Pill and coffee - how well does that work?
Pill and coffee? a difficult combination
We love coffee! As the German Coffee Association writes on its homepage, more than one million tonnes of raw coffee were delivered to Germany in 2014? and consumed. Nevertheless, caution should be exercised for women taking the pill. The reason for this is provided by a research team from the Institute for Nutrition Research in Potsdam-Rehbrücke, which published a study in the "American Journal of Clinical Nutrition". In it, 42,000 subjects were accompanied over a period of nine years in terms of coffee consumption.
The result: Hormonal contraceptives, such as the pill, inhibit the breakdown of caffeine? and therefore provide an increased effect. The result is inner restlessness and insomnia. In the worst case you get cardiovascular disease, provided you drink several cups of coffee every day. Experts recommend women taking the pill to consume no more than two cups a day.
Contraceptive with unsightly side effects
The pill not only inhibits the breakdown of caffeine, but also has far more dangerous side effects. As explained in detail in the "Pill Report 2015", published by the Techniker Krankenkasse and the University of Bremen, the third and fourth generation pill increase the risk of thrombosis. Those who want to take the pill, should preferably resort to the second generation because of their better benefit-harm balance.
In addition to the increased risk of thrombosis, the pills of the third and fourth generation, which have been criticized, can also trigger pulmonary embolisms. The reason for this is said to be the new progestational agents Desogestrel and Gestoden as well as Drospirenone in the fourth generation. The only advantages: The new active ingredients ensure not only safe contraception, but also a beautiful complexion and weight loss. Thrombosis and embolism risk most people.
