Contraceptive Methods

What we handle

• **Birth control pills**, with prior assessment of whether they suit you
• **Contraceptive injection**
• Guidance on other methods and which one fits your case
• [Subdermal implant removal](/services/extraccion-implantes)

What gets assessed before prescribing

Not every method suits everyone. Before recommending, we review your blood pressure, whether you smoke and your age, migraines with aura, a history of clots, and whether you are breastfeeding. Some of those rule out estrogen-containing methods, and it is better to know beforehand.

The most common question

"Which one is best?" The honest answer is that the best one is **the one you will actually use properly**. A pill forgotten three times a month protects less than an injection given on schedule. In the visit we talk about your real routine, not the ideal one.

Effects and adjustments

The first few months can bring irregular bleeding or mild changes; it usually settles. If it does not settle or it does not agree with you, **it gets changed**: nobody should put up with a method that is not working.

Worth stating plainly

No hormonal contraceptive protects against sexually transmitted infections. For that, condoms and [STD testing](/services/enfermedades-transmision-sexual).