effects, such as changes in mood, fluctuations in weight, as well as increased risk of thromboembolic events. Just like intrauterine instruments, mechanical methods can lead to local irritation, infections or device displacement in rare cases. By comparing outcomes from varied contraceptive methods.

Keywords: Contraception, adverse effects, contraceptive methods

Medical Science, 2025, 29, e11ms3501

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.54905/disssi.v29i155.e11ms3501

Published: 12 January 2025