{"id":52498,"date":"2026-01-21T21:00:28","date_gmt":"2026-01-21T21:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mediconanet.pt\/?p=52498"},"modified":"2026-01-22T20:22:04","modified_gmt":"2026-01-22T20:22:04","slug":"iniciar-contracecao-escolher-contracetivo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mediconanet.pt\/en\/iniciar-contracecao-escolher-contracetivo\/","title":{"rendered":"Iniciar contrace\u00e7\u00e3o: como escolher e come\u00e7ar o m\u00e9todo mais adequado"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"52498\" class=\"elementor elementor-52498\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5379d3b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5379d3b\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2fd4e2c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2fd4e2c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Por que \u00e9 importante planear a contrace\u00e7\u00e3o?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-98f8d23 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"98f8d23\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Planear quando e se se deseja engravidar \u00e9 fundamental para a sa\u00fade reprodutiva e para o bem\u2011estar familiar. Uma contrace\u00e7\u00e3o eficaz permite evitar gravidezes n\u00e3o planeadas, dar tempo para decis\u00f5es informadas e reduzir riscos para a m\u00e3e e o beb\u00e9. Al\u00e9m da preven\u00e7\u00e3o da gravidez, alguns m\u00e9todos t\u00eam benef\u00edcios adicionais, como controlo do ciclo menstrual ou al\u00edvio de sintomas associados a patologias ginecol\u00f3gicas.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0cd8249 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0cd8249\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Tipos de m\u00e9todos contracetivos<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3880eeb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3880eeb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Existem diversos m\u00e9todos contracetivos, com diferentes mecanismos de ac\u00e7\u00e3o e n\u00edveis de efic\u00e1cia. Os principais grupos incluem:<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Contracetivos hormonais combinados (CHC)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: associa\u00e7\u00e3o de um progestativo, respons\u00e1vel pelo efeito contraceptivo, com um estrog\u00e9nio que regula o ciclo menstrual. Podem ser administrados por via oral, transd\u00e9rmica ou vaginal, com efic\u00e1cia e riscos semelhantes. As vias transd\u00e9rmica (adesivo) e vaginal (anel) s\u00e3o \u00fateis para mulheres com dificuldade em tomar comprimidos ou com altera\u00e7\u00f5es digestivas.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Contracetivos progestativos<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: incluem p\u00edlulas de dose \u00fanica di\u00e1rias, inject\u00e1veis e implantes subcut\u00e2neos. S\u00e3o indicados para mulheres que n\u00e3o podem ou n\u00e3o desejam utilizar estrog\u00e9nios.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Contracep\u00e7\u00e3o intra\u2011uterina (DIU ou SIU)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: dispositivos colocados no \u00fatero, de longa dura\u00e7\u00e3o e elevada efic\u00e1cia. Podem libertar cobre (DIU-Cu) ou progestativo (sistema intra\u2011uterino).<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>M\u00e9todos de barreira<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: preservativo externo (masculino) e preservativo interno (feminino) protegem contra gravidezes e infec\u00e7\u00f5es sexualmente transmiss\u00edveis (IST).<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>M\u00e9todos naturais<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: envolvem o reconhecimento dos sinais do ciclo menstrual, como temperatura basal e muco cervical, para evitar rela\u00e7\u00f5es no per\u00edodo f\u00e9rtil.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Contracetivos definitivos<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: esteriliza\u00e7\u00e3o tub\u00e1ria ou vasectomia s\u00e3o op\u00e7\u00f5es permanentes.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cada m\u00e9todo tem vantagens e desvantagens em termos de efic\u00e1cia, reversibilidade, efeitos adversos e comodidade. A escolha deve ser personalizada de acordo com as necessidades e condi\u00e7\u00f5es de sa\u00fade de cada pessoa.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ac9b06 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8ac9b06\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"430\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mediconanet.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/iniciar-contracecao-contracetivo-comprimidos.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-52525\" alt=\"M\u00e3o de mulher a segurar uma cartela de p\u00edlulas contracetivas\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mediconanet.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/iniciar-contracecao-contracetivo-comprimidos.jpg 995w, https:\/\/www.mediconanet.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/iniciar-contracecao-contracetivo-comprimidos-300x161.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mediconanet.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/iniciar-contracecao-contracetivo-comprimidos-768x413.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mediconanet.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/iniciar-contracecao-contracetivo-comprimidos-18x10.jpg 18w, https:\/\/www.mediconanet.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/iniciar-contracecao-contracetivo-comprimidos-600x323.