Minipyl

by Zafa

Active ingredient: Lynestrenol

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About Lynestrenol

Progestogen

Uses

Disturbance of menstrual cycle.

How to take it

Adults: Disturbance of menstrual cycle: 1 tab daily on days 14-25 of the cycle. The first day of the cycle is the first day of menstruation. Children: Not recommended.

Side effects

Transient infertility on continuous treatment, irregular, prolonged or heavy vaginal bleeding during first 2 or 3 cycles. Back pain, weight gain, fluid retention.

Pregnancy and breastfeeding

Contraindications: Progestogens should be avoided in patients with a history of liver tumours, with genital or breast cancer (unless progestogen are being used in the management of these conditions), severe arterial disease, undiagnosed vaginal bleeding and acute porphyria. Progestogens should not be used if there is a history during pregnancy of idiopathic jaundice, severe pruritus, or pemphigoid gestations. Precautions: Progestogens should be used with caution in conditions that may worsen with fluid retention e.g. epilepsy, hypertension, migraine, asthma, or cardiac dysfunction and in those susceptible to thromboembolism (particular caution with high dose, history of depression.…

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Interactions with Lynestrenol

Rifamycin, anticoagulants, antidepressants, antidiabetics, anti-epileptics, antifungals, antivirals, aprepitant, barbiturates, bosentan, cyclosporin, diuretics, dopaminergics, lipid-regulating drugs, muscle relaxants.

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