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 no egg will be released in the uterus and the sperm will encounter nothing to fertilize. The birth control patch also changes the consistency of the cervical mucus, thickening it and thus making it difficult for the sperm to get to the egg.
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.
Do not always place the birth control patch on the same skin area as the previous one, and never use it on irritated skin. 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. The stickiness also drops if you wear the birth control patch over makeup, powder and body lotions. Plus, skincare products could prevent the absorption 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, if used correctly, the birth control patch provides the same efficiency level a hormonal pills.
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. Sexually active young women are the perfect candidates for the use of this birth control method, but only if they weigh less than 90 kilograms. For overweight women, the hormonal concentration may may not be enough.
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