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Elinest is a combination hormone medicine used in the case of contraception. The drug has many specific indications, so patients need to be careful to use it as correctly as possible. In addition, it is also important to note a number of issues before using Elinest to maximize the contraceptive effect that the drug brings.
1. What is Elinest?
Elinest is a combination hormone pill consisting of Progestin and Estrogen, which works to prevent pregnancy in women. Elinest works by blocking the release of an egg or by preventing ovulation in women during the menstrual cycle.In addition, the drug Elinest also works to thicken the vaginal fluid, preventing the meeting between the egg and sperm, making the process of conception impossible. In the case of a fertilized egg, the drug Elinest will change the lining of the woman's uterus so that the pregnancy cannot implant, from which it cannot continue to develop and is automatically eliminated from the body.
However, taking the drug Elinest does not mean that a woman can avoid the risk of contracting sexually transmitted diseases such as HIV, gonorrhea, Chlamydia... so it is necessary to take protective measures when necessary. set.
2. Indications for use of Elinest
Indications for using Elinest are very diverse, including:
Female hypogonadism; Polycystic Ovary ; Endometrial optimism ; Pain during menstruation; No menstruation; Prolonged or irregular menstrual bleeding; Abnormal uterine bleeding; Contraception; Birth control; Premenstrual disorders; Acne.
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3. Notes when using Elinest
The woman should carefully read the instructions for taking Elinest provided with the medicinal product, especially the information on when and how to handle if a dose is missed. When you have any questions about the use of Elinest, you should directly discuss with your treating doctor or pharmacist to get the most accurate answer. Elinest is usually prescribed to be taken by mouth about once a day. Patients should choose a fixed time each day to make it easier to remember to take their medication. An extremely important thing when taking Elinest is to strictly follow the instructions of your doctor to help the drug maximize its effects. For certain brands of birth control pills, the amount of Estrogen and Progestin in each active pill will be different at different times of the cycle. Therefore, patients need to carefully read and follow the instructions to find the exact first pill to take, and then take the pills in the correct order. Patients must also absolutely not skip any dose because the chance of pregnancy will increase if missed doses, taken late or taken at different times than the previous days. Vomiting and diarrhea will prevent birth control pills from working in a woman's body. Therefore, if this happens, women need to use other methods of contraception such as condoms, spermicide to prevent the possibility of pregnancy. Patients should take Elinest after dinner or at bedtime if experiencing abdominal pain, nausea while taking. Regardless of the schedule you take, the most important thing is to take it at the same time each day and exactly 24 hours apart. Elinest is made up of 21 active pills and can have an additional 7 inactive reminder pills. The woman needs to take 1 active pill once a day for 21 consecutive days, then if the Elist product contains 28 pills, then take another inactive pill once a day for 7 days in a row. afterward. If the drug product has only 21 tablets, it is not allowed to take any more medicine after the 21st pill but must wait for a specific prescription from the treating doctor. After taking all 28 pills or going 7 days without taking any more pills, start a new pack of Elinest the next day regardless of whether or not your menstrual cycle occurs. If you are taking Elinest for the first time and are not switching from any other form of contraception, the first active pill in the pack should be taken on the first Sunday after the start of your period. Patients can also use some other forms of contraception such as condoms, spermicide in the first 7 days of taking the pill to prevent pregnancy until the pill has enough time to take effect. In short, the drug Elinest combines two sex hormones, Estrogen and Progestin, to prevent pregnancy in women. It is extremely important to be aware of how to take the pill, when to take it, and which pills to take at certain times.
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Reference source: webmd.com