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-09b06a4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"09b06a4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Quando e como iniciar a contrace\u00e7\u00e3o<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24a4cbb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"24a4cbb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Avalia\u00e7\u00e3o inicial<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e45ea1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6e45ea1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">O primeiro passo \u00e9 marcar uma consulta com um profissional de sa\u00fade para discutir objetivos reprodutivos, hist\u00f3rico cl\u00ednico e prefer\u00eancias pessoais. De acordo com o Guia Pr\u00e1tico da Contrace\u00e7\u00e3o, a maior parte dos m\u00e9todos podem ser iniciados <\/span><b>em qualquer fase do ciclo menstrual<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, preferencialmente no dia da consulta, ap\u00f3s se excluir uma gravidez.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Para estar \u201crazoavelmente certa\u201d de que a paciente n\u00e3o est\u00e1 gr\u00e1vida, o profissional avalia crit\u00e9rios cl\u00ednicos (aus\u00eancia de actividade sexual nos \u00faltimos dias, uso correcto de contracep\u00e7\u00e3o anterior, aus\u00eancia de sintomas de gravidez). Se houver d\u00favida, pode realizar um teste de gravidez, mas n\u00e3o se deve adiar o in\u00edcio do m\u00e9todo por aguardar resultados.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48c47f9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"48c47f9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Necessidade de contracep\u00e7\u00e3o adicional<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-01122b8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"01122b8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ao iniciar ou trocar de m\u00e9todo, pode ser necess\u00e1rio utilizar um m\u00e9todo de barreira adicional nos primeiros dias, at\u00e9 que a efic\u00e1cia esteja garantida. O guia portugu\u00eas recomenda:<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>CHC, p\u00edlulas progestativas, inject\u00e1veis, implantes subcut\u00e2neos ou sistema intra\u2011uterino (SIU)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: podem ser iniciados em qualquer momento do ciclo; recomenda\u2011se utiliza\u00e7\u00e3o de <\/span><b>m\u00e9todo barreira nos primeiros 7\u00a0dias<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, excepto quando iniciados at\u00e9 ao 5.\u00ba dia do ciclo.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><br \/><\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Dispositivo intra\u2011uterino de cobre (DIU-Cu)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: pode ser inserido em qualquer dia do ciclo; se a remo\u00e7\u00e3o de um DIU antigo e inser\u00e7\u00e3o de novo forem simult\u00e2neas, utiliza\u2011se m\u00e9todo barreira nos primeiros 7\u00a0dias.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Situa\u00e7\u00f5es espec\u00edficas como p\u00f3s\u2011parto, p\u00f3s\u2011aborto ou p\u00f3s\u2011contracep\u00e7\u00e3o de emerg\u00eancia exigem avalia\u00e7\u00e3o individualizada: \u00e9 poss\u00edvel iniciar m\u00e9todos logo ap\u00f3s a interrup\u00e7\u00e3o volunt\u00e1ria da gravidez ou alguns dias ap\u00f3s o parto, de acordo com a orienta\u00e7\u00e3o m\u00e9dica.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f5e5caf elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f5e5caf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Doses e regimes de utiliza\u00e7\u00e3o<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-494a7c4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"494a7c4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Os contracetivos hormonais podem ser usados com <\/span><b>regimes c\u00edclicos ou cont\u00ednuos<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Nos regimes c\u00edclicos, toma\u2011se a p\u00edlula ou utiliza\u2011se o adesivo ou anel durante 21 dias, seguidos de 7 dias de pausa ou placebo; em algumas formula\u00e7\u00f5es h\u00e1 regimes de 24+4. Os regimes <\/span><b>cont\u00ednuos<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> eliminam a pausa livre de hormonas, melhorando a ades\u00e3o e n\u00e3o afectando a fertilidade. Estes podem ser ben\u00e9ficos em casos de endometriose ou s\u00edndrome pr\u00e9\u2011menstrual.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b714997 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b714997\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Exames necess\u00e1rios<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c3c2ec3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c3c2ec3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Segundo as recomenda\u00e7\u00f5es internacionais, a maioria das mulheres <\/span><b>n\u00e3o necessita de muitos exames ou testes<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> antes de iniciar um contraceptivo. A decis\u00e3o baseia\u2011se na hist\u00f3ria cl\u00ednica e no exame f\u00edsico, e exames adicionais s\u00f3 s\u00e3o realizados se houver condi\u00e7\u00f5es m\u00e9dicas espec\u00edficas.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af9aaed elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"af9aaed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A import\u00e2ncia do aconselhamento centrado na pessoa<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a48ba67 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a48ba67\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">O in\u00edcio da contrace\u00e7\u00e3o deve respeitar a autonomia e as prefer\u00eancias de cada pessoa. O Centro de Controlo de Doen\u00e7as (CDC) sublinha que o aconselhamento deve ser <\/span><b>centrado na pessoa<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, n\u00e3o coercivo e sens\u00edvel a quest\u00f5es de g\u00e9nero, ra\u00e7a e historial de desigualdades. Profissionais de sa\u00fade devem apresentar todas as op\u00e7\u00f5es, discutir a efic\u00e1cia, efeitos secund\u00e1rios e reversibilidade, e apoiar a escolha informada do m\u00e9todo.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Al\u00e9m disso, deve enfatizar\u2011se que <\/span><b>os preservativos<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> s\u00e3o o \u00fanico m\u00e9todo que protege contra infec\u00e7\u00f5es sexualmente transmiss\u00edveis. Qualquer que seja o m\u00e9todo hormonal ou intra\u2011uterino escolhido, \u00e9 aconselh\u00e1vel a utiliza\u00e7\u00e3o de preservativo para prevenir IST.