Many people are using contraceptives to prevent pregnancies. There are many different types of contraceptive, each with its own audience. However, have you ever asked yourself whether these birth control pills pose any health dangers to you? Well, most women didn’t know that contraceptives have several health dangers.

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Here are five reasons you should never use contraceptives to prevent a pregnancy:

InfertilityContraceptives can make a woman infertile. Excessive or repeated use of a particular contraceptive will cause irritation to a woman’s uterine wall. This makes it lose its properties of receiving the fertilized ovum, thus it will be flushed out and this woman will not get pregnant.

Low sex desireContraceptives make a woman’s sex drive go down. The pills usually destroy the proteins responsible for keeping testosterone available in the body. With low levels or no testosterone in a woman’s body, her desire for sex will go down and it will also be difficult for this woman to achieve orgasm.

Heart diseasesExcessive use of pills could lead to a heart problem. This is due to the fact that continued use of a contraceptive will lead to a plague build-up in the arteries. Blood supply to the heart will be problematic hence the heart will strain in its functions making it to develop some other problems.

Yeast infectionContraceptives could lead to a yeast infection. They are known to destroy or make good bacteria in a woman’s body ineffective. This will lower the body’s immunity which makes it prone to yeast growth and other infections.

Risk of cancerAccording to some studies, repeated intake of contraceptives could lead to cervical and breast cancer. Most contraceptives have the ability of increasing the production of progesterone and estrogen. When in excess, the two makes the body prone to cancer.