Relation to medication
The contraceptive, popularly known as “the pill”, works by preventing ovulation. Therefore, pain in the ovaries under the pill is usually not caused by ovulation. On the contrary, taking the pill is believed to relieve menstrual pain.If pain occurs despite the pill, errors in taking the pill may have caused ovulation, which in many women causes pain in the abdomen.
Forgotten or irregularly taken pills can cause such a situation. Under special intake regimes the pain can also be caused by long-term use of the hormone preparations. Then painful intermittent bleeding can occur.
If the pain occurs over a longer period of time or to an unacceptable extent, a doctor should be consulted. The morning-after pill is an emergency contraceptive which significantly reduces the probability of an unwanted pregnancy after unprotected sexual intercourse. Depending on the preparation, the emergency contraceptive pill can be taken up to 3-5 days after intercourse.
As a side effect of the morning-after pill, however, it is also known that it can lead to pain in the abdomen and ovaries. This pain in the ovaries can be very similar to menstrual pain and can be of a cramping nature. This is because the morning-after pill gives relatively high doses of hormones which interfere with the sensitive hormone balance.
In addition to the pain, nausea and vomiting often occur after taking the morning-after pill. However, the pain should not last much longer than one to three days. If the pain in the ovaries lasts longer, a visit to a specialist should follow.
The doctor can also advise you on what to look out for in the emergency contraceptive pill and how to continue with contraception. In general, however, the emergency contraceptive pill is well tolerated and there is no significant pain in the ovaries. Clomiphene is a medication used in gynecology to stimulate ovulation and to treat irregularities in monthly bleeding.
It increases blood levels of sex hormones produced in the pituitary gland and ovaries. Women who have not ovulated can get one again under clomiphene. During treatment with clomiphene, increased pain in the ovaries during ovulation was observed, which was less severe without the drug.
The ovaries may also be prone to pain throughout the cycle because clomiphene has a strong stimulating effect on the ovaries. Pain can be particularly severe if the ovaries have not ovulated for a long time. Slight pain in the ovaries when taking clomiphene can still be tolerated. However, if the pain becomes stronger or occurs without interruption, a gynaecologist should be consulted to make sure.
