In the program "Without appointment", Jimmy Mohamed answered Monday the question of a listener who wondered if the natural means of contraception were effective.
The doctor warned of the risks of pregnancy and suggested other means of contraception than the pill.
Are natural contraceptive methods effective?
This is the question asked Monday by a listener of the program "Without appointment", on Europe 1. "I have been using the pill as a means of contraception for ten years but I wanted to stop taking hormones. I have heard about natural contraception, in particular temperature or the Ogino method (abstinence the days before or after ovulation) ", explains Alexandra.
"Natural means of contraception are a good way to get pregnant," warned Dr Jimmy Mohamed.
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99% efficiency for the IUD
"If you practice the withdrawal method, there is an efficiency of 78%. Regarding abstinence at the time of ovulation, the efficiency is 75%. For comparison, the IUD is is 99% efficient, "he then detailed.
The listener also wondered if taking the pill for many years could have harmful consequences.
“The numbers are a bit special. We know that when you take the pill, that is, when you combine estrogen and progesterone for more than ten years, you very slightly increase the risk of getting breast cancer. - after five years, uterine cancer increases a little. But besides that, a cohort of patients showed that more than ten years of treatment with a pill slightly reduced the risk of ovarian cancer, "replied Jimmy Mohamed.
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"The right method of contraception is the one you choose"
"There is no right or wrong method of contraception. The right method is the one you choose", also insisted the doctor, adding that it is possible to put an IUD even for women who did not have children.
This method of contraception is still not very widespread in France among young women.