<\/span><\/p><p>Atrav\u00e9s da <strong>M\u00e9dico na Net<\/strong>, \u00e9 poss\u00edvel obter rapidamente aconselhamento m\u00e9dico para iniciar ou ajustar um m\u00e9todo contracetivo, sem sair de casa. Basta aceder \u00e0 p\u00e1gina <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediconanet.pt\/produto\/contracepcao\"><strong>P\u00edlula Contraceptiva<\/strong><\/a>, preencher o formul\u00e1rio e aguardar a avalia\u00e7\u00e3o de um m\u00e9dico. \u00c9 uma solu\u00e7\u00e3o pr\u00e1tica, segura e eficaz para escolher a contrace\u00e7\u00e3o mais adequada \u00e0s suas necessidades.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c04a314 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c04a314\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e9ce7bd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e9ce7bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Perguntas frequentes (FAQ)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d87a66 elementor-widget elementor-widget-n-accordion\" data-id=\"1d87a66\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;default_state&quot;:&quot;all_collapsed&quot;,&quot;max_items_expended&quot;:&quot;one&quot;,&quot;n_accordion_animation_duration&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;ms&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:400,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"nested-accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-accordion\" aria-label=\"Accordion. Open links with Enter or Space, close with Escape, and navigate with Arrow Keys\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-3090\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"1\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-3090\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Posso come\u00e7ar a tomar a p\u00edlula em qualquer dia do m\u00eas? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-3090\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af709eb e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"af709eb\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-3090\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb1e90f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"cb1e90f\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-694eb61 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"694eb61\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sim. Os contracetivos hormonais podem ser iniciados em qualquer dia do ciclo, desde que se exclua a possibilidade de gravidez. Recomenda\u2011se usar preservativo durante os primeiros 7 dias para garantir protec\u00e7\u00e3o.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-3091\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"2\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-3091\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Preciso de fazer an\u00e1lises antes de iniciar um m\u00e9todo hormonal? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-3091\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c2a62cc e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c2a62cc\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-3091\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a4249c1 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a4249c1\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b68e75a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b68e75a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Na maioria dos casos, n\u00e3o. A decis\u00e3o baseia\u2011se no historial m\u00e9dico; exames adicionais s\u00e3o requisitados apenas se existirem doen\u00e7as ou factores de risco espec\u00edficos.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-3092\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"3\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-3092\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Que m\u00e9todo \u00e9 melhor para mim? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-3092\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a3bbab e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4a3bbab\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-3092\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e698fc3 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e698fc3\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e22a32 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3e22a32\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A escolha depende de factores como efic\u00e1cia desejada, prefer\u00eancias de utiliza\u00e7\u00e3o (oral, adesivo, anel, implante, DIU), toler\u00e2ncia a hormonas e eventual desejo de gravidez futura. Um profissional de sa\u00fade pode ajudar a avaliar op\u00e7\u00f5es e acompanhar eventuais efeitos secund\u00e1rios.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-3093\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"4\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-3093\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> \u00c9 poss\u00edvel engravidar imediatamente ap\u00f3s parar a contrace\u00e7\u00e3o hormonal? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-3093\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60a1897 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"60a1897\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-3093\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21c4bef e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"21c4bef\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c0d4c3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5c0d4c3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sim. A fertilidade geralmente regressa rapidamente ap\u00f3s a suspens\u00e3o da p\u00edlula, do adesivo ou do anel. M\u00e9todos revers\u00edveis de longa dura\u00e7\u00e3o como o DIU e o implante tamb\u00e9m permitem recuperar a fertilidade ap\u00f3s a sua remo\u00e7\u00e3o.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-3094\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"5\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-3094\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Tenho de usar preservativo se estiver a usar outro m\u00e9todo? