Do Not Wear the Birth Control Patch on Your Breasts
The birth control patch is a dermal birth control product that prevents pregnancy by releasing hormones through the skin. The combined ingredients in a birth control patch are estrogens and progesterones, with a direct action on the ovulation. A woman will not ovulate while wearing the patch, which means that the spermatozoon will encounter no egg to fertilize. The birth control patch also acts by thickening the cervical mucus and thus preventing the sperm to reach the eggs.
The birth control patch has been designed starting from the monthly menstrual cycle. A birth control patch is put on the skin on the first day of the menstrual cycle, and it will have to be changed on the same day the following week. The period will appear on the fourth week, if you change and wear the patch for three weeks in a row. The birth control patch can be worn on the abdomen, the back, the upper arm, the torso, the buttocks but not on the breasts.
The birth control patch should not be used on red irritated skin, and when changes occur, it should not be placed on the exact same location. You may wear it while bathing or swimming without any problem, yet you should not remove to reposition it because it will lose stickiness and it will fall off easily. Do not apply the birth control patch over powder, lotions or makeup because it will lose stickiness. Plus, skincare products could prevent the passage of hormones through the skin.
For first time users, during the first seven days of usage require some supplementary birth control method. Moreover, there is no extended action and birth control after you discontinue usage. As for efficiency, it seems that the birth control patch is just as effective as the hormonal pill, if used correctly.
Among the possible side effects that accompany the use of the birth control patch we can mention irregular menstrual bleeding, headaches, dizziness, skin reactions because of the application, intolerance of contact lenses, mood changes and lots of others. If you weigh less than 90 kilograms, you can use the birth control patch in all confidence. For overweight women, the hormonal concentration may may not be enough.
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