Medication 'Charozetta'. Instructions

The "Charozetta" medication describes the gestagen for oral contraception. The drug includes only desogestrel (progestogen). The contraceptive effect is mainly associated with suppression of the ovulatory process. Increases contraception due to thickening of cervical mucus.

It is established that all the contraceptive oral preparations that include only progestogen (they are called "mini-saws" - "Eksluton", "Charozetta", "Microlut" and others) are allowed for use during lactation. These funds are also allowed for patients who are not recommended or contraindicated for taking estrogens.

After ingestion, rapid absorption of desogestrel occurs. The component passes into the active product etonogestrel, the maximum concentration of which is observed after 1.8 hours after administration.

The tool "Charozetta" instruction recommends taking a tablet per day, preferably one time. The course is twenty-eight days. Begin taking pills from a new pack should be without any interruptions, that is, immediately, as the previous one ends. The tablet, without chewing or grinding, is washed down with water.

In the absence of a previous intake of hormonal contraceptives (at least for a month), the administration of the drug "Charozetta" instruction recommends starting on the first day of the cycle (bleeding). You can use on the second or fifth day, however, in this case you need additional barrier contraception during the first week.

After the end of the course of the combined preparation for contraception, the "Charosette" tool recommends that the instruction begin to be taken the next day without interruption.

After the abortion or birth the medication should be started on the twenty-first or twenty-eighth day. During the first week, you should additionally use other contraceptives.

If a woman has had sexual intercourse after the abortion or childbirth before taking Charozetta, it is necessary to exclude the fact of pregnancy or wait until the beginning of the first menstruation.

The effectiveness of a contraceptive may be reduced if the interval between two methods is more than two and a half days. In this case, you need to use additional contraceptives.

If the interval between doses is less than twelve hours, a woman should drink the pill immediately, as soon as she remembers it. Follow the tablets should be taken as usual.

When taking the drug "Charosette" side effects can be in the form of acne, weight gain, nausea, tenderness in the mammary glands. In addition, the drug can provoke headaches, mood disorders, decreased libido, discomfort from contact lenses, hives.

The drug "Charozetta" does not recommend the instruction for vaginal bleeding, the cause of which is not established, progestogen-dependent tumors, hypersensitivity. The drug is not prescribed for presumptive or established pregnancy, the presence, at present or in the medical history, of indications for severe hepatic pathology, venous thromboembolism.

Preventing ectopic pregnancy with traditional "mini-pills" is less effective than combined contraceptives. When applying the first cases of ovulation are recorded. In this case, in spite of the rather high effectiveness of Charozette, if abdominal pain or amenorrhea occurs, it is necessary to exclude the possibility of an ectopic pregnancy during the course of differential diagnosis.

Before taking medication, you should consult a doctor.