Data indicate that 97% of women eat indiscriminantly contraceptives

Data indicate that 97% of women eat indiscriminantly contraceptives(2010-01-20 18:39:15)
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"Women, in fact, need a lot of protection, some of the protection he can give you some protection, × × it can be done ... ..." For the majority of Chinese people, this ad has been in the CCTV-channel, movie channels such as broadcast turns for the now familiar people. This is the first domestic sales, but also China's first listing of an emergency contraceptive ads. However, such drugs are not as hot as their propaganda, "three minutes, easy to solve your worry of unwanted pregnancies." There data indicate that, as a result of artificial contraception unsuccessful stream output has increased steadily in recent years. Shanghai on the 10 hospitals carried out by about abortion survey found that 13% of unwanted pregnancies, caused by the failure of emergency contraception. Chinese Medical Association, director of family planning, credit, member of Shanghai Family Planning Research Institute, director of Clinical Research and Training Center Professor Cheng Linan told "Life Times" reporter, a considerable part of the women's emergency contraception because of side effects of lack of understanding, and thus long-term, a large number of taking, resulting in reduced efficacy, menstrual disorders, and even amenorrhea. The use of emergency contraception, has come to the point where strict management.

　　Omnipresent ads mislead consumers

"Emergency contraception" on the CCTV advertising, this matter has been seen in a few years ago to increase women's contraceptive knowledge and an enlightened move. But now, this reporter found that follow-up in the streets, from the sixties and seventies-year-old Grandpa, Aunt, down to the 20-year-old woman, have seen the ad. Young people feel that "The ad looks good, is not explicit"; But Grandpa, Aunt were a bit worried: "They are also no matter how good drug to see more young people will not blindly eat them?"

In fact, in addition to television advertising outside the emergency contraception propaganda has reached all-pervasive level. Chongqing University graduate male dormitory, the words "first choice for young people to carry emergency contraception," the ad paper were stuffed into crack in a door. As early as in 2002, including the Sichuan Normal University, UESTC, Sichuan University (West Campus), Kawaoto other nine colleges and universities, including a hospital or clinic door, he has erected 18 tall, eye-catching advertising light box for emergency contraception . TAXI people in Beijing's taxi, there are also emergency contraception once posted the ad.

Omnipresent ads for emergency contraception so that many women believe that birth control pills is only one, that is urgent, 22-year-old Xiao Meng is a typical example. Reporter met her, Xiao Meng was in Beijing Maternity Hospital's family planning subjects outside the consulting room, waiting for their third abortion. "This drug just after eating one, convenient, and cheap, our unit are eating a lot of Little Sisters." With the measure would also talk about why the pregnancy, small Menglian said he did not want to understand how the advertisement claims The "easy to resolve their problem," until his body had not come true? Like I do not know, like Xiao Meng long-term and short-acting contraceptives are, only emergency contraception as a regular method of contraception of women a minority. Sina for the number of females in 4000 conducted a survey of contraceptive knowledge, more than 40% of women a year will use emergency contraception more than once; nearly 13% of women use it as regular contraception. Caused by market research firm Shanghai Alliance Pharmaceutical retail market in 2004 in the monitoring data show that oral contraceptives, emergency contraception pills in all of the sales, accounting for 2 / 3. That year, a brand of emergency contraception, sold more than 30 million boxes, sales of 1.5 billion, so even the manufacturers also unexpected sales.

　　 97% of the women in the disorder medication

As a non-prescription drugs, emergency contraceptives are sold in all major pharmacies, in order to buy very convenient. This reporter learned that, with the arrival of a series of festivals, the major peak of pharmacy sales of emergency contraception is also coming along. Area Beijing Tuan Jie Hu Jia Tong chain pharmacies do the staff told reporters during the annual winter and summer vacations, statutory holiday, Christmas and Valentine's Day, after sales of emergency contraception will increase rapidly. "Every year on February 15, to buy emergency contraception did not cut off people from morning to night, usually daily sales of less than 10 boxes of medicine, which can sell forty to fifty boxes a day." Beijing Tong Ren Tang drugstore data provided by show that an annual Valentine's Festival, sales of emergency contraception have increased by 50% than usual. "To buy medicine are mostly young women, many of which one can tell a student."

