Alesse (Levonorgestrel Bp + Ethinylestradiol Bp)

What is Alesse?

Alesse are birth control tablets which contain a low dose of hormones, and can be applied as a method of protection against conception and treating certain illnesses in females. This medical product is monophasic. That means that all tablets in the box contain equal quantity of hormones. A single pill contains 30 mcg of ethinyl estradiol and 150 mcg of levonorgestrel. The information set out below is intended only for reference. It does not contain all information about Alesse. If you have questions about it or would like more information, check with your physician, also, ask him where you can buy it. Choose a reliable drugstore or buy Alesse online securely.

In what kind of disease treatment, Alesse is helpful?

The product has a reliable protective effect and with proper admission provides good protection against accidental conception. This effect is implemented by temporary suppression of ovulation in the ovaries, and increasing the viscosity of mucus in the cervix channel.

Intake of this medicinal product for 3 consecutive months or more contributes to the normalization menstrual cycle, alleviating of pain and reducing blood loss volume during menses. While receiving the given OK is reduced risk of mastopathy, endometriosis, ovarian cancer, uterine cancer and other gynecological ailments.

The effect is reversible. Already in the first few months after stop taking Alesse the woman again becomes able to conceive.

What should I discuss with my healthcare provider before taking Alesse?

Before you decide on using this medicine, you must know and be aware that it is not suitable for all women without exception. Some conditions are reasons to pick up some other pills. Namely:

• Problems with blood coagulation and vessels (eg, cerebral hemorrhage, heart attack, stroke), or breast cancer
• Risk of forming severe blood clots, or have certain heart conditions chest pain provoked by stenocardia; some kinds of headaches and migraine with aura; severe or uncontrolled hypertension; cancer of the endometrium, cervix, or vagina (estrogen-dependent); undiagnosed abnormal vaginal bleeding; diabetes
• Liver problems, liver tumors or cancer, history of yellowing of the eyes or skin; preliminary use of contraceptive techniques
• You recently had surgery and will be staying in bed or a wheelchair for a long time
• You are allergic to any component in Alesse
• You are pregnant or suspect you may be with child
• You are over 35 and you smoke 15 or more cigarettes daily
• If you have given birth or otherwise terminate the pregnancy within the past 4 weeks
• If you are overweight, you have not had the first menstruation yet

How should I take Alesse?

Protective effect occurs instantly if you start taking tablets on the 1th day of menstruation. In this case, you do not need to use condoms for additional protection.

If you took the first pill from 2 to 5 days of menstruation, then you need to use condoms for another 7 days. Contraceptive effect occurs after the eighth pill.

Once you have finished the current box (21 pills) take the 7-day break, during which usually occur menstrual- like bleeding.

Alesse is to be used only by the person for whom it is prescribed. Do not use somebody else’s pills. If you want to get this medicine you can find it in your favorite drugstore or buy Alesse online without prescription.

Alesse dosage information

It is advisable to take a single pill daily, at any time of a day, regardless of meals. If you are concerned about the drug's negative effects (nausea, headache) try to take pills at evening or before bedtime.

What may interact with?

Some medicines can react with Alesse. Tell your physician if you are using any other medical products, especially any of the listed below:

• Ampicillin, Rifampicin, chloramphenicol, neomycin, penicillin, sulfonamides, tetracyclines, dihydroergotamine, tranquilizers, phenylbutazone
• Anticoagulants, derivatives of indandion or coumarin
• Tricyclic antidepressants, maprotiline, beta-blockers
• Oral antidiabetic medicines, insulin
• Bromocriptine
• Hepato toxic medicines, especially with Dantrolen

Note: this list is not complete, there is always a risk that those medicines and even vitamins you are using in some way or another will begin to interact with Alesse.

What should I watch for while taking Alesse?

In what cases the effect of Alesse can wane?

• When skipping one or several tablets
• Due to digestive disorders (vomiting, diarrhea)
• Due to use of large amounts of alcohol

What if the effect of Alesse could be downgraded?

If you're afraid that the antipregnancy effect of Alesse could be lowered, use extra means of protection for the next week.

How to correctly cancel Alesse reception?

If the need for antipregnancy effect has disappeared, or if you want to have a child soon, you must stop using this medicine.

In order to avoid negative consequences of the abolition and in short terms regain you own menstrual cycle, obey to the advice of experts as follows:

Never stop taking the pills in the middle of the package. Even if you decided to become a mother in the near future complete the current pack to the end and only then give up the pills. When you are finished the current pack completely just do not start a new one Note that after taking the last pill, the antipregnancy effect disappears. Therefore you can conceive within the first 7 days after discontinuation of pills. If you are not planning to have a child, begin to use other means of contraception immediately.

How to get pregnant after taking Alesse?

If you want to become a mother, start taking folic acid at least 1 month (or even better 3 months) prior to pregnancy planning.

What if while taking Alesse you conceived anyway?

Statistically, within one year of reception off the given tablets only one woman out of the 2,000 gets pregnant. Usually, conception is a consequence of negligent reception of tablets, or the effects of other factors that reduce the contraceptive effect (see. above). Nevertheless, none of today existing medical substances can guarantee you one hundred percent effect.

So if you found out that are pregnant, stop taking the tablets and contact the gynecologist. Since this medicine does not cause malformations in the embryo, the pregnancy can be saved.

Menses may not come in 7-day intervals. As a rule, it is not dangerous, but requires your attention.

If you are sure that have correctly taken pills for the last month, did not skipped pills, then there is no need to worry. But if during the next 7-day break you still have no menses, contact your physician to rule out the possibility of pregnancy. While you are not 100% sure that you’re not pregnant do not use these pills.

Alesse may cause dark skin patches on your face. Solar radiation can make these patches darker. If you find yourself in this situation, use a sunscreen or wear protective clothing when exposed to the sun.

Smoking during use of the given pills may increase the risk of stroke, heart attack, blood clots, high blood pressure or other diseases of the heart and blood vessels.

Alesse may interfere with certain lab tests. Make sure your physician and lab personnel know that you are using this OC.

You may experience discomfort while wearing contact lenses.

Do not skip pills, if the time interval between pills was more than 36 hours, then the effect of the given pills is significantly weakened, refer to your physician and use condoms.

Alesse side effects

The preparation commonly does not cause discomfort. At the beginning of some people can experience not pronounced adverse reactions: nausea, vomiting, breast tension, headache, changes in body weight and libido, depression, bleeding between menstrual, in some cases discomfort when wearing contact lenses.

These reactions are temporary and disappear on their own.

At a long reception very rarely chloasma may occur. Occasionally could be marked increase in triglycerides in blood plasma, increased blood sugar levels, reduced glucose tolerance, hypertension, thrombosis, thromboembolism of various localization, hepatitis, gall bladder disease, jaundice, skin rashes, hair loss, changes in the secretion of the vagina, mycosis of the vagina, diarrhea, increased fatigue.

Where can I keep Alesse?

Optimal storage temperature is between 15 and 30°C. The place of storage must be dry, dark and protected from heat. Do not keep it in the washroom. Keep out from kids and pets. Shelf-life 5years.

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