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-3094\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ca948a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2ca948a\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-3094\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-735fba0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"735fba0\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26f3f8f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"26f3f8f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Embora a p\u00edlula, o DIU ou o implante sejam muito eficazes a prevenir a gravidez, s\u00f3 o preservativo protege contra IST. O uso combinado de preservativo e outro m\u00e9todo oferece dupla protec\u00e7\u00e3o.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@type\":\"FAQPage\",\"mainEntity\":[{\"@type\":\"Question\",\"name\":\"Posso come\\u00e7ar a tomar a p\\u00edlula em qualquer dia do m\\u00eas?\",\"acceptedAnswer\":{\"@type\":\"Answer\",\"text\":\"Sim. Os contracetivos hormonais podem ser iniciados em qualquer dia do ciclo, desde que se exclua a possibilidade de gravidez. Recomenda\\u2011se usar preservativo durante os primeiros 7 dias para garantir protec\\u00e7\\u00e3o.\"}},{\"@type\":\"Question\",\"name\":\"Preciso de fazer an\\u00e1lises antes de iniciar um m\\u00e9todo hormonal?\",\"acceptedAnswer\":{\"@type\":\"Answer\",\"text\":\"Na maioria dos casos, n\\u00e3o. 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O uso combinado de preservativo e outro m\\u00e9todo oferece dupla protec\\u00e7\\u00e3o.\"}}]}<\/script>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4949719 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4949719\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c23dc1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1c23dc1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Conclus\u00e3o<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8dee5f4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8dee5f4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Iniciar a contrace\u00e7\u00e3o \u00e9 uma decis\u00e3o que envolve informa\u00e7\u00e3o, reflex\u00e3o e di\u00e1logo com um profissional de sa\u00fade. Existem v\u00e1rios m\u00e9todos dispon\u00edveis, e a maioria pode ser iniciada em qualquer momento do ciclo, com recurso a um m\u00e9todo de barreira nos primeiros dias. A abordagem centrada na pessoa, respeitando as prefer\u00eancias e circunst\u00e2ncias de cada indiv\u00edduo, garante uma escolha informada e segura. N\u00e3o hesite em conversar com o seu m\u00e9dico de fam\u00edlia ou enfermeiro para tirar d\u00favidas e escolher a op\u00e7\u00e3o mais adequada ao seu estilo de vida.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c72ea9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8c72ea9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Fontes<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c360bd1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c360bd1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<b>Grupo de Estudos de Sa\u00fade da Mulher (GESMulher) \u2013 APMGF<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013\u00a0<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Guia Pr\u00e1tico da Contrace\u00e7\u00e3o<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013 <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/apmgf.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GUIA-PRATICO-DA-CONTRACECAO_V5.pdf\" rel=\"dofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/apmgf.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GUIA-PRATICO-DA-CONTRACECAO_V5.pdf<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<\/span><\/a><b>Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013\u00a0<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">U.S. Selected Practice Recommendations for Contraceptive Use, 2024<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013 <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/mmwr\/volumes\/73\/rr\/rr7303a1.htm\" rel=\"dofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/mmwr\/volumes\/73\/rr\/rr7303a1.htm<\/span><\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Descubra como iniciar a contrace\u00e7\u00e3o, escolher o m\u00e9todo contracetivo mais adequado, quando come\u00e7ar e que cuidados ter para uma protec\u00e7\u00e3o segura e eficaz.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":2964,"featured_media":52522,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[57],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-52498","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-saude-da-mulher"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.mediconanet.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/iniciar-contracecao.png","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mediconanet.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52498","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mediconanet.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mediconanet.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mediconanet.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2964"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mediconanet.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=52498"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/www.mediconanet.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52498\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":52514,"href":"https:\/\/www.mediconanet.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52498\/revisions\/52514"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mediconanet.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/52522"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mediconanet.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=52498"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mediconanet.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=52498"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mediconanet.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=52498"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}