Shanghai Family Planning Scientific Research Institute researcher Jun-Qing Wu pointed out that the hot-selling emergency contraception There are three reasons: First of all, as a non-prescription drugs, it is too easy to obtain, countries do not have a specific management system. Second, the pharmacy pharmacists lack the necessary training, did not and can not explain its features to consumers and side effects. National Population and Family Planning Research Institute for the survey found that 97% of emergency contraception failure of women in the purchase of drugs, did not get the correct use of guidance; only 9% of the pharmacists know that oral contraceptives for emergency contraception and the general distinction between. "I have loaded into a customer, went to 10 pharmacies, each time to buy emergency contraception. To my surprise, there is no one salesperson told me that detailed information, including how to use and side effects." Jun-Qing Wu said. Finally, manufacturers misleading propaganda. All the ads on emergency contraception, are emphasizing the use of an easy and effective, but for taking the frequency and duration, over-use may cause side effects, most of the drugs and the instructions on the packaging are not reminded. In fact, emergency contraception on the market, the combined domestic and imported no less than 10, some experts pointed out that three or four months before they are about to be excreted through the body, so taking a year can not exceed three times a month can not be more than twice. "TV ad which said, '72 hours' emergency contraception, in fact, refers to the sex life must be taken within 72 hours after taking the later, the effect worse; but many women think that as long as the medication within 72 hours of their sexuality, would not be pregnant. Clinically, because of accidental pregnancy, medication errors are many girls. "credits the Chinese Medical Association, former chairman of the Family Planning, Beijing Union Medical College Hospital director Dr. Guang-Sheng Fan said Obstetrics and Gynecology.



　　Hazard: ranging from amenorrhea, while in Infertility

Beijing Maternity Hospital gynecology outpatient waiting room, 45 journalists have encountered 20-year-old Gangchu head of women. A young age, they are already the same as the menopausal women had amenorrhea. The reason is a two years ago, they began to regularly eat an emergency contraceptive. "Start a month will continue to hemorrhage, are not quite sure of the menstrual cycle; half a year later, menstruation does not come." One woman told reporters. Guang-Sheng Fan pointed out that emergency contraception itself, its side effects include nausea, vomiting and menstrual disorders, but if the long-term blindness, taking a large number of consequences will be extremely bad. Emergency contraceptives containing high-dose progesterone, long-term use can inhibit ovulation, so that women gain weight, increase the risk of thrombosis and migraine headaches. In particular, 20-year-old young man, hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal not yet fully developed, the normal menstrual cycle is not established, large doses will cause amenorrhea, but also may result in premature ovarian failure.

In addition, the National Population and Family Planning Commission of nearly 600 scientific research institutes "girl mothers," the survey shows that the average age of pregnant women is 17 years old, of which 21% had used emergency contraception, but the failure rate was 81%. "Emergency contraceptives are effective in about 85%, lower than short-acting oral contraceptives, 99% and 95% of condoms, and the frequent use of the number of short-term more efficient and lower." Guang-Sheng Fan told reporters that repeated, long-term use emergency contraception is very easy to unexpected pregnancy. The more the flow of people, the greater the harm, ranging from injury cervix, endometrium and myometrium, while in the loss of fertility.

　Are not allowed to sell abroad, casual

Internationally, different countries, the attitude towards emergency contraception are also different, but the common point is to be under the guidance of a doctor or pharmacist to use, and only as a remedial, certainly not become mainstream medicine. For example in Germany, South Korea and Japan, in addition to holding a prescription to purchase outside of Japan simply does not allow pharmacy sales, there is a need for women to be on the hospital. In France, emergency contraception stage a non-prescription medicines, but advertising before by the French Health Products Safety and Health Committee to review. Declared ads, not only to provide "ready to display or where the note where the sale of medicines", but also clearly are targeting, that is what people and businesses ready to sell. If the public health hazard, there is cheating and so on, the relevant departments will immediately withdraw the right ads. In 2007, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to emergency contraception from prescription drugs to non-prescription drugs, had caused no small controversy. The result is to take strict, scientific way of selling: pharmacies must be equipped with the professional pharmacists and health advisers, and only their presence, women can only direct purchase emergency contraception without a prescription; procuring medicines before the pharmacist will first try to understand women's menstrual cycle, sex time of occurrence, to a preliminary assessment of whether pregnant; then they will clearly informed of the potential side effects of such drugs to remind women should pay attention to the use of conventional tools contraception; drugs sold in 1 week, the pharmacist will conduct telephone follow in order to determine if there are side effects of women; 3 weeks later, but also re-call to confirm, if we find women's menstrual cramps yet, you are prompted her pregnancy test.

"In China, the whole community instant success, exactly in line with the social emergency contraception trends and people's needs." Cheng Li-nan said. Also in the industry have pointed out that relevant departments of false medical advertising and celebrity medical advertisements supervision are great, but emergency contraception such as the drug when the consumer advocacy, drug side-effects avoided advertising, supervision is not enough. "At present, suggested that the first emergency contraceptive management, serving as prescription drug sales at the same time to speed up the training of pharmacists; few years later, and all other pharmacists be able to carry out regular contraceptive consultation, and then it is to restore a non-prescription drugs." Jun-Qing Wu stressed. Cheng Linan finally added that if the women have taken emergency contraception, we should note: If vomiting after taking the drug should be completed within two hours of a drug; eat a few crackers, drink milk to avoid vomiting. Excessive, over-frequent medication led to amenorrhea or spotting more than 10 days will be required to timely treatment. Family history of thrombosis, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, breast cancer patients, post-partum women and breast-feeding within six months pregnant woman, it is best used with caution or disable this drug