OBJECTIVE:

The objective of the study was the prevalence of abandonment, change and therapeutic failure, which could trigger unwanted pregnancies in university women between 17 and 30 years of age, who have used hormonal contraceptives as a method of family planning.

MATERIALS AND METHODS:

An observational, cross-sectional study was carried out during the period between August 1 and November 30, 2018, where students from the faculty of health sciences of the University of Boyacá. The variables studied corresponded to sociodemographic data, causes of treatment abandonment, change of planning method and therapeutic failure.

RESULTS:

The average age of the population was 20.5 years, evidence of the use of oral contraceptives and 26.15% were advised by personnel other than health. Alcohol was the main substance of consumption that interacts with hormonal contraceptives. The main adverse reactions were headache, weight gain and abnormal uterine bleeding. The main reasons for abandonment are related to the presence of adverse effects. The therapeutic failure was presented in 10.3% of the respondents.

CONCLUSIONS:

Although the evidence of the first cause of abandonment was the life of sexual life, there is a high percentage of users with adverse reactions and, according to the person who likes the information, it can be noticed that there is difficulty in the attachment to the use of this type of medication.

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