A reproductive specialist dispelled myths about birth control pills

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Reproductive medicine doctor debunked the myth that long-term use of contraceptives by women pills can reduce ovarian reserve.

On her Facebook page, she noted that such a myth has been replaced by another, the opposite: birth control pills keep a reserve. However, she reminded that such drugs work by suppressing ovulation.

“The work of the ovary is arranged in such a way that simultaneously with the follicle that is pushed forward, before ovulation, every month about a thousand follicles are at a very early stage of their development atreses (dies),” the doctor wrote.

Thus, according to her, suppression of ovulation with pills preserves one egg, but does not preserve the rest.

“This is completely natural, because the ovary does not prepare follicles for potential ovulation in advance, as it happens in the usual natural rhythm. Moreover, our beloved anti-Mullerian hormone (AMG) will also be slightly less, for the same reasons. After all, it is produced by the “preparatory” pool of follicles that are hoping to emerge as leaders in the coming months,” the doctor noted.

According to her, usually the normal process of folliculogenesis is restored within 2-3 months.< /p>

“Nature doesn't like unnecessary unnecessary energy expenditure: you don't want to ovulate – it's your business, and I'll keep the resource for better times. However, it is not possible to keep it for a long time, because the life processes in the ovary are unceasing, just like the movement of the sun across the sky, and what is supposed to die according to higher orders will die regardless of our desire or contraceptive influence,” she said.

The doctor also emphasized that after the end of taking the pills, the recovery of ovulation and the appearance of the ovaries mostly happens quickly – modern contraceptives contain very modest doses of hormones.