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Has your contraceptive method ever failed during sexual relations? The morning after pill is a backup contraceptive to prevent pregnancy in these situations, and should not be used as primary contraception. But do you know what it is for or how it really works? Don't worry, from our gynecological center in Oviedo we will clarify all your doubts and explain everything you need to know about this emergency contraceptive pill, how to take it or what side effects its intake may bring. Remember that this pill can be purchased without a prescription but its use should be limited and restricted to specific emergency situations. What is the morning after pill and when should it be taken? The morning after pill , also known as the emergency contraceptive pill , is a hormonal solution composed of levonorgestrel or ulipristal acetate, which is responsible for delaying ovulation and hindering the implantation of the egg in the uterine wall, to prevent pregnancy . It is, therefore, an ur...

 It is an area of ​​gynecology that has been increasing in recent years and includes cosmetic surgery procedures and laser genital reconstruction. The goal: aesthetics + functionality = fullness The objective of gynecology is to solve all those aesthetic and functional problems in a woman's intimate area so that she can feel full and recover the quality of life that she had lost. Why has it been increasing? Today's woman lives longer but continues to seek a good quality of life, despite the different factors that contribute to the deterioration of her intimate area over the years. By factors we mean everything from trauma to weight changes, loss of estrogen due to menopause, natural aging of tissues... The use of laser in gynecology The use of intravaginal laser is effective to solve mild problems of incontinence, dryness or vaginal width. It works by repairing the woman's intimate area and leaving it in preconception conditions. It consists of an outpatient t...

Currently, the decision to become a mother has been delayed for different reasons, economic, professional, social and even health. In India, 30% of women have their first child at age 35, an age at which a woman's fertility begins to decrease; process that accelerates after 35. Chronological age, the ideal time in life, and biological age, the time when the eggs are of best quality, do not always coincide. Women's monthly fertility reduces from 8 to 3% between 35 and 38 years of age and the percentage of sterile women after 40 can exceed 50%. This change in family planning, along with other less frequent factors, causes one in five couples of childbearing age to resort to assisted reproduction treatments. Fortunately, we have techniques that allow us to preserve motherhood and allow women to decide the most appropriate time to become a mother. The Ovarian Reserve: Ovarian reserve is the number of eggs that the ovaries have at a given time. As the years go by, the qualit...