Contraception is an issue that has not only been topical for decades, but will continue to be so now and in the future. The methods of safe contraception have changed for the better over time. This is mainly because couples want to use safe contraception at certain stages of their lives, but do not want to jeopardize either the woman’s health or her future fertility.

What options are there for safe contraception?

The best-known contraceptives include hormonal methods, but also the IUD and the temperature method. More and more couples are looking for “gentle contraceptive methods” that do not restrict the woman’s fertility and physical health in the long term.

We have gathered comprehensive information for you and would like to tell you not only about conventional contraceptive methods, but also about the copper pearl ball.

What contraceptive methods are available for women?

In today’s topic, we are referring to the common, safe contraceptive methods for women. In this summary, we refer to sensible methods of contraception for women that work particularly effectively and efficiently without any noticeable physical impairment.

As a rule, most women want to use safe contraception for a certain period of time in order to give birth to healthy children as planned. We will give you an overview below so that you can make your own well-informed decision on how you can use sustainable contraception safely and without health consequences.

Why only think about condoms or the pill?

Statistically, most couples use condoms or the pill for contraception. The condom has the advantage that it not only protects against an unwanted pregnancy, but also against sexually transmitted diseases and the consequences of a partner’s medical experiments with possible changes in DNA or RNA.

The condom is available, inexpensive and easy to use. However, if there is a stable relationship in which all risks of a communicable disease are excluded, other, simple contraceptives are usually preferred.

What makes the copper bead ball so special?

Couples who are together permanently are usually looking for alternatives to be able to unite sexually at will, without having to plan for a special type of contraception in the course of sexual union.

Similar to taking the contraceptive pill, there are now variants that are safe and easy to use without couples having to think about which initiative to take before having sex. Although the pill is a convenient alternative for most women when it comes to safe contraception, it is not as safe and harmless as it is always made out to be.

The copper bead ball is a string of copper beads that is inserted vaginally into the uterus and deforms into a ball due to the thermal changes. Fixation in the uterus takes place without the use of hooks or other fastening options due to the “ball formation”.

What are the risks of taking the pill?

The pill massively interferes with the hormonal balance of women or girls without them really realizing the dangers. The pill usually increases progesterone levels in the female body so that it is “fooled” into thinking it is pregnant and no new eggs are produced.

This deceives the body into believing it is pregnant by increasing progesterone levels so that no more eggs capable of fertilization are produced. This effect can be achieved not only with the pill, but also with a hormonal coil (inserted in the uterus) or hormonal rods (inserted in the arm), the Nuva ring in the vaginal area (site-specific hormone release), these contraceptive methods have the disadvantage that, unlike the copper bead ball, they work with the help of the release of artificially produced hormones. Artificial hormones are not humanly identical, so they are not bindable (e.g. to the HGB globulin of the liver).

However, it is important that these contraceptive hormones are bindable in the body so that they can also have an effect on other parts of the body. Otherwise, only all receptors in the body are occupied (for progesterone/progestogens).

Because they bind to different cells in the body, these hormones prevent natural hormones from docking, which can lead to cell problems over time because natural hormones are prevented from docking.

What risks can artificial hormones cause?

Women who take artificial hormones for several years increase their risk of developing breast cancer (by a factor of between 15 and 25 percent when taking the pill).

The development of this type of cancer can sometimes take a very long time, e.g. between 15 and 20 years. In addition, there is a possible restriction of fertility, i.e. it is more difficult to become pregnant after stopping the pill.

The advantages of a copper bead ball

Much easier than the temperature method is the use of a copper bead ball, which is inserted by a gynecologist, because the body temperature does not have to be measured and recorded at the same time every day. Copper restricts the fertility of sperm.

It can be inserted into the uterus as a copper IUD or chain/bead ball. Copper prevents sperm from entering the uterus, but there is still no precise scientific evidence as to why this is the case.

Apparently, the copper ions deter sperm and limit their fertility. The effectiveness of this contraceptive method is not 100 percent, but it is comparable to the effectiveness of the pill, the condom, the IUD and the temperature measurement method.

Your gynecologist can explain to you in more detail whether the copper IUD or copper chain is best for you. The differences depend on the size. The copper bead ball is larger than the copper chain or spiral, the use of which depends on whether you have already had children or not.